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Lawmakers on Wednesday urged the Bureau of Customs (BoC) to file charges against rice smugglers, including those behind the illegal entry of the staple through ports in Mindanao. Speaker Martin Romualdez made the appeal as he supported the decision of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to distribute confiscated smuggled rice to …

Russian missiles pounded cities across Ukraine early Thursday morning, according to authorities, sparking fires and killing at least two people, as Ukraine’s president was in Washington to persuade U.S. lawmakers to provide more military support for the war effort.  U.S. Republicans, Poland question more military aid for Ukraine, albeit for …

India’s visa processing centre in Canada suspended services Thursday as a diplomatic row grew between the countries after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said India may have been involved in the killing of a Canadian citizen.  Meanwhile, High Commission of Canada adjusts staffing levels at consulates in India over threats. More …

Following Canada’s accusation this week that agents with connections to the Indian government were responsible for the fatal shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Canada’s Five Eyes allies have been reluctant to wade too deeply into the incident. Here’s what you need to know about the intelligence alliance, and how it …

The Taiwan Hemlock Civil Defence group, which conducts regular training, is one of many organizations in Taiwan preparing for an invasion they are certain will come.  Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry thanks Canada, in exclusive interview with CBC News. Dressed in camouflage, the armed group moves silently to the doorway — before …

Mississauga East-Cooksville MPP Kaleed Rasheed has resigned from cabinet and the Ontario Progressive Conservative caucus in the wake of an integrity commissioner probe into the province’s Greenbelt land swap. Rasheed’s resignation comes after reporting from CTV and the Trillium questioned the timeline about a trip to Las Vegas. The province’s …

Four wildfire fighters are dead after a two-vehicle collision on Highway 1 about 70 kilometres west of Kamloops, police say.  Subcontractors were driving home from fighting fires when their pickup hit a semi near Walhachin, B.C. Four wildfire fighters are dead after a two-vehicle collision on Highway 1 about 70 …

TOKYO: Japan’s exports fell 0.8 percent last month from a year earlier, with steep declines in shipments to China and the rest of Asia, its largest regional market. Imports sank nearly 18 percent, the Japanese Finance Ministry said in preliminary data released Wednesday. That left a trade deficit of 930.5 …

Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Tuesday said the recent petition filed with the Supreme Court against the alleged unconstitutionality of the Maharlika Investment Fund has to be respected. “We respect the democratic process and the right of every individual to seek legal redress. The House of Representatives, under my …

THE Philippine government will pursue the filing of environmental cases against China for its numerous destructive activities in the West Philippine Sea for many years. Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said in an interview on Wednesday that they will be consulting with “the best legal experts” before the government formally …