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India hunts gunmen who massacred 26 in Kashmir tourist hotspot

By Agence France-Presse Indian security forces in Kashmir carried out a major manhunt on Wednesday (April 23), a day after gunmen opened fire on tourists, slaughtering at least 26 people in the...

PBBM, Japan PM Ishiba to meet April 29

By Brian Campued President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is set to meet Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru at Malacañan Palace on April 29, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) confirmed Wednesday. “ Ishiba Shigeru,...

U.S. aid cuts strain response to health crises worldwide: WHO

By Agence France-Presse The United States slashing foreign aid risks piling pressure on already acute humanitarian crises across the globe, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Sunday (April 20), also...

Hamas armed wing says fate of US-Israeli captive unknown

By Agence France-Presse The fate of a US-Israeli hostage who Hamas said had featured in an Israeli truce proposal remains unknown, the group said on Saturday (April 19), separately releasing a video...

China, Japan seek trade diplomacy with U.S. as tariffs hit hard

By Agence France-Presse China said on Wednesday, April 16, that it had appointed a new trade envoy, as the world's second-largest economy pushes back against U.S. President Donald Trump's swingeing tariffs on...

U.S. opens door to tariffs on pharma, semiconductors

By Agence France-Presse The United States opened the door to tariffs targeting high-end technology and pharmaceuticals on Monday, April 14, feeding the uncertainty gripping the global economy in a trade war that...

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