- Earthquake in eastern Afghanistan kills at least 610 people and injures 1,300
- LGBTQ+ Catholics make Holy Year pilgrimage to Rome and celebrate a new sense of acceptance
- Manila mayor warns against mobs, orders police to maintain peace and order
- Heavy rain falls in parts of Southeast Asia after tropical storm blows into Vietnam
- Some National Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms in escalation of Trump deployment
- North Korea's Kim in China ahead of massive military parade
- Floods kill over 30 in Indian-controlled Kashmir, displace 150,000 in east Pakistan
- Philippines nears universal healthcare, 80% goal achieved -- Marcos
- Anti-fake news bill filed anew in House
- DICT grants amnesty to unregistered delivery firms
