RUSSIA TO HALT SUPPLY IF PRICE CAPS IMPOSED: PUTIN President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday threatened to cut off energy supplies if price caps are imposed on Russia’s oil and gas exports, warning the West it would be “frozen” like a wolf’s tail in a fam
PAKISTAN SAYS IMF APPROVED REVIVAL OF HUGE LOAN PROGRAMME The International Monetary Fund (IMF) board has approved the seventh and eighth reviews of Pakistan’s bailout programme, Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said, which will release $1.17bn in funds to the cash-strap
PAKISTAN FLOODS: MODI REACHES OUT THROUGH A TWEET In his first statement on the floods in Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he was “saddened” to see the devastation and “hoped for an early restoration of normalcy”.
SUNAK SAYS IT WAS WRONG TO 'EMPOWER' SCIENTISTS DURING COVID-19 Rishi Sunak has claimed that it was a mistake to “empower scientists” during the coronavirus pandemic and that his opposition to closing schools was met with silence during one meeting. &nbs
'TIME TO AMEND CORY CONSTITUTION': SENATE PANEL KICKS OFF NEW CHA-CHA DEBATE MANILA — A new debate on proposals to amend the 1987 Constitution kicked off at the Senate on Thursday presided by newbie Sen. Robin Padilla, who vowed to "laymanize" the discussion.
INDO-US MILITARY DRILLS NEAR LAC IN OCTOBER MAKE CHINA SEE RED China's defence ministry on Thursday said it was firmly opposed to any third party "meddling" in the border issue and hoped India will abide by the bilateral agreements not to hold military drills near the Line o
INDO-US MILITARY DRILLS NEAR LAC IN OCTOBER MAKE CHINA SEE RED China's defence ministry on Thursday said it was firmly opposed to any third party "meddling" in the border issue and hoped India will abide by the bilateral agreements not to hold military drills near the Line o
EUROPE'S DROUGHT THE WORST IN 500 YEARS - REPORT Two-thirds of Europe is under some sort of drought warning, in what is likely the worst such event in 500 years. The latest report from the Global Drought Observatory says 47% of the continent is in "warning" conditio
MOVE OVER BBB, IT’S NOW BBM FOR ‘BUILD, BETTER, MORE’ INFRA TICKETS The Marcos administration is expanding the flagship infrastructure program of its predecessor, but it will now be called BBM or Build, Better, More from its previous iteration of BBB or Bui
CONGRESS TREADS CAREFULLY ON RAHUL GANDHI’S LONG MARCH He will walk some 20-odd km every day with a select band of around 150 workers, sleep in makeshift containers, and interact with people from all walks of life. The arduous 3,570-km yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir
