- Japan govt seeks to triple spending on drones
- Ukraine's children start new school year in underground classrooms to avoid Russian bombs
- President Marcos to attend 80th UN General Assembly in New York
- Vietnam marks 80th independence anniversary with huge parade
- Thailand acting PM moves to dissolve parliament — party
- Chinese tourist city Sanya shuts down as typhoon intensifies
- ‘God’s Influencer’ to become first millennial saint
- Comelec defers reconstitution of BARMM parliamentary districts
- Modi and Putin affirm special relationship as India faces steep US tariffs over Russian oil imports
- Duterte defense files more motions challenging ICC prosecutor
