Sep 21, 2026
Rappler brings live updates, analysis, and commentary from reporters and experts as the historic impeachment trial unfolds
In the end, the controversy could simply be explained and put to rest as 'scrivener’s error'
Europe faces a fourth-quarter jet fuel deficit, even as it turns to far-flung suppliers including South Korea, which is set to boost its jet exports to Europe to a four-year high in September, according to analysts and shipping data. The continent has been importing more jet fuel from nations including Nigeria, the United States and Canada since the outbreak of the Iran war over half a year ago, which hit Middle Eastern supplies and cut off around half of Europe’s jet imports. Europe remains...
With 20 active senators, 11 votes — a simple majority — are needed to overturn the 16-vote threshold required to convict Sara Duterte
A new generation of young people who will ponder on the life and choices of Edjop will most certainly confront the question of conscience and convenience, problems and principles, the present and a future of possibilities
Hong Kong customs recorded a nearly 50 per cent year-on-year rise in drug seizures during the first half of 2026, driven by notable increases in smuggling activities via air and sea routes. The Customs and Excise Department confiscated 5,704kg (12,575lbs) of illegal narcotics in the first half, a 49 per cent increase year on year, according to figures seen by the South China Morning Post. Nearly two-thirds of the seized narcotics, or 3,408kg, were found at the airport, a 46.6 per cent...
The Philippines’ rise to upper-middle-income status was supposed to mark a new phase for one of Southeast Asia’s most closely watched emerging economies. Instead, analysts say the milestone has done little to shield the country from short-term pressures weighing on growth: sluggish public spending, delayed infrastructure, high living costs and the fallout from investigations into alleged irregularities in flood control projects. Those strains have left the Philippines looking like a regional...
Sep 20, 2026
Monday, September 21, 2026 is Day 27 of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte at the Senate impeachment court. Here are the latest news and updates.
The proposed sanctions could severely impact the ICC's operations, restricting US citizens and companies from providing support, and may be announced during the upcoming United Nations General Assembly meeting
The Senate impeachment court is expected to discuss on Monday the disputed voting threshold for the conviction or acquittal of Vice President Sara Duterte as her impeachment trial continues.
This is the 98th instalment in a series on dementia, including the research into its causes and treatment, advice for carers and stories of hope. Dementia news is almost relentlessly grim – a steady drumbeat of rising cases and elusive cures. More bad news came in 2025, when semaglutide, the blockbuster GLP-1 drug celebrated for treating diabetes, obesity and various other conditions, failed to slow Alzheimer’s progression. The setback prompted semaglutide’s developer, Novo Nordisk, to pull the...
The professional body for Hong Kong barristers has dismissed as “premature and largely academic” calls by solicitors for legal changes so fellow lawyers can gain recognition as senior counsel and rights to represent clients in higher-level courts. The Law Society, the governing body for the city’s solicitors, is calling for the higher status for its members as lawmakers scrutinise the latest round of omnibus legislative updates in Hong Kong. But the Bar Association, the body for barristers,...
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