Joel Guinto
BBC News, Singapore
Virma Simonette
BBC News, Manila
It was a scene you’d expect to see at any wedding.
Jamaica Aguilar walked down the aisle, clutching her father’s arm, dressed in a…
Category: 4. World
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Why couples in the Philippines keep getting married in flooded churches
Two years apart: Church flooding hits Filipino weddings -
They made America’s clothing. Now they are getting punished for it.
Amandika CoorayBBC Sinhala
Getty ImagesApparel hubs like Cambodia and Sri Lanka are heavily dependent on the US as an export market Already living from hand to mouth, millions of garment workers across Asia fear for their jobs as a deadline to…
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New law curtails anti-corruption bodies’ powers – DW – 07/23/2025
On July 22, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a law restricting the powers of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) mere hours after it had been passed by…
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US used 14% of its THAAD stockpile against Iran, a report says. It could take years to replenish.
A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense launcher fires an interceptor missile during a flight test at an undisclosed location on March 29, 2022. The U.S. expended nearly 14% of its THAAD inventory during the June…
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Thailand and Cambodia recall ambassadors as tensions flare
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand closed northeastern border crossings with Cambodia and said Wednesday it was withdrawing its ambassador and expelling the Cambodian ambassador to protest a land mine blast in…
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White House Slams Joy Behar’s Trump Comments About Barack Obama
The White House lashed out at Joy Behar after she said on ABC’s The View that Donald Trump‘s attacks on his predecessor, Barack Obama, were motivated by jealousy, while noting the current president’s role in the attack on the U.S. Capitol…
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