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August 5, 2025 9:58 AM

Philippines President accorded ceremonial welcome, calls India visit reaffirmation of strengthening ties

Philippines President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday, marking the formal start of his five-day state visit to India. The visit, which coincides with the 75th anniversary of diplomatic tie...

August 5, 2025 9:44 AM

Trump to sign order creating Olympics task force ahead of 2028 games

U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday creating a White House Olympics task force to handle security and other issues related to the 2028 summer Olympic games, an administration official told Reuters. The task force, mad...

August 5, 2025 12:39 AM

MEA defends India’s oil imports from Russia; calls US, EU criticism ‘unjustified, unreasonable’

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Monday defended India’s continued import of oil from Russia amid criticism from the United States and the European Union (EU), terming such objections “unjustified and unreasonable.” Responding to ques...

August 4, 2025 10:45 PM

India, Philippines strengthen scientific ties with new cooperation programme

In a significant step to deepen bilateral scientific collaboration, Philippines Secretary of Science and Technology Dr. Renato U. Solidum Jr. called on Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh on Monday in New Delhi. The meeting came in the backdrop of the...

August 4, 2025 7:21 PM

Philippines, India hold first joint sail in South China Sea

The Philippine and Indian navies have sailed together for the first time in the South China Sea, officials said on Monday, as President Ferdinand Marcos left Manila for New Delhi for a state visit. The Philippines has conducted "maritime cooperative...

August 5, 2025 10:32 AM

Oil producer pressure, Trump rollbacks threaten last-chance global plastics treaty

Hopes for a "last-chance" ambitious global treaty to curb plastic pollution have dimmed as delegates gather this week at the United Nations in Geneva for what was intended to be the final round of negotiations. Diplomats and climate advocates warn t...

August 4, 2025 5:02 PM

Philippine President Marcos arrives on five-day state visit to India

Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr arrived in the national capital on Monday for a five-day state visit to India, aimed at further strengthening India-Philippines relations, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated. This is the ...

August 4, 2025 3:37 PM

Cambodia and Thailand begin talks in Malaysia amid fragile ceasefire

Preliminary talks between Thailand and Cambodia defense officials started on Monday in Malaysia ahead of a key ministerial level meeting on Thursday, as a fragile truce continues to hold a week after the two sides agreed on a ceasefire. The ceasefir...

August 4, 2025 4:02 PM

Armed men on motorbikes kidnap more than 60 in northwest Nigeria

Armed men on motorbikes raided a village in northwestern Nigeria and kidnapped more than 60 people including women and children, witnesses said, in a region that has seen a surge of mass abductions. The men opened fire as they rode into Sabon Garin ...

August 4, 2025 11:35 AM

Beijing warns of more rain as fatal floods keep city on edge

Beijing on Monday warned residents in its mountainous suburbs to brace for another round of heavy rainfall, a week after catastrophic floods killed dozens in the deadliest deluge to hit the Chinese capital since 2012. Up to 200mm (7.9 inches) of rai...

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