US CONDEMNS ‘PROVOCATIVE’ CHINESE MILITARY ACTIVITY NEAR TAIWAN US State Department spokesman called on Beijing to cease its ‘military, diplomatic’ coercion against Taiwan. The United States has slammed China’s largest-ever incursion into Taiwan’s air defen
PANDORA PAPERS: DOCUMENT DUMP ALLEGEDLY LINKS WORLD LEADERS TO SECRET WEALTH WASHINGTON — A massive leak of financial documents was published by several major news organizations on Sunday that allegedly tie world leaders to secret stores of wealth, including King Abdullah
8 DIE IN VIOLENCE AFTER FARMERS’ PROTEST IN UP Eight persons, including four farmers, died in violence that erupted in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri after two SUVs allegedly ran over some farmers who were protesting against the visit of state Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad
BEIJING DELIVERS FIRST BATCH OF $31 MILLION AID TO TALIBAN GOVERNMENT China has delivered the first batch of its USD 31 million humanitarian assistance, comprising emergency supplies such as blankets and jackets, to the Taliban's interim government in Afghanistan.
#HALALAN2022: SCALED DOWN FILING OF CANDIDACY KICKS OFF MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to kick off Friday one of its major Halalan 2022-related activities: the filing of the the certificates of candidacy (COC).
INDIA REJECTS CHINA’S ALLEGATIONS, BLAMES BEIJING’S TROOP BUILD-UP FOR TENSION India hit out at China on Thursday for once again holding it responsible for the eastern Ladakh standoff, asserting that the "provocative" behaviour and "unilateral" attempts by the Chines
TALIBAN WARN US AGAINST OPERATING DRONES OVER AFGHAN AIRSPACE The Taliban have asked the United States to stop operating drones in Afghan airspace, saying it needs to follow obligations to prevent negative consequences. Terming the US move a breach of national security, T
WITH 4-5 PROMINENT PRESIDENTIAL BETS, 2022 POLL RESULTS MAY BE AS DIVIDED AS 1992 - PULSE ASIA CHIEF MANILA - Pulse Asia President Ronald Holmes on Thursday said the results of the 2022 presidential elections may be as divided as the 1992 elections and the next leader of the cou
MIDDAY MEAL SCHEME IS NOW PM POSHAN, WITH STRUCTURAL CHANGES The Narendra Modi government Wednesday announced a revamp of its midday meal scheme with some structural changes. To be called ‘PM Poshan’ scheme from now on, it will focus more on a child’s nutrition
CHINA’S POWER CRISIS IS WORLD’S LATEST SUPPLY-CHAIN THREAT Widening power shortages in China have halted production at numerous factories including many supplying Apple and Tesla, while some shops in the northeast operated by candlelight and malls shut early as the e
