Philippine transport strikers say Marcos Jr failing to control oil prices
Transport workers call on Philippines President Marcos Jr to focus on price caps and reining in oil companies.

Transport workers call on Philippines President Marcos Jr to focus on price caps and reining in oil companies.



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Nepali rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah has been sworn in as PM after his party’s landslide election win.
India, the world’s third biggest crude importer, announces measures amid shortages created by the Iran war.
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The Central American nation is latest to sign a ‘third-country’ deportation agreement with the Trump administration.
President Javier Milei’s office said the designation ‘strengthens international cooperation’ against crime.
Judge Hellerstein declined to dismiss the case against Maduro but questioned US prosecutors about his access to defence.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko gifted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a gun.










Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum praises services from Cuban doctors, who often work in underserved rural areas.
The Trump administration has argued that the deadly strike targeted members of a ‘designated terrorist organisation’.