CLOSE DOWN UN OR REFORM AND ACT: ZELENSKY TELLS UNSC As Russia's invasion of Ukraine entered its 41st day on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reached out to the UN Security Council and accused Moscow of gruesome atrocities in his country, urging that those re
CHINESE VESSEL IN SULU SEA 'SHADOWED' PH-US NAVAL EXERCISE: DEFENSE CHIEF MANILA - Contrary to Beijing's claim of innocent passage, the presence of a Chinese ship in Philippine waters last Jan. 29 until Feb. 1 was meant to closely monitor the joint naval exercises of the Phi
INDIA CONDEMNS BUCHA KILLINGS AT UNSC, BACKS INDEPENDENT PROBE India on Tuesday unequivocally condemned the "deeply disturbing" reports of civilian killings in the Ukrainian city of Bucha and supported the call for an independent investigation, as it underlined that when inn
TOP UPDATES FROM UKRAINE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the town of Bucha on Monday, speaking with residents and accusing Russia of genocide. He claimed that 300 civilians there had been "killed and tortured" and vowed to bring to justice any Russian soldie
TOP UPDATES FROM UKRAINE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the town of Bucha on Monday, speaking with residents and accusing Russia of genocide. He claimed that 300 civilians there had been "killed and tortured" and vowed to bring to justice any Russian soldie
CHINA TO PHILIPPINES: REMOVE ‘DISTURBANCES’ IN RELATIONS MANILA — China yesterday urged the Philippines to place maritime issues in context and “remove disturbances” in the relations between the two countries amid dangerous Chinese activities in
LS CLEARS CRIMINAL PROCEDURE BILL, OPPN DUBS IT 'DRACONIAN' There is no intention to misuse the provisions of Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, which is meant to ensure that police and investigators are two steps ahead of criminals, Home Minister Amit Shah told Lok S
PAKISTAN'S SUPREME COURT TO HEAR DISMISSAL OF NO-TRUST VOTE AGAINST IMRAN KHAN, DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT TODAY Prime Minister Imran Khan dissolved Pakistan’s National Assembly and called for new elections on Sunday, blocking a no-confidence vote that had been widely e
PRESIDENTIAL BETS PUSH FOR REFORMS TO CURB CORRUPTION MANILA — All 9 presidential candidates present in the second Comelec-sponsored “PiliPinas Debates 2022” on Sunday agreed that there must be reforms to address the problem of corruption in the country. &
PROTESTS INTENSIFY IN LANKA DESPITE; CABOINET RESIGNS Sri Lankan police fired tear gas and water cannons at hundreds of university students during a protest in the central province despite a curfew on Sunday, as demands grew for appointment of an all-party interim govt to ad
