BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday defended its recent patrols in waters east of Taiwan, one day after Britain, France and Germany expressed alarm about what they described as “novel Chinese activity." While the three European countries said the activity, which they did not specifically...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed major weapons tests and called for the military’s “deadly and destructive offensive posture” to be bolstered, state media reported Friday, days after the country commissioned its first naval destroyer. The development was...
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — The death toll from Venezuela’s catastrophic earthquake has risen to around 235, with at least 4,300 people injured, Health Minister Carlos Alvarado told state media on Thursday. “Unfortunately, we have received around 235 patients who arrive without vital signs...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A United Nations agency paused the evacuation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday after the British military said a vessel was hit by a projectile off the coast of Oman following the passage of several tankers that used a route backed by the U.N....
Bulacan police arrested four suspected drug peddlers and seized P402,600 worth of marijuana and Kush in separate buy-bust operations in San Ildefonso and Baliuag City on Wednesday night, June 24. Two suspects identified as “Kuys” and “Bert,” both 30 and listed as high-value individuals,...
Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro on Thursday, June 25, reaffirmed her administration’s commitment to integrity and accountability, declaring that corruption, abuse, and complacency have no place in local governance. Teodoro made the remarks during her first State of the City Address (SOCA),...
TOKYO (Jiji Press/AP) — A powerful earthquake struck off Japan’s northern coast on Thursday, but the country’s meteorological agency said there was no danger of a tsunami. Eleven people have been confirmed to have suffered injuries. The quake had a magnitude of 7.2 and occurred off the...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Liberian oil tanker made its way out of the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday despite threats to shipping from Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and using a new route close to Oman’s shore that has been promoted by a U.N. maritime agency. The transit of...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the treason conviction and 14-year prison sentence of two journalists who posted photographs on Facebook last year related to border clashes with Thailand, prompting new accusations from rights groups that Prime Minister...
A 911 emergency call led to the swift arrest of a 38-year-old man who threatened and challenged residents to a fight while armed with a 9mm pistol in Las Piñas City on Tuesday, June 24. Las Piñas City Police chief Col. Ricky Neron identified the suspect only as “Joseph.” According to Neron,...
A group staged a peaceful rally outside the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) in Ortigas, Pasig City on Thursday, June 25, calling for the sustained implementation of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) and the Bangsamoro Organic Law...
A 42-year-old businesswoman was arrested in Pasay City after allegedly selling a counterfeit gold necklace worth P191,000. Pasay City Police chief Col. Jselito De Sesto identified the suspect only as “Divine,” a resident of Pampanga. She was apprehended on June 23 at the ground floor of a...
