Marcos vs Duterte family feud drags both political dynasties’, and the Philippines’, names through the mud
When asked about his relationship with the Duterte family, Marcos Jnr admitted at a forum on Tuesday: “it’s complicated”.
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Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from a Myanmar prison to house arrest due to heat wave
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure due to a heat wave, the military government said.
Narendra Modi: India’s popular but controversial leader seeking a transformative third term
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Lagarde says ECB will cut rates soon, barring any major surprises; notes 'extremely attentive' to oil
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Tuesday said the central bank remains on course to cut interest rates in the near term, subject to any major shocks.
China's economy grew 5.3% in the first quarter, beating expectations
China's economy in the first quarter grew faster than expected, official data released Tuesday by China's National Bureau of Statistics showed.
‘He won’t budge an inch’: South Korea’s humbled yet defiant Yoon ploughs on despite electoral drubbing
“We should all humbly accept the people’s will expressed through the elections,” Yoon said in a televised statement ahead of a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, his first public remarks on the polls since they were held on April 10.
Philippines’ Marcos Jnr says any Filipino death due to ‘foreign power’ could activate defence treaty with US
The death of any Filipino serviceman in the event of aggression by a “foreign power” in the South China Sea would be enough to invoke a defence treaty between the Philippines and the United States, President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr has warned.
Xi tells Germany's Scholz to look at industry overcapacity 'objectively'
SHANGHAI -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday, calling for a "long-term" and "strategic" approach to ties between the world's second- and third-largest economies amid rising geopolitical tensions and spiraling conflicts.