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Soaring petrol prices amid Middle East conflict drive highest Philippine inflation in years

Soaring petrol prices amid Middle East conflict drive highest Philippine inflation in years

The Philippine's latest inflation number is the highest since February 2023. Workers change the price label of fuel at a petrol station in Manila on Mar 17, 2026. (File Photo: AFP/Ted Aljibe) MANILA: Soaring petrol prices driven by the Middle East conflict pushed inflation in the Philippines

Inside the chip talent war: Trade secrets and rising Chinese rivals

Inside the chip talent war: Trade secrets and rising Chinese rivals

A former Samsung Electronics employee who later joined Chinese memory chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies, or CXMT, was reportedly sentenced by the Seoul High Court on Oct. 22 to five years in prison for leaking Samsung's technology. The sentence was reduced from seven years at his first trial in

Russia’s ‘eastward pivot’ gains steam as Putin confirms new China border railway

Russia’s ‘eastward pivot’ gains steam as Putin confirms new China border railway

Advertisement The new railway track will use the same standard gauge as China, a sign of Moscow’s ‘pragmatic’ focus on boosting ties with Beijing, analysts say 3-MIN READ3-MIN Sherry Wangin Beijing Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a deal to build a second standard-gauge

Republicans call for Trump to change course after midterm drubbing

Republicans call for Trump to change course after midterm drubbing

Donald Trump has shown little appetite for a reset after losing control of Congress, even as allies blame the Iran war, tariffs and his White House team for the rout. US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as the final steel beam is raised at the construction site of the

Former Israeli generals help Palestinian olive farmers

Former Israeli generals help Palestinian olive farmers

Former Israeli generals help Palestinian olive farmers NewsFeed A group of former Israeli military generals offered their help to Palestinian olive farmers in the occupied West Bank. The generals spoke out about their frustration at Israeli settler violence against Palestinians harvesting their olives. Published On 5 Nov 2026 Source: Read

What’s delaying US midterm election calls in Mississippi and Alaska?

What’s delaying US midterm election calls in Mississippi and Alaska?

Ranked-choice voting may decide Alaska’s Senate outcome, while Mississippi’s race hangs on a knife’s edge. Democrats regained control of both chambers of the United States Congress in this year’s midterm elections, with a wave of victories that party leader Hakeem Jeffries likened to an “American

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 more years for collusion

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 more years for collusion

Rights groups have decried the collusion charge against Joshua Wong as a deliberate attempt by authorities to keep him incarcerated. Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong speaks to reporters at the legislative council building on Nov 28, 2019. (File photo: AP/Kin Cheung) HONG KONG: One of Hong Kong's