BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, who supervised royal projects to help the rural poor, preserve traditional craft-making and protect the environment, died on Friday. She was 93. The Royal Household Bureau said she died in a hospital in Bangkok. Since Oct. 17, she had been...
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — World shares were mixed on Friday after the White House confirmed plans for President Donald Trump to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping next week. The confirmation reduced some of the uncertainty surrounding trade tensions between the two biggest economies, though...
HYDERABAD, India (AP) — A passenger bus erupted into flames after a motorcycle crashed into it early Friday, killing at least 25 people and injuring several others in southern India, police said. The fire tore through the bus within minutes, trapping dozens of passengers as it sped along a...
BERLIN (AP) — Mysterious drone flights over the airspace of European Union member countries in recent weeks have alarmed the public and elected officials. Intrusions into NATO 's airspace, some of them blamed on Russia, reached an unprecedented scale last month. Some European officials...
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey is negotiating with Qatar and Oman to acquire used Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets as part of its effort to bolster its air force capabilities, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in comments released Friday. Turkey aims to purchase dozens of Eurofighters and other...
Various civil society and youth groups gathered at the EDSA Shrine on Friday, Oct. 24, to renew their call for accountability over the alleged ghost flood control projects. Carrying white ribbons and banners, protesters demanded that those involved in the anomalies be held responsible and that...
LONDON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due in London on Friday for talks with two dozen European leaders who have pledged military help to protect his country from future Russian aggression if a ceasefire stops the more than three-year war. The meeting hosted by British Prime...
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Friday said Meta and TitTok had breached their transparency obligations after an investigation that could result in billions of dollars in fines. The inquiry found both companies had violated the Digital Services Act, the EU 's trailblazing digital rule...
Aiming to strengthen cooperation among the local government units in Rizal Province, the group of vice mayors conducted a meeting where they exchanged insights and shared best practices for inter-municipal cooperation and the promotion of good governance. The gathering of the Vice Mayor’s League...
Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan (PCCIJ) Chairman Allan Reyes announced a strong potential partnership between Japan and the Philippines in the Province of Bulacan, merging Japan’s technological precision with Filipino engineering excellence. "We are here for a short while,...
A 47-year-old businessman who allegedly ran amok and attacked his neighbors while armed with a gun was arrested in Barangay 649, Baseco, Port Area, Manila, on Thursday, Oct. 23. The Manila Police District (MPD) Station 13 identified the suspect as “Lito.” He was arrested after being reported by...
Makati City Mayor Nancy Binay launched on Thursday, Oct. 23, the city 's Mega Job Fair, wherein over 6,000 local and overseas job vacancies were offered to job seekers by 54 companies from various industries. Spearheaded by the Makati Public Employment Service Office (PESO), the Mega Job Fair...
