Philippine News

BRUSSELS, October 16 ------ NATO defense ministers will meet to try to drum up more military support for Ukraine amid a sharp drop in deliveries of weapons and ammunition to the war-ravaged country in recent months. The ministers will also debate a call from NATO’s commander to lift restrictions on the use of their aircraft and other equipment so they can be used to defend the alliance’s eastern border with Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine more effectively. A series of mysterious

WASHINGTON, October 16 ------ International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva intends to visit Ukraine at a time that has not yet been determined, an IMF spokesperson said. Ukrainian officials met with backer countries, the IMF and the World Bank on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington. Ukraine is in talks with the IMF about a new four-year lending program for the country that would replace the current four-year $15.5 billion pro

BEIJING/LOS ANGELES, October 15 ------ The U.S. and China began charging additional port fees on ocean shipping firms that move everything from holiday toys to crude oil, making the high seas a key front in the trade war between the world's two largest economies. A return to an all-out trade war appeared imminent last week, after China announced a major expansion of its rare earths export controls and President Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs on Chinese goods to trip

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, October 15 ------ Around 6,000 students in Malaysia have been infected with influenza, and some schools have been closed for the safety of children and staff, an education ministry official said. “We already have extensive experience in dealing with infectious diseases from the COVID-19 pandemic,” director general Mohd Azam Ahmad said on Monday, October 13, according to a video of his remarks posted by a local news broadcaster. “We have reminded school

WASHINGTON, DC, October 15 ------ US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko to reaffirm Washington’s “unwavering support” for Kyiv as both sides sought to tighten the economic screws on Russia. The high-level talks in Washington, which come ahead of an upcoming visit by President Volodymyr Zelensky, focused on deepening economic cooperation, particularly the newly operational US-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund. The meeting a

October 15 ------ Local authorities in Ukraine ordered the evacuation of families from dozens of villages near the all-but-destroyed northeastern city of Kupiansk, citing the "worsening security situation", in a region that has faced heavy Russian attacks. Oleh Syniehubov, governor of the northeastern Kharkiv region, wrote on Telegram that a total of 409 families with 601 children were told to leave 27 localities. Another official in the affected area later told public broadc

SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT, October 14 ------ US President Donald Trump hailed a "tremendous day for the Middle East" as he and regional leaders signed a declaration meant to cement a ceasefire in Gaza, hours after Israel and Hamas exchanged hostages and prisoners. Trump made a lightning visit to Israel, where he lauded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an address to parliament, before flying to Egypt for a Gaza summit where he and the leaders of Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey signe

LONDON, October 14 ------ World oil supply is expected to closely match demand next year as the wider OPEC+ group increases production, an OPEC report showed, marking a change from last month's outlook, which projected a supply shortfall in 2026. OPEC+ is adding more crude to the market after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia, and other allies opted to unwind some output cuts more rapidly than previously planned. The additional supply has raised co

KYIV/WASHINGTON, October 14 ------ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he would meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday, where the two would discuss Ukraine's air defense and long-range strike capabilities. The two leaders spoke on both Saturday and Sunday amid intensifying discussions about the potential provision of long-range Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv, and a Ukrainian delegation led by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko is slated to visit Washing

KYIV, October 14 ------ A Ukrainian delegation led by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko will visit Washington for talks on strengthening Kyiv's defense and energy resilience, President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff said. Ukraine is seeking more U.S. support for its war effort against Russia, as Kremlin forces step up strikes on energy facilities across the country and press forward on the battlefield. Writing on X, Andriy Yermak said the two sides would also discuss stron

JERUSALEM, October 13 ------ Israel declared victory in its war with Hamas as the militant group prepared to release its surviving...

PARIS, France, October 13 ------ The world's tropical coral reefs have almost certainly crossed a point of no return as oceans warm...

WASHINGTON, DC, October 13 ------ US registered voters overwhelmingly back the continued provision of weaponry to Ukraine and the...

October 13 ------ The United States has been helping Ukraine mount long-range strikes on Russian energy facilities for months in a joint...

DAKAR, October 12 ------ Senegal has recorded 17 deaths from Rift Valley Fever (RVF), a health ministry official said apparently the...

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, October 12 ------ Pope Leo XIV said his first foreign trip, to Turkey and Lebanon next month, would provide a...

RAJSHAHI, Bangladesh, October 11 ------ In the swamplands along Bangladesh’s mighty Padma River, snakes slithering through villages have...

ISTANBUL, October 11 ------ Asian nations welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire and hostage-release agreement in the Gaza Strip. US...

October 10 ------ Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas signed an agreement to cease fire and free Israeli hostages in exchange...

HANOI, Vietnam, October 10 ------ Record floods submerged streets and inundated homes in Vietnam leaving tens of thousands of people...