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Mexico abruptly suspended bilateral relations with Ecuador in an escalating diplomatic dispute, after Ecuador’s police forced their way into the Mexican Embassy in the capital Quito to arrest a former vice-president on graft charges.  Mexico suspends bilateral relations after ex-Ecuador VP seeking asylum is arrested. Mexico abruptly suspended bilateral relations …

The “A World of Menus” exhibit that opened last week in Rome at the Garum Library and Museum of Cuisine lays out some 400 historic menus. They offer a glimpse into defining moments of diplomatic aspirations, displays of wealth and power, creative acts of defiance and calm before catastrophe.  New …

EXERCISE ROUTE. Five ships—the BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (PS-15) and BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS-16); the US Navy’s USS Mobile (LCS-26); Australia’s HMAS Warramunga (FFH-152); and Japan’s JS Akebono (DD-108) (inset)—will trace the waters of the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone from south to north today (outlined in red) in a Maritime …

Pastor Apollo Quiboloy  Pastor Apollo Quiboloy said he would not be caught alive and would “die with honor and stand for the oppressed, those deprived of justice, and those deprived of fairness in the country” in an emotional audio address to his supporters aired over YouTube. Breaking down toward the …

THE World Health Organization (WHO) said gaps in the immunization program during the 2019 Covid pandemic led to the increase in cases of measles and pertussis in the Western Pacific Region, including the Philippines. During a press briefing in celebration of World Health Day, World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional …

One of Canada’s top civil servants asked that a false article about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau be removed from Facebook during the 2019 election, according to Friday testimony and a document tabled at the public inquiry into foreign inference.  Document says government didn’t make this info public because ‘the information …

India says that allegations that it was involved in interfering in the 2021 federal election, as stated in CSIS documents made public by the foreign interference inquiry, are baseless.  CSIS documents tabled at inquiry allege India, Pakistan attempted to interfere in 2019 and 2021. The government of India is denying …

Israel said on Saturday its special forces had recovered the body of a hostage killed while being held captive in Gaza, as Hamas said it would take part in a new round of ceasefire talks in Cairo.  Israel’s military says farmer Elad Katzir was killed by Hamas ally Islamic Jihad. …

According to testimony and documents published during week two of the foreign interference inquiry’s public hearings, Canada’s approach to safeguarding the past two elections was plagued by failures to communicate important information.  Testimony, documents suggest efforts to safeguard elections plagued by information bottlenecks. Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue’s mandate for the foreign …

When King Charles greeted members of the public on Easter Sunday, the handshakes and smiles were more than friendly greetings for a monarch making his first significant public outing since word spread of his cancer diagnosis in early February.  Easter church service marks monarch’s 1st public appearance since cancer diagnosis. …