CHOSITI, India (AP) — Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed at least 176 people and left scores others missing in India and Pakistan over the past 24 hours, officials said Friday, as rescuers brought to safety some 1,600 people from two mountainous districts in the neighboring...
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned Pakistan that India will punish its neighbor if there are future attacks on India as he marked 78 years of independence from British colonial rule. Modi 's remarks Friday come three months after nuclear-armed rivals India and...
BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon 's militant Hezbollah group on Friday vowed not to disarm, saying last week 's decision by the national government to remove the Iran-backed group 's weapons by the end of the year serves Israel 's interests. Naim Kassem said the government...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump is meeting face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday for a high-stakes summit that could determine not only the trajectory of the war in Ukraine but also the fate of European security. The sit-down offers Trump a...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban leader warned God would severely punish Afghans who are ungrateful for Islamic rule in the country, according to a statement released Friday marking the fourth anniversary of the Taliban 's return to power. The Taliban seized Afghanistan on Aug. 15, 2021, as the...
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV prayed Friday for a peaceful end to the "increasingly deafening violence" of wars around the world as he celebrated a Catholic feast day on the same day as a high-stakes U.S.-Russia summit over the war in Ukraine. History 's first American pope...
Over 1,500 families whose homes were damaged by recent typhoons received financial assistance from the National Housing Authority (NHA) and the Valenzuela City government on Friday, August 15. The distribution is part of the Emergency Housing Assistance Program (EHAP), which granted P10,000 each to...
Three individuals were reportedly injured after a coconut oil tanker crashed into four vehicles at Mabini Bridge in Manila on Friday afternoon, Aug. 15. The Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) said one of the injured was a motorcycle driver involved in the collision, while...
“For a long time, Bulacan has not only been a silent witness to history — it has also been one of its writers”. This was the message of National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) Chairman Dr. Regalado Trota Jose, delivered by Executive Director Carminda R. Arevalo during the...
Senator Camille Villar has called for a thorough review of the regulations governing online gambling, citing its harmful effects on minors, low-income individuals, and the broader community. In a statement issued Thursday, Aug. 14, Villar emphasized the need to strengthen the regulatory framework...
Residents of Saguingan 2 in Barangay San Isidro, Rodriguez, Rizal, were evacuated after water from a nearby landfill leaked and swept through their community. Rizal Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) OIC Ariel Sales confirmed the residents ' claim that the...
A 25-year-old delivery rider and alleged member of a notorious gang was arrested for delivering P1,224,000 worth of shabu using a famous service delivery app during a buy-bust operation in Sta. Cruz, Manila, authorities said on Thursday, Aug. 14. The Manila Police District (MPD) identified the...
