DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 59 people across Gaza, health officials said Saturday, as international pressure grows for a ceasefire and hostage return deal while Israel 's leader remained defiant about continuing the war. Among the dead were...
Authorities arrested two men linked to the “basag-kotse” scheme and recovered P253,000 worth o6f stolen items in Pasig City. The Eastern Police District (EPD) said that the two suspects, identified as “MM” and “Ackie,” were arrested while personnel of the Pasig City Police Station were...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday extended an order that allows President Donald Trump 's administration to keep frozen nearly $5 billion in foreign aid, handing him another victory in a dispute over presidential power. With the three liberal justices in dissent, the court...
ALBANY, New York (AP) — A man admitted during a television interview to killing his parents and burying them in the backyard of their upstate New York home eight years ago, then was arrested as he left the studio. The stunning on-camera confession from Lorenz Kraus, 53, came Thursday, a day after...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso said the city government may purchase portable modular pumps to help ease flooding in the capital as it continues to explore plans to mitigate the adverse effects of heavy rains on Manileños. Domagoso made the statement during an inspection with...
CAVITE – A total of 1,045 families have been evacuated in the province due to the effects of severe tropical storm “Opong” on Friday, Sept. 26. The latest situation report from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said evacuees are spread across 13 cities and...
CAVITE – Hundreds of individuals have been preemptively evacuated in Bacoor City due to severe tropical storm “Opong.” A Facebook post from Mayor Strike Revilla stated that 220 families or 847 individuals are currently staying in six evacuation centers in the coastal city as of 2:37 p.m. on...
The city government of Las Piñas is on full alert following the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration 's (PAGASA) announcement placing Metro Manila under Signal No. 2 due to Typhoon Opong. A preparedness meeting was held on Sept. 26, led by Mayor...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump hosted Pakistan 's prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, for talks Thursday at the White House in the latest sign of warming relations between the United States and the South Asian nuclear power. Sharif was among the top officials from eight Arab or Muslim...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Behind the scenes at the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations, key countries and regional organizations have been coordinating efforts to try to end the horrific war in Sudan, which has created the most devastating humanitarian and displacement crisis in...
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares fell on Friday after President Donald Trump announced plans for new tariffs including 100% import taxes on pharmaceutical drugs starting Oct. 1. Trump said Thursday on his social media site that foreign makers of furniture and cabinetry were flooding the...
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Spain and Italy say they are sending navy ships to where a flotilla of boats carrying activists seeking to break Israel 's blockade of Gaza is sailing, after the activists said they were attacked by drones near Greece. The Global Sumud Flotilla said on Friday it was...
