USPresident Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened Brazil with a crippling tariff of 50% starting August 1, according to a letter he sent to the country's president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
In the letter posted on Truth Social, Trump alleged Lula (...)
The world of competitive gaming is poised to take center stage. Esports World Cup: Level Up, a five-part docuseries directed by Emmy Award winner R.J. Cutler, premieres on Prime Video on June 6, with new episodes weekly.
A behind-the-scenes look at (...)
Lithuania and the Philippines signed an agreement on Monday to build a security alliance resulting from their mutual alarm over what they perceive as growing aggression threatening their regions by countries such as China.
The memorandum of (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Arabian women's national football team arrived in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Thursday ahead of their historic debut in the AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026 qualifiers, marking the team's first-ever official participation in the (...)
Singapore-based budget airline Jetstar Asia will close down at the end of July, with affected passengers to be offered full refunds.
The low-cost airline has struggled with rising supplier costs, high airport fees and increased competition in the (...)
At just 37 hectares, the Philippines-controlled island of Pagasa – or "hope" – is barely big enough to live on. There is almost nothing there.
The 300 or so inhabitants live in a cluster of small, wooden houses. They fish in the clear, turquoise (...)
KRAFTON has officially revealed the return of the PUBG Nations Cup (PNC) 2025. This year, the tournament will see a significant expansion, with 24 national teams participating, up from the previous edition's 16, reflecting a clear ambition to (...)
RIYADH — The Filipino conjoined twin sisters —Klea and Maurice Ann— were undergoing medical checkups to evaluate the possibility of performing a separation surgery at King Abdullah Specialist Children's Hospital under the Ministry of National (...)
DHAHRAN — Saudi Aramco reported on Sunday a net income of $26.0 billion for the first quarter of 2025, compared to $27.3 billion in the same period last year, as global economic uncertainty and energy market conditions affected crude oil prices and (...)
The Chinese coastguard has seized a tiny sandbank in the South China Sea, state media has reported, in an escalation of a regional dispute with the Philippines.
State broadcaster CCTV released images of four officers, wearing all black and holding (...)
From the Vatican to the Philippines, Catholics were spending their Easter Monday saying goodbye to their spiritual leader Pope Francis.
His death comes at one of the most important times of the year for followers of the Roman Catholic Church, and (...)
Transnational organized crime groups in East and Southeast Asia are spreading their lucrative scam operations across the globe in response to increased crackdowns by authorities, according to a UN report issued on Monday.
For several years, scam (...)
Thousands of American and Filipino troops have launched joint military exercises simulating the defense of the Asian archipelago, including a mock island invasion, in a large-scale drill that has drawn sharp criticism from China.
The annual (...)
Beijing has warned its trading partners against succumbing to US pressure to isolate China in President Donald Trump's tariff war, as part of its carrot-and-stick approach to win over countries caught between the world's two largest (...)
Judges at the International Criminal Court want Hungary to explain why it failed to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visited Budapest earlier this month.
In a filing released late on Wednesday, The Hague-based court initiated (...)
The dramatic arrest of the Philippines' controversial former president in March sent shock waves through much of the world – and cast a renewed spotlight on the other leaders wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Former Philippine (...)
The Chinese military conducted routine patrols in the South China Sea on Friday, a move that comes amid rising tensions with the Philippines over disputed maritime claims.
Tian Junli, spokesperson for the Chinese People's Liberation Army Southern (...)
RIYADH — The Musaned Platform, under the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD), recorded tangible progress in digital and technical performance, achieving a satisfaction rate of 95.86 percent, topping the Beneficiary (...)
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte said she visited her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, at the International Criminal Court (ICC) detention center in The Hague, Netherlands.
Speaking outside the facility on Friday, she said their (...)
A plane carrying former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has arrived in the Netherlands where he is to face charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court (ICC) over his deadly "war on drugs".
Duterte was arrested at (...)
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested by police at Manila's international airport Tuesday on orders of the International Criminal Court in connection with a case of crime against humanity filed against him, the Philippine (...)
A Chinese student who was kidnapped by a gang, which killed his driver and cut off the student's finger in a bid to force his parents to pay a huge ransom, was rescued by Philippine police, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday.
Interior (...)
Authorities in one of the Philippines' most densely-populated urban centers are offering a cash reward for mosquitoes in an attempt to stop the spread of dengue.
Carlito Cernal, village chief of Barangay Addition Hills in central Manila, announced (...)
A Chinese military helicopter flew within 10 feet (3 meters) of a Philippine patrol plane over the South China Sea on Tuesday, in what observers said was the second incident of potentially catastrophic behavior by the People's Liberation Army (...)
More than 250 people from 20 nationalities who had been working in telecom fraud centers in Myanmar's Karen State have been released by an ethnic armed group and brought to Thailand.
The workers, more than half of whom were from African or Asian (...)
