August 2026

Philippine National Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. has urged member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to actively support Manila's 2016 arbitral ruling.
BookTok’s latest fascination, Salt: A World History, has everyone intrigued… but why?
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Southeast Asia ASEAN El Niño
BTS Arirang Grammy withdrawal
WWE Oba Femi Brock Lesnar Hell in a Cell
Kadayawan Festival 2026
KOMCA AI music
Met Gala 2027 theme - John Galliano
Amsterdam's Drag Olympics going strong after over two decades
Emily Wilson gives thoughts on The Odyssey 2026 movie
The road to success isn't easy, as they say. There are challenges to face that get you to the top. That’s the experience of Filipino tennis star Alexandra Eala as she got past legendary and top-seeded players from around the world to earn her first WTA 500 title at the 2026 Mubadala DC Open in Washington.
A web application connecting tourists in Bohol with accredited guides, operators and transport providers went live this week as part of a wider push to bring digital infrastructure to a Philippine province whose tourism sector has long relied on informal and word-of-mouth arrangements.
The Saigon International Guitar Festival (SIGF) is set to return to Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City, bringing together leading Vietnamese guitarists and international artists.
The trade deadline for Major League Baseball ended at 6:00 p.m. ET on Monday and most teams tried to bolster their lineups with game-changing deals in their bid to build a superb lineup for the postseason run.
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Alex Eala WTA
Japan begin construction of world's next biggest destroyer
Ariana Grande
Europe heatwave
Lorena Wiebes
Inflation in Sri Lanka
Mahara Prison unrest
Beatrice Kitsos and David Iacono cast in Netflix's Better Than the Movies