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Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan and his wife were sentenced on Wednesday to 14 years in prison for corruption, his lawyer and prison officials said, a day after another special court convicted Khan of leaking state secrets and gave him a 10-year prison sentence.  Imran Khan and his wife …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expresses gratitude to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Vietnam on January 29, 2024./Presidential Communications Office  MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stressed Tuesday the Philippines’ resolute stance in defending its sovereignty against Chinese provocations, while emphasizing the country’s commitment to resolving issues through peaceful dialogues. …

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) sees no need to conduct loyalty checks among its ranks despite the ongoing political fallout between President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and former President Rodrigo Duterte.  “The statement of [AFP Chief of Staff General Romeo Brawner, Jr.] is there is not even a need …

House Speaker Martin Romualdez on July 24, 2023. (STAR / KJ Rosales)  MANILA, Philippines — The head of the People’s Initiative for Modernization and Reform Action (PIRMA) admitted to coordinating with House Speaker Martin Romualdez and other House lawmakers in gathering 3% of voters’ signatures per legislative district for the …

Philippine’s Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr (L) and Vietnam’s President Vo Van Thuong (R) at a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on January 30, 2024. (AFP / Nhac Nguyen)  MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and Vietnam agreed to prevent maritime incidents in the South China Sea and enhance …

Israeli police and the United Nations are looking into widespread reports of brutal sexual violence during Hamas’s invasion of Israel on Oct. 7, an attack that set off the deadliest fighting between the groups in decades. Experts say investigating these reports will likely take years, if not longer, and justice …

A Pakistan court handed former prime minister Imran Khan a 10-year jail term on Tuesday for leaking state secrets, the former premier’s media team said, his second conviction in recent months and just 10 days before the country’s general election.  Khan’s party says it will challenge decision, calls it a …

Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne is calling on the Competition Bureau to use its new powers to take another look at the cost of groceries in Canada.  Competition Bureau report released last June says Canada’s grocery sector suffers from lack of competition. Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe …

Toyota Motor Corp. is urging owners of certain older vehicle models to stop driving and get immediate repairs because an airbag inflator could explode and potentially kill motorists.  Company reissues warning from 2015, trying to reach remaining owners. Toyota Motor Corp. is urging owners of certain older vehicle models to …

Guterres asked UNRWA donor nations not to throw the baby with the bathwater as the agency was allegedly tainted only by a few bad eggs. If God is with us, who can be against us? How about the United Nations or, at the very least its officials? This may well …