PHILIPPINES, SAUDI INK $4.26 BILLION INVESTMENT DEALS RIYADH - The Philippines and Saudi Arabia have signed investment deals totaling over $4.26 billion, with a focus on the construction and human resource services industries. These agreements are expected to generate thousands of job oppor
TRUDEAU SAYS INDIA HAS VIOLATED INTERNATIONAL LAW; MEA REFUTES HIM Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday that India's decision to revoke the diplomatic immunity of 41 Canadian diplomats is a violation of the Vienna Convention and it should worry all countries, hours after Ne
DEADLY ISRAELI STRIKE TARGETS GAZA HOSPITAL, HUNDREDS FEARED KILLED An Israeli air strike hit a Gaza City hospital, resulting in hundreds of casualties. Palestinian authorities reported over 300 people killed at Al-Ahli al-Arabi Hospital, while the Gaza health ministry stated at least 500 p
GOV'T BOOSTING COAST GUARD'S CAPACITY TO DEFEND PH TERRITORY: MARCOS JR MANILA — The Philippine government is strengthening the capacity of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to defend the country's maritime territory, President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. said on Tuesday. In a chance i
SC REFUSES TO ALLOW SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, SAYS IT’S FOR PARLIAMENT TO CHANGE LAW Holding that there’s no fundamental right to marry, the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to allow same-sex marriages in India even as it directed the Centre to set up a high-powered committee, headed b
ESCALATING CRISES: GAZA HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY, BORDER TENSIONS, AND URGENT CALLS FOR AID The Middle East is witnessing a mounting series of crises that threaten to plunge the region further into turmoil. In Gaza, an ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict has led to a dire humanitarian emerge
PHILIPPINES DENOUNCES 'DANGEROUS, OFFENSIVE' CHINESE ACTIONS IN WEST PH SEA MANILA — The Philippine military on Monday called on Beijing to stop its "dangerous and offensive" actions in the West Philippine Sea, after a Chinese ship allegedly shadowed and tried to block a Phi
JAISHANKAR MEETS VIETNAM’S TOP LEADERSHIP External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met Vietnam’s top leadership and discussed ways to boost bilateral cooperation in areas like trade, energy, defence and maritime security while also sharing perspectives on the Indo-Pacifi
ISRAEL PAUSES GAZA GROUND ASSAULT AMID INTERNATIONAL OUTCRY OVER CIVILIAN CASUALTIES Israel has continued its airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, resulting in the loss of an additional 300 civilian lives within the past 24 hours. Reports suggest that Israel has temporarily halted its planned grou
PH ISSUES ‘RADIO CHALLENGES’ VS. CHINESE VESSEL The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Sunday said that one of its transport vessels, BRP Benguet, issued “consecutive radio challenges” to a Chinese naval vessel for shadowing while near the Pag-asa Island on Frid
