MARCH INFLATION CLIMBS TO 3.7% DUE TO SOARING FOOD, TRANSPORT COSTS MANILA — The country's inflation accelerated to 3.7%, driven by increased food and transportation costs, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority's report on Friday. During a press briefing on Frida
"FALSE, MALICIOUS": CENTRE BLASTS REPORT ON TARGETTED PAK ASSASSINATIONS The foreign ministry has denied allegations in a report by the UK daily The Guardian that accuses India of conducting targeted killings in Pakistan to eliminate terrorists. The ministry has called it "false and malicio
ISRAELIS TAKE OUT THEIR LARGEST PROTEST SINCE START OF WAR Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered outside the parliament building in Jerusalem on Sunday in the largest anti-government demonstration since the country went to war in October. They urged the government to reach a ceas
PHILIPPINES BOOSTS MARITIME SECURITY AS CHINA TENSION RISES MANILA — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has ordered his government to strengthen its coordination on maritime security to confront “a range of serious challenges” to territorial integrity and peace, as a
OPPOSITION PUTS UP UNITED FRONT AT INDIA'S DELHI SHOW OF STRENGTH Top leaders of the INDIA bloc on Sunday exhorted the people to defeat the BJP to save democracy and the Constitution and alleged that the Opposition has been deprived of a level playing field in the Lok Sabha elections due to
CONGRESS STAVES OFF CRISIS IN HIMACHAL FOR NOW, 6 REBELS DISQUALIFIED The crisis that gripped the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh following cross-voting by six of its MLAs in the Rajya Sabha election on Tuesday seems to have blown over for now. All six MLAs were disqualified under
HAMAS CHIEF BALANCES NEGOTIATION AND PREPAREDNESS FOR CONFLICT Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh expressed a dual approach on Wednesday, indicating flexibility in negotiations with Israel regarding the Gaza war while maintaining readiness for further conflict. In a televised address, Haniyeh
MARCOS SAYS PHILIPPINES ON 'FRONTLINE' OF MARITIME DISPUTES, WILL NOT CEDE 'ONE SQUARE INCH' Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos addressed Australia's parliament, emphasizing his country's role in maintaining regional peace amid maritime disputes with China. Marcos pledged to defend the P
CONGRESS FIREFIGHTS TO SAVE SUKHU GOVT IN HIMACHAL The Congress top brass on Wednesday rushed former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar to Shimla to parley with members of the party which is facing loss of support and risks losing power in the state.
NETANYAHU CONFIRMS CEASEFIRE TALKS AMID GAZA OFFENSIVE PLANS Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that if a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is reached, the military offensive in Rafah could be "delayed somewhat." Netanyahu also mentioned that total victory in Gaza is "we
