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PH current account deficit as share of GDP seen to narrow by 4.7 pct: Fitch Solutions

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 09 10:55 AM

Fitch Solutions on Monday said it expects the Philippines' current account deficit as a share of GDP (gross domestic product) to narrow only by 4.7 percent in 2023. Read more »

Against all odds: How Russia is failing in Ukraine

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Dec 28 07:22 AM

Before Russia invaded 10 months ago many assumed victory would be swift. But Moscow has failed to prove its superiority. Read more »

Marcos Jr.: War in Ukraine is 'unacceptable'

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 19 05:36 PM

'The war is unacceptable and we asked all parties involved… Urging that peace be brought back to Ukraine and the confrontation be brought to the diplomatic space.' Read more »

Russia under pressure as G20 tackles Ukraine war, soaring food prices

Andrew Beatty and Jack Moore, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 15 11:17 AM

The United States and its allies heaped pressure on Russia to end the Ukraine war. Read more »

Russia rejoins deal to ship vital Ukraine grain exports

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 03 06:17 AM

Russia's defense ministry said it had now received sufficient guarantees from Kyiv that it would not use the maritime corridor to carry out attacks. Read more »

China says wants deeper Russia ties, silent on Ukraine war

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 28 09:19 AM

China has steadfastly avoided criticizing Russia for invading Ukraine and instead blames the United States and NATO for the war. Read more »

Biden to prioritize China competition amid Russia

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 13 12:35 AM

Releasing a security strategy delayed by the Ukraine war, the White House said the 2020s would be a 'decisive decade for America and the world'. Read more »

Zelensky: Ukraine has retaken some 2.5k sq km of territory

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 08 09:37 AM

Ukraine has in recent days made a second significant push to reclaim territory in the northeastern region of Kharkiv, but also in the south. Read more »

Ukraine soldiers pay tribute to fallen comrades

Yuriy Dyachyshyn, AFP
Posted at Oct 07 10:10 PM

Ukrainian soldiers take a knee as comrades carry the coffins of their fellow servicemen killed in combat fighting Russian troops. Read more »

European leaders show 'unity' in face of Russia's war

Max Delany and Jan Flemr, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 07 07:23 AM

The first gathering of the European Political Community brought together 44 nations from the Caucasus in the southeast to Iceland in the northwest. Read more »

As Ukraine war grinds on, Saudi influence grows

Robbie Corey-Boulet and Haitham El-Tabei, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 27 12:45 PM

Saudi Arabia's unexpected role in brokering the release of foreign fighters detained in Ukraine was just the latest example of how the kingdom seeks to bolster its international standing, diplomats and analysts say. Read more »

The return of the nuclear threat

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Sep 27 10:46 AM

Threats by Putin during the war in Ukraine have put nuclear weapons — thought to be a Cold War relic — back on the map. Read more »

'War crimes' committed in Ukraine: UN investigators

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 23 05:57 PM

UN investigators said Friday that war crimes have been committed in the Ukraine conflict. Read more »

Why the cities that Ukraine has retaken matter

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Sep 15 11:41 AM

A transport hub, an arms factory and a gas field: Ukraine recaptured vitial areas east of Kharkiv from Russia in a matter of days. Read more »

Fears of shelling, radiation on a Ukraine maternity ward

Stanislav Doshcitsyn, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 08 03:20 PM

There has been heavy shelling in the area around a Russian-controlled plant, Europe's biggest, in recent weeks. It is one of the concerns for mothers and expectant mothers at a nearby clinic. Read more »

Putin says 'impossible' to isolate Russia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 08 04:44 AM

Putin has repeatedly said Russia's economy is weathering the barrage of sanctions well, as the Kremlin's ties with the West sink to new lows. Read more »

Shelling forces Ukraine nuclear plant off grid; Zelensky warns of 'disaster'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 06 12:17 PM

The last working reactor at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was disconnected from the grid after shelling caused a fire. Read more »

Walking past wheat

Alexander Nemenov, AFP
Posted at Aug 27 06:45 PM

Pedestrians walk past wheat ears art installation on the edge of the Red Square in central Moscow on Saturday Read more »

UN rights chief urges Putin to stop Ukraine war

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 25 07:32 PM

UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet urged Vladimir Putin to stop Russia's attack on Ukraine. Read more »

Stories of war six months into Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Aug 24 10:46 AM

A Ukrainian National Guard fighter, a volunteer in Kyiv and a refugee from Mariupol share how their lives have changed. Read more »