FBI RAID OF TRUMP’S ESTATE PROMPTS REPUBLICAN ANGER AND 2024 SPECULATION Federal agents searched former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home on Monday in part because they believed additional classified information remained at the private club after the Natio
FLOODS HIT METRO MANILA ANEW MANILA — A heavy downpour flooded parts of Metro Manila on Monday night, four days after torrential rains caused floods and power outages in parts of Luzon including the capital region and the Visayas on Friday.
NITISH KUMAR DUMPS BJP IN BIHAR, TO FORM NEW GOVT WITH RJD & CONGRESS On a day of fast-moving political developments, Bihar’s mercurial leader Nitish Kumar resigned as the chief minister, met Governor Phagu Chauhan once again and staked claim to form a new govt. Le
CHINA MILITARY BEGINS NEW DRILLS; TAIWAN SET TO COUNTER THEM A day after concluding unprecedented live-fire drills that effectively blockaded the waters and skies in six regions surrounding Taiwan, China’s military began new exercises and training activities that analy
PHILIPPINE GDP GROWS LESS THAN EXPECTED IN Q2 MANILA — The Philippine economy expanded less than expected in the second quarter, but at pace still in line with the official 2022 growth target, giving the central bank leeway to further tighten monetary policy to curb re
MONSOON SESSION ENDS 4 DAYS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE The monsoon session of Parliament ended on Monday, four days ahead of schedule, after continued disruptions during the last three weeks over issues like price rise, suspension of 27 MPs, the controversial "Rashtrapatni" remark an
CHINESE SEEKS URGENT MEET AS SRI LANKA DEFERS DOCKING OF HIGH-TECH VESSEL The Chinese embassy here has sought an immediate meeting with Sri Lankan officials after Sri Lanka asked to postpone the scheduled visit of a high-tech Chinese research vessel to the strategic Hambanto
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE STEADIES IN JUNE; JOB QUALITY IMPROVES MANILA - About 2.99 million Filipinos were jobless in June as the Philippines' unemployment rate remained steady at 6 percent coming from May, the state statistics bureau said Monday.
ALL STATES HAD COVID FIGHT ROLE, FEDERAL STRUCTURE IS A MODEL FOR WORLD: PM MODI Every state has played a “crucial role” in India’s fight against Covid and the country’s federal structure and cooperative federalism have emerged as a “model for t
TAIWAN DECRIES CHINA’S MILITARY DRILLS Taiwan officials have said China’s military drills around the island violate United Nations rules, invade Taiwan’s territorial space and are a direct challenge to free air and sea navigation.
