- A lawyer described the recent statements of President Rodrigo Duterte against Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno as "a flagrant violation" of the Philippines' constitutional process. Few days ago, the President announced that he will "egg" Solicitor General Jose Calida in the quo warranto petition that seeks to remove Sereno from her position as the head magistrate of the Supreme Court.
- Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg navigated through the first of two US Congressional hearings without making further promises to support new legislation or change how the social network does business. During almost five hours of questioning, Zuckerberg repeated apologies he previously made for a range of problems that have beset Facebook, from a lack of data protection to Russian agents using Facebook to influence U.S. elections.
- US President Donald Trump cancels his South American visit, triggering mixed reactions from a region he lambasted over immigration, narcotics, and trade. Trump wants to focus on his response to a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria, and will send his Vice President Mike Pence to the Summit of the Americas in Lima, Peru, in his place, the White House said. The announcement comes as Trump rails against a Federal Bureau of Investigation raid on the offices and home of his personal lawyer.
- Russia and the United States got tangled at the United Nations over the use of chemical weapons in Syria as Washington and its allies considered whether to strike at President Bashar al-Assad’s forces over a suspected poison gas attack last weekend.
- Hungarian PM Viktor Orban said his landslide re-election gave him a powerful mandate to restrict migrant rights and push for a European Union of independent nations. The nationalist leader whose resounding victory on Sunday dismayed opposition parties, also said he planned to revamp his government, “in large part with new people and a new structure”, but that he would not seek a presidential system.
- The European Commission raided the offices of numerous companies involved in sports broadcasting rights, including FOX as part of an investigation into a possible cartel. Sports broadcasting is a huge business in Europe, with networks spending billions of pounds to secure exclusive rights to show games in top-flight leagues to attract viewers.
- As sales of crossovers in the United States continue to rise, some car companies are taking drastic measures. Chevrolet is reportedly axing the Sonic compacts while Ford plans to remove the Fiesta and the Taurus from the US market. Meanwhile, Ford unveiled the fourth-generation Focus that will go on sale in Europe and China late this year to be followed by North America in the second half od 2019.
- The new Audi A6 now has an Avant variant with bigger boot space than its predecessor.
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- Actor Derek Ramsay has left TV5 after six years.
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