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File picture of former Reserve Bank Governor Duvvuri Subbarao | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s warning that BRICS countries will face 100% tariffs if they choose to move away from the U.S. dollar is unclear to what extent he will carry out his threat, as it remains to be seen if the […]
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. File | Photo Credit: AP Malaysia has protested new maritime laws in the Philippines that it says encroach on its territory, a government official said Friday. Deputy Foreign Minister Mohamad Alamin said Malaysia sent a protest note on Thursday over the Philippine laws. Experts have found that reference documents related […]
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Members of the Philippine Coast Guard stand alert as a Chinese Coast Guard vessel blocks their way. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Philippines’ Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday (November 13, 2024) it summoned China’s ambassador to protest Beijing’s drawing of baselines around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. “The said baselines […]
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In this photo provided by the Malacanang Presidential Communications Office, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., centre, holds a document beside Senate President Francis Escudero, left, and House Speaker Martin Romualdez, right, during the ceremonial signing of the Philippine Maritime Zones and Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act, at the Malacanang presidential palace, in Manila, Philippines on […]
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What happens if there is a tie in the Electoral College? The Constitution outlines steps for how to choose the next president in the event of an electoral tie. (This story was updated to add new information.) For either Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump to win the presidential election, they’ll need […]
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Israeli lawmakers passed two laws on Monday that could threaten the work of the main U.N. agency providing aid to people in Gaza by barring it from operating on Israeli soil, severing ties with it and deeming it a terror organization. The laws, which do not immediately go into effect, signal a new low for […]
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TV anchor Nesar Nabil is seen on studio monitors wearing a face mask to protest the Taliban’s new order that female presenters cover their faces, as he reads the news on TOLOnews, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, May 22, 2022. | Photo Credit: AP An Afghan province has banned all media from showing images of living […]
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, and European Council President Charles Michel participate in a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP EU leaders called Thursday (October 17) for urgent new legislation to increase and speed up migrant returns, after a Brussels summit that […]
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