Health and environment
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COVID-19 pandemic in India
- India approves the use of remdesivir to treat emergency COVID-19 cases that require immediate attention. (The Jakarta Post)
International relations
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Philippines–United States relations
- President Rodrigo Duterte suspends for six months the termination of a 21-year-old defence pact with the United States. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. says the decision comes due to "political and other developments in the region". (Al Jazeera)
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United States–Venezuela relations
- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announces sanctions on four shipping firms for transporting oil to Venezuela. Three firms are based in the Marshall Islands and another in Greece. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza responds by saying Pompeo has a "criminal obsession" with Venezuela. (Reuters)