JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia 's military said Sunday that up to 8,000 troops are expected to be ready by the end of June for a potential deployment to Gaza as part of a humanitarian and peace mission, the first firm commitment to a critical element of U.S. President Donald Trump’s...
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military forces boarded another sanctioned tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking the vessel from the Caribbean Sea in an effort to target illicit oil connected to Venezuela, the Pentagon said Sunday. Venezuela had faced U.S. sanctions on its oil for several years,...
A total of 129 queer couples participated in the annual Commitment Ceremony hosted by the Quezon City government on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14. The ceremony officiated by Mayor Joy Belmonte, brought together members of the LGBTQIA+ community and their loved ones in a celebration of commitment and...
Two motorcycle riders were injured after one of them overtook while traveling along Velasquez Street in Barangay San Juan, Taytay, Rizal on Friday night, Feb. 14. The Taytay Municipal Police Station (Taytay MPS) said the incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. It said that both motorcycles were...
The Quezon City government is inviting residents to join a day-long celebration of Chinese New Year in Banawe, on Tuesday, Feb. 17. Festivities in the Banawe Chinatown District will welcome the Year of the Fire Horse, highlighting the traditions of the Chinese and Filipino-Chinese communities, and...
More than a thousand couples marked Valentine’s Day as newlyweds as the City Government of Caloocan conducted its annual Kasalang Bayan at the Caloocan City Sports Complex on Saturday, Feb. 14. The mass wedding ceremony was led by Mayor Dale Gonzalo “Along” Malapitan and formed part of the...
A fire broke out at an auto parts shop in Parañaque early Sunday morning, Feb. 15, destroying an estimated P1.5 million worth of property. SFO3 Giovanni Corbes, arson investigator of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)–Parañaque, said the fire razed a two-storey commercial building located...
At least three individuals, including an 82-year-old senior citizen, were reportedly injured in a four-vehicle collision in Antipolo City, Rizal on Saturday, Feb. 14. The Antipolo City Component Police Station (Antipolo CCPS) said the incident occurred around 3 p.m. near Balete Intersection,...
STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein repeatedly played up his ties to the former head of the Nobel Peace Prize committee in invitations to and chats with elites like Richard Branson, Larry Summers, Bill Gates and Steve Bannon, a top ally of President Donald Trump, the Epstein files show. ...
LONDON (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by the Kremlin with a rare and lethal toxin found in the skin of poison dart frogs, five European countries said Saturday. The foreign ministries of the U.K., France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands said analysis in European...
GENEVA (AP) — Iran and the United States will hold a second round of talks over Tehran 's nuclear program next week, the Swiss Foreign Ministry said Saturday. Oman, which welcomed the first round of indirect talks on Feb. 6, will host the talks in Geneva, the Swiss ministry said, without...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine 's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked his international allies for their support but suggested there was still questions remaining over the future security guarantees for his country. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, Zelenskyy repeatedly...
