The massive pro-democracy protests that shook Israel since January 2023, when its right-wing government introduced so-called “judicial reforms,” have quieted down for a while. The country’s...
Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to Mongolia, which is home to fewer than 1,500 Catholics, has elicited curiosity among Catholics and non-Catholics alike. This will be the...
(Version française disponible ici) As a wayward Franco-Ontarian, I am perhaps a perfect example of the successes and failures of French-language education in Canada outside of Quebec....
MANILA – The country’s unemployment rate likely settled at 4.3 to 4.4 percent in July after a slight uptick in June, an economist said Monday. “Unemployment...
JAKARTA – Indonesian President Joko Widodo invited fellow Association of Southeast Asian Nations-member countries to collaborate in overcoming cross-border crimes. “We need to build sustainable collaboration...
ANKARA – The World Health Organization (WHO) chief has warned against the impacts of climate change. “Devastating fires, catastrophic floods, extreme heatwaves, and prolonged droughts. Climate change...
JOHANNESBURG – More than 20 countries have formally applied to join BRICS, a bloc of emerging economies that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. “An...
MANILA – The national government should bump up to PHP7 billion the direct fuel subsidies meant to cushion public transport drivers, fisherfolk and farmers from elevated petroleum...
MANILA – The Department of National Defense (DND), in a statement over the weekend, said it is eyeing to further enhance its defense ties with South Korea (also...
