THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) maintained that the country’s gross international reserves (GIR), including gold, are not used for purposes other than meeting the country’s foreign exchange ...

TEL AVIV, Israel—Yael Alexander has been watching the release of hostages from Gaza over the past six weeks with a mix of joy, envy and fear. Her son Edan, an American-Israeli hostage held for over ...