Trump buys at least $82 million in bonds since late August

Nov 17, 2025

Washington [US], November 17: U.S. President Donald Trump bought at least $82 million in corporate and municipal bonds from late August to early October including...

Marcos vows jail time for suspects in Philippines graft scandal

Nov 17, 2025

Manila [Philippines], November 17: People allegedly involved in a Philippine corruption scandal linked to government infrastructure projects, including in flood-control facilities that failed during a...

US House speaker says 'nothing to hide' in Epstein files

Nov 17, 2025

Washington [US], November 17: U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday he believed the approaching vote on releasing Justice Department files related...

Netanyahu stands firm against Palestinian state as UN considers plan

Nov 17, 2025

Tel Aviv [Israel], November 17: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel remained opposed to a Palestinian state after protests by far-right coalition allies...

Ecuador votes on allowing foreign military bases to fight drug crime

Nov 17, 2025

Buenos Aires [Argentina], November 17: Ecuador was holding a referendum on Sunday on whether to allow foreign military bases in the country as part of...

UN peacekeepers in Lebanon attacked by Israeli forces

Nov 17, 2025

Cairo [Egypt], November 17: United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon said on Sunday that Israeli forces had fired at them without causing casualties, in the latest...

Some 550,000 people join protest against current corruption scandal in Manila

Nov 17, 2025

Manila [Philippines], November 17: Hundreds of thousands of people on Sunday joined a three-day protest rally In the Philippine capital to denounce a corruption scandal...

French interior minister retains hope of finding stolen Louvre jewels

Nov 17, 2025

Paris [France], November 17: Nearly a month after thieves stole jewellery worth 88 million euros (about $100 million) from the famous Louvre museum, France's interior...

Baker detained after deaths in Istanbul

Nov 17, 2025

Istanbul [Turkey], November 17: A baker has been detained following the death of a German mother and her two children while on holiday in Istanbul,...