Heat wave kills at least 33 poll workers as India’s election wraps up in searing temperatures
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In Philippines, Chinese gambler-focused Pogos face fresh ban threat
In the bill he filed late last month, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian called for the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (Pogo) sector to be outlawed, citing a proliferation of human trafficking cases and online scams.
Ukraine’s Zelensky makes surprise stop in Philippines to meet Marcos Jnr
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday made a surprise stop in the Philippines to meet President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr in his office at Malacanang Palace, where both leaders voiced their commitment to sovereignty and a global rules-based order.
'Worldschooling' their 4-year-old child, this family has traveled to 23 countries so far this year
"You won't be able to travel anymore after having children." Carol Tan, 36, and Rakcent Wong, 35, often received that age-old advice before having their son, Atlas — but they were determined to prove the naysayers wrong.
Australian trust in China low despite better relations, poll finds
SYDNEY -- Most Australians still distrust China and believe it could pose a military threat to their country in the next two decades, an opinion poll has found, despite improving political and trade relations between Canberra and Beijing.
China’s new aircraft carrier pushes India, Japan, South Korea to upgrade: ‘source of anxiety’
China currently operates two aircraft carriers, the Liaoning and the Shandong. It launched the Fujian, a next-generation 80,000-tonne aircraft carrier larger than those operated by India or Japan, last month.
Ukraine's Zelenskyy, in Singapore, urges Asian support for peace summit
SINGAPORE -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday appealed for Asian leaders' participation in an upcoming peace conference in Switzerland, seeking to bolster international support for ending Russia's invasion.