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ASEAN pares summit agenda as Middle East conflict pressures region

Manila — Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Friday that leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will proceed

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Trump signature set for U.S. currency in unprecedented Treasury redesign

Washington— The administration of Donald Trump said on Thursday that new U.S. paper currency will carry the president’s signature beginning

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Trump says Iran ‘begging’ for deal as Tehran denies talks amid escalating conflict

Washington– President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran was seeking a deal to end nearly four weeks of conflict,

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Militants kill 10 security personnel in Nigeria ambush, officials say

Abuja— Armed militants ambushed Nigerian security forces responding to a distress call in the northwestern state of Kebbi, killing nine

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Libya tows damaged Russian LNG tanker to avert environmental risk

Tripoli— Libya’s coast guard has begun towing a damaged Russian liquefied natural gas tanker away from its western shores after

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UN backs Ghana slavery resolution, defying Western opposition

United Nations — The United Nations General Assembly adopted a Ghana-led resolution recognizing transatlantic slavery as the “gravest crime against

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Trump touts GOP gains despite economic strain, electoral warning signs

Washington — U.S. President Donald Trump said Republicans would expand their congressional majorities in November’s midterm elections, even as rising

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Aid agencies warn of funding crisis as war displaces millions

Washington — International aid agencies appealed for urgent funding on Wednesday as the Middle East conflict drives mass displacement and

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Guterres warns Mideast war ‘out of control,’ urges halt to Iran strikes

New York— United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the Middle East war has spiraled beyond control, urging Iran to

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U.S. top court weighs revival of Trump-era asylum curbs at border

Washington — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday examined whether the administration of Donald Trump can reinstate a restrictive immigration

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