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The Philippine Coast Guard said Thursday it deployed aircraft to issue radio warnings to a Chinese research ship in a disputed area of the South China Sea "swarming" with vessels from Beijing's so-called maritime militia. abs-cbn.com/news/nation/20…

🇷🇺 🇵🇭 A ship carrying more than 700,000 barrels of Russian crude oil has arrived in the Philippines, a source with knowledge of the matter told AFP on Thursday, days after the country declared a national energy emergency over the Middle East war. ➡️ u.afp.com/Sb3p

Global petrol prices. AFP Infographic showing both the price of petrol per litre, in US dollars, and how much the cost of petrol has changed since Feb 23, just before the war in the Middle East. Update with March 23 data

كان جورج ميراندا يبحر في #مضيق_هرمز هذا الأسبوع محاولاً مساعدة سفينة منكوبة عندما تحدث لآخر مرة مع زوجته وابنته قبل أن تُصاب سفينته بصواريخ. u.afp.com/SL5a #فرانس_برس ✍️ @pamcastrowork وسيسيل موريلا

Myanmar civil war drives drugs epidemic in Thai hills. Hundreds of thousands of people in northern Thailand have become collateral damage from the civil war in neighbouring Myanmar, turning to drugs as supply through the area rockets on the back of the conflict

Philippines' 'Cockroach Lord' goes to bat for misunderstood bugs. While fully aware most view cockroaches as disgusting, disease-bearing pests, a University of the Philippines entomologist says they deserve more study -- and credit -- for their key role in the planet's ecosystem u.afp.com/SuR2

DEVELOPING: Iran confirms missile attacks in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, which host US military bases. | via @AFP and Iran's Fars News Agency More details to follow at abs-cbn.com

🇺🇸 🌨️ More than 40 million people were under blizzard warnings in the northeast United States on Monday, as a winter storm dumped shin-deep snow and officials in New York enforced a citywide travel ban ➡️ u.afp.com/S6DN

🇺🇸 🌨️ New York City ordered drivers off the road and shut down schools on Monday, while residents braced for a massive snowstorm hitting the northeastern United States ➡️ u.afp.com/S6aU

A painstakingly detailed model of New York City will go on display this week after a US truck driver spent 21 years building it in his basement as an evening hobby u.afp.com/S29U

The runaway success of "Heated Rivalry," a Canadian-made series about the romance between two closeted gay players, has been a welcome surprise for gay men who play a sport that has historically made them feel unwelcome. u.afp.com/SBoH #HeatedRivalry

LIGHTS UP DOWN UNDER! 🎉🇦🇺 LOOK: The “family fireworks” light up the Sydney Opera House and Harbor Bridge in Australia three hours before the main New Year’s Eve show on Dec. 31, giving early attendees a dazzling end to 2025. At 11 p.m., the event will pause for one minute of reflection on the Bondi Beach attack, which killed 15 people earlier this month, with the bridge glowing white as a symbol of “peace and unity,” according to event organizers. | 📷: Saeed Khan/AFP Visit inquirer.net for more stories and updates

RT @inquirerdotnet: Ten people were dead after a shooting Sunday at Sydney’s Bondi beach, police told AFP, without saying if that toll incl…

🇦🇺 Australia mum channels grief into social media limits Mia Bannister's skin is inked with a eulogy to her teenage son Ollie, whose suicide after a battle with anorexia and online bullying pushed her to fight for world-first laws in Australia to get kids off social media.