A national Opposition bloc can either have a huge impact on politics, offering strong checks and balances to push the government of the day to work better, or it could splinter into irrelevance.

MANILA – The Philippines and New Zealand are set to sign this week a key defense pact that will allow their militaries to hold joint drills and boost security engagements.

The effects of the heatwave are rippling through every sector. Agriculture, the backbone of Pakistan’s economy, is under severe stress as excess heat kills crops and worsens water scarcity. Reports of ...