Atlanta, United States—Lionel Messi’s Argentina clash with England in a marquee World Cup semifinal on Wednesday, with Spain lying in wait after shattering French hopes of a third triumph. The fixture between two of the big beasts of global football is mouthwatering enough but is given added spice by long-standing political tensions. Lionel Scaloni’s Argentina are

MANILA, Philippines — The sixth day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on Wednesday will feature oral arguments from both the prosecution and the defense on Duterte’s bank and tax records, with no witnesses scheduled to testify. The House prosecution panel requested the impeachment court to subpoena Duterte’s bank and tax records for presentation

MANILA, Philippines – Impeachment prosecutors have “enough evidence” to support their allegation that Vice President Sara Duterte amassed unexplained wealth in case the Senate shuts down their effort to summon the document as evidence in Duterte’s impeachment trial. In a media briefing, prosecutor San Juan Rep. Ysabel Maria Zamora said the prosecutorial team can still

MANILA, Philippines – Private prosecutor Lorna Kapunan said the House prosecution had wanted to present Office of the Vice President Undersecretary Zuleika Lopez as a witness in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, but decided against it after determining that her testimony was no longer necessary. Kapunan said the prosecution’s decision to drop Lopez from

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Five individuals were arrested after being allegedly caught cutting coconut trees without a permit in Pinamalayan town on Tuesday, police said in a report on Wednesday.  Personnel of the Pinamalayan Municipal Police Station, led by Police Lt. Col. Joel G. Paningbatan, responded to a report from the Philippine Coconut Authority

TACLOBAN CITY – Borongan City, the capital of Eastern Samar, has been declared under a Stable Internal Peace and Security Condition (SIPSC), a milestone that government and military officials said reflects the success of years of sustained operations against the communist New People’s Army (NPA) and paves the way for accelerated development in the province.

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has designated Presidential Peace Adviser Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento as the new chair of the government’s Peace Implementing Panel (PIP) in the Bangsamoro peace process, Malacañang announced Wednesday. Sarmiento is the sixth PIP chair of the government to engage with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in implementing the

A group of Kuwaiti tourists spoke to reporters yesterday, July 14, accusing police officers in Pattaya of demanding cash payments for traffic offences, issuing unofficial receipts and refusing to let them pay fines at a police station. The tourists, aged around 20 to 30, claimed they had repeatedly encountered the same practice during visits to …

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In Thailand video news, Alex covers news stories from across Thailand. The stories include a hotel blaze in Chiang Mai sees guests fleeing for safety, then, a random Thai man presenting himself as a government official spreads misleading information about the deadly nightclub fire in Bangkok, also, a karaoke venue has returned 150,000 baht after …

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An Australian man allegedly assaulted another foreigner following a motorcycle collision and compensation dispute in Phuket yesterday, July 14. The incident was reported by the Phuket Times Facebook page, which published photographs of the aftermath and the injured man. The report said the altercation took place in the Rawai area, although the exact time of the …

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