Over 40K candidates vie for national, local posts in 2025 midterm polls–Comelec
MANILA, Philippines — There are a total of 41,678 active local and national candidates in the midterm polls as of...
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Hundreds of Afghans detained in Pakistan: Afghan embassy
Afghanistan's embassy in Pakistan said around 800 Afghans living in the capital have been detained by authorities, including some who...
US Steel buyout: Biden’s veto of Nippon Steel’s bid tests US-Japan alliance
TOKYO – Visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in damage control mode on Jan 7 as he reaffirmed...
French far-right figurehead Jean-Marie Le Pen dies
Paris – Jean-Marie Le Pen, who died Tuesday age 96, was the far-right bogeyman of French politics, infamously dismissing the...
Donald Trump Jnr visits Greenland, rekindling US interest in Danish territory
The eldest son of US president-elect Donald Trump arrived in Greenland on Tuesday for a private visit that has heightened...
Nippon Steel and US Steel: One last chance, Mr Trump
Team Biden is doing so many strange things on its way out the door that nobody should have been surprised...
What Indonesia’s 2025 Budget Tells Us About Prabowo’s Fiscal Outlook – The Diplomat
As one of his final acts before leaving office, Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo signed into law the national budget...
Palace takes dig at ex-president Duterte’s men over NSC revamp
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Tuesday hit back at the spokesmen of former president Rodrigo Duterte over their criticisms regarding...
Fentanyl smuggling: Two Indian companies charged with criminal conspiracies to import fentanyl precursor chemicals to U.S.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland’s remarks are projected on a television screen as he announces the arrest of Chinese chemical...
Chinese actor missing near Thai-Myanmar border found, Thai officials say
BANGKOK - A Chinese actor who went missing near the Thai-Myanmar border has been found in Myanmar and was being...
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