ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE CLAIMS KEY HAMAS LEADER, GAZA DEATH TOLL SOARS TO 7,000 A recent Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip has resulted in the death of Shadi Barud, the Deputy Head of Hamas's Intelligence Directorate. The strike was carried out by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) and was confirm
NEW LAW SETS AUTOMATIC INCOME CLASSIFICATION FOR PROVINCES, CITIES, TOWNS MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has signed a new law that establishes an automatic income classification for provinces, cities, and municipalities, a document showed on Friday. Marcos Jr. signed R
A QATAR COURT AWARDS DEATH SENTENCE TO 8 INDIAN EX-NAVY PERSONNEL Eight former Indian Navy personnel were on Thursday handed down death sentence by a court in Qatar, a verdict that was described as "deeply" shocking by India as it vowed to explore all legal options in the case. The Indian
UN CHIEF EMPHASIZES ACCOUNTABILITY UNDER INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW Antonio Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, made a strong statement on Tuesday, emphasizing that all parties involved in an armed conflict must abide by international humanitarian law. He expressed deep
MARCOS: HUGE TASK AHEAD AS PH'S AGRI SYSTEM STILL NEEDS FIXING MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., who has been handling the agriculture portfolio for more than a year, said Wednesday that a lot of work still needs to be done to fix agriculture in the Philippines. He
PM MODI AT DUSSEHRA EVENT Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called upon people to finish off forces trying to divide the country with casteism and regionalism, saying Dussehra should also mark the burning of ideologies which are not about India's development but about fulfilling selfi
ESCALATION IN ISRAEL-HAMAS CONFLICT RAISES CONCERNS OF BROADER REGIONAL CONFLICT Amid an intensifying conflict between Israel and Hamas, the situation has raised concerns of a wider regional war. The Gaza administration reports a significant number of casualties, with 266 Palestinians, incl
PHILIPPINES, CHINA VESSELS COLLIDE OFF AYUNGIN MANILA — Chinese vessels executing “dangerous blocking maneuvers” collided with Philippine boats en route to deliver supplies to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal, according to the National Task Force for the West Philippi
INDIA MAY RESUME ISSUANCE OF VISAS TO CANADIANS IF...: JAISHANKAR India is looking at resuming visa services for Canadians "very soon" if it sees progress in the safety of its diplomats in Canada, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday, even as he asserted that New Delhi's de
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION PERSIST AMIDST ESCALATING CONFLICTS IN GAZA Amidst continuing conflicts in Gaza, a church housing 500 people was struck by a missile, and the Israeli military is investigating the incident, which resulted in numerous casualties. This tragic event follows a recent attac
