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Duterte Impeachment Puts 2028 Race — and Philippine Institutions — on Trial Philippines’ impeachment showdown: why removing VP Sara could be uphill battle
Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio did not attend the opening of her impeachment trial on Monday, leaving her lawyers to fight charges that, if upheld, could…
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Indonesian woman fatally stabbed in central Japan flat
A 20-year-old Indonesian woman was stabbed to death in her flat in Hamamatsu, central Japan, police said on Monday as they investigate whether a man…
Hong Kong cancels red rainstorm signal after hour as suspected waterspout spotted
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Don’t assume US decline will lead to its fall, warns Chinese scholar
Although the US is in decline, underestimating the country could still prove a “fatal mistake”, according to a prominent Chinese commentator.
“The United States is still…
Hamas dissolves Gaza governing body amid Israel ceasefire, disarmament still a question
Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas announced on Monday the dissolution of the body that has governed Gaza for nearly two decades, clearing the way for a…
China’s asteroid hunter closes in on target after 400-day trip, though size is a surprise
China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft has captured its first close-up image of a near-Earth asteroid, revealing that the target is even smaller than anticipated – a factor…