MANILA / AP The United States is not building any weapons depot anywhere in the Philippines, the US ambassador said Tuesday, denying the basis on which President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to abrogate a 2014 defense pact that allows US forces to temporarily base in local camps. Ambassador Sung Kim said that nothing is being planned now that even closely …

  Bloomberg Brexit Secretary David Davis called on lawmakers to give the government permission to implement the will of the British people who voted for the UK’s formal departure from the European Union. Davis kicked off the debate in the House of Commons in London on Tuesday and made the case that the issue is straightforward. The lower house of …

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, and The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) on Tuesday signed a landmark US$1 million agreement to increase tourism to Thailand. Under the new agreement, the Abu Dhabi-based airline and TAT will jointly promote travel to Thailand from priority markets including the United Arab Emirates, …