US, PHILIPPINES SIGN LANDMARK NUCLEAR DEAL MANILA — The United States and the Philippines on Friday signed a landmark deal that would allow Washington to export nuclear technology and material to Manila, which is exploring the use of nuclear power to decarbonize and bo
MADHYA PRADESH AND CHHATTISGARH TO VOTE TODAY IN HIGH-STAKES BATTLE Over 72 million people across the heartland states of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh will today vote for 230 assembly seats in the former and 70 seats in the latter. This round of assembly elections began on November 7 wi
BIDEN AND XI JINPING ENGAGE IN HIGH-STAKES SUMMIT IN CALIFORNIA In a significant meeting at the scenic Filoli country estate, US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to ease tensions between their nations. Greeting each other with smiles and a handsha
MARCOS AT APEC LEADERS' WEEK President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. arrived in San Francisco, California to attend the 30th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting. The chief executive's plane landed at 9:06 a.m, Wednesday, Manila time, and he was met by the city's
NEW PREZ SAYS MALDIVES TOO SMALL TO BE TIED UP IN GEOPOLITICS Minister for earth sciences and BJP’s face from Arunachal Pradesh Kiren Rijiju will represent India at the swearing-in of Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu Friday, the govt announced even as the incoming leader said he did
MAJOR GAZA HOSPITALS SUSPEND SERVICES AMID ISRAELI ACTIONS Two major hospitals in northern Gaza, Al-Shifa and Al-Quds, closed to new patients on Sunday due to Israeli bombardment, fuel and medicine shortages, and a lack of critical supplies. Hospitals in the blockaded region strug
LTO DOWN TO ITS LAST 1 MILLION CARDS The Land Transportation Office is down to its last 1 million plastic cards for driver's licenses after a local court issued a preliminary injunction to the government's procurement of plastic cards. LTO chief Asec. Vigor Mendoza said the remaining plast
PM MODI CELEBRATES DIWALI WITH SECURITY FORCES IN HIMACHAL Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Himachal Pradesh’s Lepcha today to celebrate Diwali with security personnel, said for him, a place where Armymen are is no less than a temple. Addressing the soldiers, Modi said the cir
G7 STANCE: ISRAEL'S RIGHT TO SELF-DEFENSE AND HUMANITARIAN APPEALS G7 foreign ministers, following extensive discussions in Tokyo, have issued a collective statement on the Israel-Hamas conflict, expressing condemnation of Hamas, endorsing Israel's right to self-defense, and advocating for
PHILIPPINE ECONOMY GROWS 5.9 PERCENT IN THIRD QUARTER OF 2023 MANILA - The Philippine economy expanded 5.9 percent in the third quarter of 2023 amid high inflation and high interest rates, the Philippine Statistics Authority said on Thursday. Inflation has been weighing down consumpti
