Sunday | 23rd November 2025 Manila, The Philippines — When Ahtisa Manalo stepped onto the Miss Universe stage for this year’s final, the country stood still. Across living rooms, neighborhood sari-sari stores, malls, cafés and even public plazas, millions of Filipinos tuned in, their eyes glued to the screen as they dissected her walk, her
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Saturday | 8th November 2025 Just eighty years ago, a journey from London or New York to Sydney or Melbourne required more than a week, involving multiple stopovers by ship or plane. Today, that once-distant dream of flying directly between the hemispheres is on the verge of becoming reality. Qantas announced on Friday that the
Friday | 24th October 2025 New York — President Donald Trump has abruptly canceled ongoing trade negotiations with Canada, lashing out over what he called a “fake” advertisement produced by the Ontario government that featured clips of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan speaking against tariffs. The controversy erupted after the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation &
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Thursday | 18th September 2025 Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan signed a formal mutual defense pact on Wednesday, marking a watershed moment in their decades-long strategic partnership and signaling a potential reshaping of security dynamics in the Middle East and South Asia. The pact, sealed in Riyadh during a high-profile ceremony attended by senior political
Tuesday | Aug 26, 2025 In an escalating international dispute, Israel has launched a series of sharp diplomatic offensives against several of its traditional Western allies as they move closer to formally recognizing a Palestinian state next month. The latest clash underscores widening rifts between Jerusalem and European capitals that were once among Israel’s most
Wednesday | 13rd August 2025 CANBERRA — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Monday that Australia will formally recognize a Palestinian state in September, marking a significant shift in foreign policy and placing the country among a growing list of Western allies moving toward recognition amid intensifying international outrage over Israel’s actions in Gaza. The
Beijing | Thursday | July 31, 2025 China has raised red flags over potential security vulnerabilities in Nvidia’s H20 artificial intelligence (AI) chip, heightening uncertainty about the US company’s ability to sustain or expand sales in the Chinese market—just weeks after the United States reversed a ban on the chip’s export to China. In a
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Wednesday | July 2, 2025 Dharamshala, India / Hong Kong — The Dalai Lama has announced that the centuries-old tradition of reincarnation that defines his spiritual lineage will continue after his death, a declaration that is expected to intensify the geopolitical struggle between the Tibetan exile leadership and the Chinese Communist Party over the future
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Monday | 23rd June 2025 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his defense chief have declared that a series of U.S. airstrikes have “completely obliterated” three of Iran’s most significant nuclear facilities—Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan—marking a dramatic escalation in tensions between the two nations. According to Trump, the strikes, carried out using advanced bunker-busting munitions
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Monday | June 16, 2025 G7 Leaders Outline Strategy to Secure Critical Mineral Supplies Amid Rising China Tensions Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations provisionally agreed on Monday to a comprehensive strategy aimed at securing the supply of critical minerals vital to modern industries and national security. According to a draft communique reviewed
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