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Philippines

National Artist Resil Mojares Dies at 83—He Had Just Celebrated His Birthday the Day Before

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has lost one of its most influential literary scholars and cultural historians. National Artist for Literature Resil B. Mojares died early Saturday, September 5, 2026, at the age of 83, according to his family. His death came only a day after he celebrated his 83rd birthday on September 4. His daughter, Leigh Go Mojares, announced the news, describing her father as a pillar of their family and expressing gratitude that they were able to celebrate his final

September 5, 2026

Asia

Moscow’s Old Fear of Britain Is Back — But This Time, Ukraine Could Make It Far More Dangerous

Relations between Russia and the United Kingdom are again approaching a dangerous low point, with Moscow increasingly portraying Britain as one of the principal forces behind Ukraine's ability to strike targets deep inside Russian territory. The argument has a striking historical echo. A new analysis by historian Peter Whitewood, published by Asia Times and republished from The Conversation, argues that Moscow's current portrayal of Britain resembles Soviet-era suspicions from the 1920s, when

September 5, 2026

Philippines

Bonoan Walks Free After Flood-Control Case Exit—But the Bigger Battle May Just Be Starting

MANILA, Philippines — Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) secretary Manuel “Manny” Bonoan has been released from police custody after the Sandiganbayan ordered his discharge from detention, marking a major turn in the sprawling investigation into alleged irregularities in government flood-control projects. Bonoan left the Philippine National Police General Hospital in Camp Crame, Quezon City, at around 10:35 a.m. on Friday, September 4, after the Criminal Investigation and Det

September 5, 2026

Asia

Europe Is Making a Major Move Toward Greenland — And Trump’s Arctic Ambitions Are Raising the Stakes

NUUK — The European Union is preparing to deepen its relationship with Greenland as geopolitical competition in the Arctic intensifies and the United States continues to express interest in acquiring the Danish autonomous territory. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is scheduled to visit Greenland on September 6 and 7, accompanied by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen is expected to receive the two leaders in Nuuk, where th

September 5, 2026

Philippines

₱366M Kush Found on Yacht—Now the Coast Guard Wants to Know Where It Came From

OLONGAPO CITY — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is now digging deeper into the movements of a sailing yacht after authorities uncovered an estimated ₱366.65 million worth of suspected high-grade marijuana, or “kush,” hidden aboard the vessel at the Subic Bay Yacht Club. The latest development shifts the investigation beyond the drugs themselves, with the Coast Guard seeking access to the yacht's navigation systems and voyage records to determine where the vessel traveled before reaching Subic

September 5, 2026

Politics

US Strikes 3 Iranian Oil Tankers After Missile Attacks on Navy Ships—Washington Issues New Warning

WASHINGTON — The conflict between the United States and Iran escalated sharply Saturday after the U.S. military said its forces struck three Iranian crude oil tankers following missile attacks directed at American Navy warships in the region. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said an American aircraft carrier and a guided-missile destroyer successfully evaded multiple Iranian attacks and that no U.S. personnel were injured. According to CENTCOM, the three Iranian tankers were connected to a netwo

September 5, 2026

Business

Foxconn Smashes August Revenue Record as AI Demand Sends Sales Soaring 52%

Foxconn is showing no signs of slowing down as the global artificial intelligence boom continues to pour demand into the technology supply chain. Hon Hai Technology Group, better known globally as Foxconn, reported record August revenue of NT$921.8 billion (US$29.09 billion), marking the company's strongest August ever and a 51.98% jump from the same month last year. The result came even after revenue slipped 2.61% from July's record NT$946.5 billion, highlighting how unusually strong demand h

September 5, 2026

Philippines

Metro Manila’s Air Is Finally ‘Good’—But Another Part of the Philippines Is Now Breathing Dangerous Haze

MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila residents may finally have some breathing room. After days of haze linked to forest and peat fires in Kalimantan, Indonesia, the air quality across monitored areas of Metro Manila was classified as “good” on Friday, September 5, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources–Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB). But the improvement in the capital comes as a warning elsewhere: several areas in the Visayas and Mindanao were still recordi

September 5, 2026

China

China Walks Out of South Korea’s Major Art Festival Over “Taiwan Pavilion” — And Seoul Is Now Caught in the Middle

A dispute over the name of a Taiwanese exhibition has turned into a major diplomatic and cultural controversy in South Korea, with Chinese curators and artists withdrawing from the 16th Gwangju Biennale after organizers approved the use of the name “Taiwan Pavilion.” The controversy intensified just as the biennale opened to the public on September 5, putting one of Asia's major contemporary art events in the uncomfortable position of having a cultural exhibition overshadowed by the long-runnin

September 5, 2026

Singapore

Simon Lane House Fire Sends One to Hospital, Forces 30 to Flee—Then Flames Appeared Again

SINGAPORE — A fire that broke out at a two-storey house along Simon Lane in Kovan on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, sent one person to hospital for smoke inhalation and forced about 30 people from neighbouring homes to evacuate as firefighters battled the blaze. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was alerted to the fire at around 3 p.m. When firefighters arrived, the two-storey property was already ablaze. SCDF deployed three water jets to surround, contain and extinguish the fire. A person fr

September 5, 2026