Philippines Times

(New York) - The Thai Constitutional Court's decision to suspend from parliament the leading candidate for prime minister on politically motivated charges is a serious blow to democracy in Thailand, Human Rights Watch said today. The reformist Move Forward Party, led by Pita Limjaroenrat, 42, had secured 151 parliamentary seats, the most votes of any party in the May 14,

SYDNEY, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Group C favorite Spain made a strong showing in their Women's World Cup opener, blanking Costa Rica 3-0 in Wellington on Friday. However, Group B favorite Canada was left at a 0-0 standstill by Nigeria in Melbourne.

In a riveting first half, Spain displayed their famed possession game and got on the scoreboard through an own goal from Valeria del Campo in the 20th minute. This kicksta

For more than two months, India's Manipur state has been wracked by ethnic violence between Kuki tribal groups and the majority Meitei community. More than 100 lives have been lost and tens of thousands displaced.

But it was only after a video emerged this week from May 4 showing a Meitei mob stripping and

The drop comes as Tesla shares fell dramatically on Thursday, the outlet has said  

Elon Musk's wealth plunged by $20.3 billion on Thursday after Tesla's shares experienced their worst slump on fears of a drop in the company's profits, Bloomberg has reported.

Tesla shed 9.7% to $262.90 per share during tr

The drop comes as Tesla shares fell dramatically on Thursday, the outlet has said  

Elon Musk's wealth plunged by $20.3 billion on Thursday after Tesla's shares experienced their worst slump on fears of a drop in the company's profits, Bloomberg has reported.

Tesla shed 9.7% to $262.90 per share during tr

A female migrant watches the visiting delegation from atop a hill.

For years, the Eastern Route that cuts through Djibouti's arid northern regions has been one of the world's busiest migration corridors.

In 2022 alone, over 150,000

MANILA, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos on Friday said that the Philippines will stop dealing with the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the judicial body decided to proceed with the investigation into the Duterte administration's campaign against illicit drugs.

"Our dealings with the ICC have ended. As we said before, we will not cooperate with them in any way or form,

MANILA, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Philippine volcanologists on Friday called for vigilance as an approaching tropical depression could develop into a super typhoon and dump heavy rain in areas near an erupting volcano southeast of Manila.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warned that the tropical depression will bring heavy rainfall from Sunday, triggering floods

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Switzerland got their 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup campaign off to a good start on Friday as they beat the Philippines 2-0 in Group A at Dunedin Stadium.

Switzerland enjoyed a successful qualifying campaign, winning eight out of 10 games and losing just once, while this is the Philippines' first foray into the quadrennial event.

The Europeans were utterly dominant

African Union - Executive Council

Forty-Third Ordinary Session

Statement by Antonio Pedro

Acting Executive Secretary United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)

Thursday 13 June 2023

Nairobi, Kenya

His Excellency Dr Alfred Mutua, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs