WASHINGTON (AP) — An upcoming celebration of America 's 250th anniversary, "The Great American State Fair," recently had several musical guests back out partly over the event 's ties to President Donald Trump. Now, Trump himself is slated to headline the festivities, the organizers said...
AL QUAA DESERT, United Arab Emirates (AP) – The gleaming skyscrapers and brights lights of the United Arab Emirates draw the eyes of all who travel there, a sign of the Arabian Peninsula nation 's rapid, oil-fueled development over the last decades into a major hub for commerce and tourism....
HONOLULU (AP) – Decades before Filipino American agricultural workers organized a historic strike in California, Pablo Manlapit was organizing Filipino laborers in Hawaii. Manlapit, who migrated to Honolulu in 1910 to work on sugar plantations, saw the exploitation of other Philippine-born...
WASHINGTON (AP) – US President Donald Trump held a White House Situation Room meeting with his advisers on Friday but has not yet made a decision on whether to move forward with a deal to extend the Iran ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran said the agreement has not been finalized....
Two suspected drug personalities were arrested, and more than P102,000 worth of suspected shabu was seized in a buy-bust operation conducted by the Parañaque City Police Station 's anti-narcotics operatives early Friday morning, May 29. Parañaque City Police chief Col. Nicolas Pinon...
More than 78,000 public elementary students in Valenzuela City will receive free school kits for the opening of classes. The city government held the ceremonial distribution on Friday, May 29, at Marulas Central School and the Valenzuela City People’s Park Amphitheater. Students from Marulas...
A 28-year-old jeepney driver was arrested in Marikina after allegedly injuring a police officer while being accosted for road obstruction, the Eastern Police District (EPD) reported on Saturday, May 30. The incident occurred while personnel of EPD Police Sub-Station 1 (PSS-1) were patrolling the...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian drone that was part of an overnight attack on Ukraine crashed into an apartment building in eastern Romania, injuring two people, Romanian authorities said Friday. In response to the crash in the city of Galati, NATO member Romania asked the alliance for a faster...
Facing a battlefield stalemate in Ukraine and growing war fatigue among Russians, President Vladimir Putin appears ready to try to change the narrative around the conflict. He looks likely to sharply escalate the Russian aerial attacks on the Ukrainian capital in the hope it will shore up his...
HONG KONG (AP) — Markets in Japan and South Korea hit fresh records as world shares mostly advanced Friday on expectations the U.S. and Iran will agree to extend the ceasefire in their war by 60 days. Oil prices slipped, but remain above pre-war levels as the Strait of Hormuz remains largely...
"Choose your sources of information better." This was what President Marcos told his sister, Senator Imee, as he belied claims that he has been in talks with political groups about extending his term through a "no-election" scenario in 2028. In a post-state visit press conference in Tokyo on...
CAVITE – Authorities arrested three suspects involved in what the police called “rent-tangay” modus (rent-and-steal scheme) in Dasmariñas City, Thursday evening, May 28. The Cavite Police Provincial Office (Cavite PPO) identified the suspects as alias Ellie, alias Jemuel, and alias Marky....
