Philippines

Hello, we just had our first almost winter weekend with the government keeping a low profile due to K.M. being abroad, while PASOK made a strong presence at symbolic events like the farewell to Vasso Papandreou, who passed away modestly and humbly, just as she lived her entire life.

A team from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited the crew of the "Galaxy Leader" for the second time since the ship was hijacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels, as reported by the Associated Press.

A leading Turkish defense company, STM, will be exhibiting its naval platforms and tactical mini-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems in Azerbaijan and the Philippines after South Africa.

STM is participating in Africa Aerospace and Defense 2024, a prominent defense fair held in Pretoria, South Africa, on Sept. 18-22, according to a statement by the company.

BELGRADE - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has received a request from the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia for Serbia's associate membership in the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA).

BELGRADE - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has received a request from the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia for Serbia's associate membership in the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA).

Climate change turbocharged the winds and rain of Typhoon Gaemi, which killed dozens of people across the Philippines, Taiwan and China earlier this year, a group of scientists said on Thursday.

Gaemi skirted the Philippines in July, triggering floods and landslides that killed at least 40 people, before making landfall in Taiwan and China.

A senior Chinese military official warned the United States to stop "collusion" with Taiwan while top White House aide Jake Sullivan stressed the importance of stability in the tense Strait in a rare one-on-one meeting Thursday, both sides said.

U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan arrived in Beijing Tuesday to meet top diplomat Wang Yi for tense talks, as China found itself embroiled in fresh security rows with key American allies Japan and the Philippines.

The Philippines on Monday reported its first case of mpox this year, but the health department was still determining whether it was the new and dangerous variant sparking global alarm.

A deadly and more transmissible strain of the virus known as Clade 1b has killed hundreds of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo and been detected in Sweden and Pakistan in recent days.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Sunday condemned what he called "illegal and reckless" actions by China's air force last week against a Filipino military plane patrolling over a disputed South China Sea reef.