A Summit in China With Trump and Putin? That Might be Awkward for Xi.

New York Times - Nov 6, 2026

A summit could bolster Xi Jinping’s stature. But talks about Ukraine’s future and limits on nuclear weapons pose uncomfortable choices for China.

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Malampaya milestone: Gas flows from Phase 4 wells

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MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the ceremonial activation on Thursday of the first gas flow from new Malampaya wells that are seen to help cushion the country from fluctuating global oil prices, especially amid the unresolved Middle East crisis. The Malampaya Phase 4 project at the Malampaya Onshore Gas Plant in Tabangao

First of 25 witnesses for VP Sara Duterte defense backs out

Nov 6, 2026

First of 25 witnesses for VP Sara Duterte defense backs out

MANILA, Philippines — Former University of St. La Salle law dean Ralph Sarmiento has declined to testify for the defense of Vice President Sara Duterte in her impeachment trial, withdrawing shortly after being announced as the first of the 25 witnesses lined up by her lawyers to challenge allegations of unexplained wealth. Sarmiento, who earlier

5 months’ jail for helper convicted of molesting employer’s 12-year-old daughter

Nov 6, 2026

5 months’ jail for helper convicted of molesting employer’s 12-year-old daughter

A Hong Kong court has sentenced a domestic helper to five months in jail for molesting her former employer’s daughter in the family home. Lady Jay Santos Flores, 45, did not submit any mitigation to Kowloon City Court on Friday before she was sentenced on three counts of indecent assault. She sobbed occasionally during the hearing. Flores was convicted last month of molesting the child, who said the Filipino helper had touched her genitals on several occasions between May and June 2025. The...

Rodil Zalameda is new chief justice

Nov 6, 2026

Rodil Zalameda is new chief justice

MANILA, Philippines — With the promise of stamping out corruption in the judiciary and keeping it capable and independent, Associate Justice Rodil Zalameda is taking the helm of the Supreme Court as its 28th chief justice. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appointed Zalameda to take over from Alexander Gesmundo, who is retiring, Presidential Communications Secretary Lino

‘The cut’ as an all-consuming feat

Nov 6, 2026

‘The cut’ as an all-consuming feat

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Malaysia’s Najib closer to house arrest as Umno pays US$12.3 million fine

Nov 6, 2026

Malaysia’s Najib closer to house arrest as Umno pays US$12.3 million fine

Malaysia’s Umno said on Friday it had settled the court payment needed to move disgraced former prime minister Najib Razak to house arrest, after a public fundraising campaign reached its target to cover his 50 million ringgit (US$12.3 million) fine. The penalty was a condition of a royal pardon granted in September allowing Najib to serve the remainder of his sentence in a corruption case linked to sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) at home until August 2028, after more...

Hong Kong privacy watchdog backs tighter rules on access to land records

Nov 6, 2026

Hong Kong privacy watchdog backs tighter rules on access to land records

Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog has backed a proposed overhaul of rules to tighten access to land records, warning that journalists have no exemption when collecting data as complaints over information misuse appear to be worsening. Privacy Commissioner Ada Chung Lai-ling said on Friday that journalists do not enjoy an exemption under the Privacy Ordinance when gathering information, even though certain safeguards apply to how the data is subsequently used. “The Privacy Ordinance does provide an...

PNP keeping eye on low-level threat for ASEAN Summit 2026

Nov 6, 2026

PNP keeping eye on low-level threat for ASEAN Summit 2026

The Philippine National Police (PNP) is monitoring a low-level threat to the upcoming 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit this month, according to PNP chief Police General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. on Friday.

BARMM chief forms Cabinet

Nov 6, 2026

BARMM chief forms Cabinet

COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — Six days after being elected to lead the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua on Thursday announced the composition of his Cabinet that he expects will sustain the moral governance agenda put in place upon the establishment of the regional government in 2019. The 19

In Albay, Mayon evacuees get aid as volcanic unrest persists

Nov 6, 2026

In Albay, Mayon evacuees get aid as volcanic unrest persists

LEGAZPI CITY, ALBAY, Philippines — Hundreds of families displaced by Mayon’s unrest are receiving P5,005 each under the government’s cash-for-work program as the volcano remains under alert level 3. In the town of Camalig, about 600 evacuees from five barangays received the assistance after completing 11 days of community work, including cleanup drives, debris removal,

Group vows to watch IP consent process

Nov 6, 2026

Group vows to watch IP consent process

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Indigenous peoples’ (IP) rights activists, scholars and local policymakers are pushing back against what they described as the “weakening” of the free and prior informed consent (FPIC) process for tribal communities potentially hosting development projects. The civil society group FPIC Watch was launched here on Thursday, aiming to monitor and shield

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