Daily Asia briefing

Dispute over water spirals into reprisal attacks, government says situation is 'under control'.

Officials say a rebel leader known as "Marlon" ordered the attack in which 20 people were killed.

Yanis Varoufakis speaks to Redi Tlhabi about Palantir's new manifesto, AI weapons, and big tech's ideological drive.

A doctor and two nurses on board assisted flight attendants to successfully deliver a baby roughly 30 minutes before Delta Flight 478 came in for an emergency landing in Portland.

The suspect is scheduled to make his first appearance in Washington federal court, two days after authorities said they foiled the attack.

In Somalia, displaced communities face starvation as humanitarian funds decrease, leaving them without assistance or hope.

Lebanon and Israel’s U.S. ambassadors held two meetings in Washington over the past weeks, the first of their kind in decades

The man arrested at the event attended by President Trump is due in court on Monday.

Iran's foreign minister arrived in Russia on Monday, after a whirlwind weekend of diplomacy, seeking to gain political leverage and foreign backing as peace talks with the U.S. remain on hold.

President Trump said the US had cancelled plans to send a team to Pakistan for negotiations.

Iran’s foreign minister in Russia for talks

US-Israel-Iran Ceasefire Live Updates: Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian told Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif during a phone call Saturday night that the US "should first remove operational obstacles, including the blockade...

A source tells Rappler that the complaints and precautionary hold departure order request also include businessman Maynard Ngu, Escudero’s friend and campaign donor

The fresh waiver allowing for the purchase of Russian oil is effective until May 16

India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement: The pact aims to double bilateral trade to about $5 billion over the next five years.

Massive fuel price hikes are hurting ordinary Filipinos, small businesses, and various industries

The Philippine Tax Whiz breaks down recent Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) issuances that have drawn public attention as fuel prices continue to affect households and businesses in the Philippines

Five European activists known as the 'Ulm Five' are said to have raided a site linked to Israel's largest weapons maker.

Around 20,000 seafarers on hundreds of vessels, including oil and gas tankers and cargo ships, have been stuck in the Gulf.

Romualdez has debunked the apology as 'fake news,' maintaining a defiant stance against ongoing corruption probes instead of seeking reconciliation with the Dutertes

The withdrawal of ‌appeal for home detention would mark yet another setback for Najib, ​after he was jailed a further 15 years and fined $2.8 billion for abuse of power and ⁠money laundering in December following the big...

A strong earthquake rattled Japan's northern island of Hokkaido early Monday, US and Japanese meteorological agencies reported, the latest in a series of powerful tremors...

Brent crude rises more than 2 percent after Washington and Tehran fail to hold second round of talks in Pakistan.

Does Martin Romualdez’s statement hold up under scrutiny? Rappler reporter Dwight de Leon reviews and annotates the video released by the former House speaker

The BIR estimates the total tax deficiency at more than P3.35 million, inclusive of surcharges and interest.

(1st UPDATE) The National Development and Reform Commission's move highlights China's commitment to stopping US firms acquiring AI talent and intellectual property

Archbishop Mullally is on a four-day pilgrimage to Rome that has included visits to the main pontifical basilicas, where she has prayed at the tombs of Saints Peter and Paul and met with top Vatican officials

Iran FM in Saint Petersburg blames U.S. for failure of Pakistan talks, state media said

DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla also says the Sangguniang Kabataan chair of another upscale Makati village has been suspended for alleged falsification of documents

The disruption is a fresh blow to electronics manufacturers which are already grappling with soaring memory chip ‌costs and highlights the broadening impact of the Iran war

Bookmark this page for the livestream of the hearing on Wednesday, April 29, at 10 am

For these health advocates and lawmakers, increasing taxes is the most effective way to reduce alcohol consumption in the country and prevent its harmful effects on communities

Mahina talaga ang governance and accountability ng bansa natin

Ramil Madriaga has been in police custody since 2023 due to a pending kidnapping-for-ransom case before a Manila Regional Trial Court, and not because of any recent Supreme Court order

Israeli strikes have killed at least 36 people since the truce began, according to an AFP tally of Health Ministry figures

In these days of more agile yet more lethal forms of surveillance and use of force, there is greater necessity for the state to be reminded of its human rights obligations and the limits of its own power