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PBBM expresses readiness for PH chairship of ASEAN 2026

By Dean Aubrey Caratiquet After earlier honoring Timor-Leste as the 11th member of the regional bloc and receiving support from Canada, Thailand, and Cambodia on the country’s chairship of Association of Southeast...

Myanmar scam centers booming despite crackdown, using Musk’s Starlink: AFP investigation

By Agence France-Presse Scam centers in Myanmar blamed for swindling billions from victims across the world are expanding fast, just months after a crackdown that was supposed to eradicate them, an AFP...

Death toll from Indonesia school collapse rises to 37

By Agence France-Presse The death toll from an Indonesian school collapse rose to 37 on Sunday, officials said, as rescuers recovered more victims buried under the rubble. Part of the multi-storey building on...

Israel sets Gaza ‘on fire’ as Rubio warns days left for deal

By Agence France-Presse Israel unleashed a massive new bombing campaign on Gaza City on Tuesday, after visiting U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio backed the ally's goal of eradicating Hamas and warned...

Nepal returns to calm as first woman PM takes charge, visits wounded

By Agence France-Presse Nepal's newly appointed Interim Prime Minister began work on Saturday by visiting young protesters wounded in the deadly anti-corruption rallies that ousted her predecessor. Sushila Karki, the 73-year-old former chief...

Nepal ex-chief justice tipped to lead political transition

By Agence France-Presse Nepal's former Chief Justice Sushila Karki is the leading choice for interim leader, a representative of the "Gen Z" protesters said Thursday, after deadly demonstrations toppled the prime minister. The...

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