ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — African officials must step up financing to respond and develop vaccines for the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda, the continent 's top health agency said on Friday, warning that the continent cannot continue to rely on foreign partners for its health needs. ...
SANT 'ANGELO LODIGIANO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday exalted the first American saint, Mother Frances Cabrini, as a model for Christians today to care for migrants in need, as he visited her birthplace during a day trip to northern Italy. Leo, who has clashed with the Trump...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — Israeli strikes in Gaza on Saturday killed at least six people, including two children and a cameraman with broadcaster Al Jazeera, according to Palestinian health officials. Despite an October ceasefire between Israel and the militant group Hamas, the enclave has seen...
TYRE, Lebanon (AP) — U.S. and Iranian negotiators headed to a Swiss venue Saturday for talks on adding key details to their interim agreement to halt the war, hours after Tehran said it closed the Strait of Hormuz because of Israel 's attacks in Lebanon and warned that little might be...
Severe Tropical Storm Francisco entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Saturday night, June 20, and is expected to continue intensifying over the Philippine Sea, potentially reaching typhoon category by Sunday, June 21, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical...
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Maryland (AP) – President Donald Trump on Friday showed off the new Air Force One, a formerly Qatari-owned jumbo jet that has been converted into the official US presidential aircraft. The new aircraft eschews the Kennedy-era robin’s egg blue exterior of the old plane for a...
A motorcycle rider flagged for traffic violations was arrested after police discovered a hand grenade, a butterfly knife (balisong), and more than P55,000 worth of suspected shabu during an "Oplan Sita" operation in Pasay City on Friday, June 19. Pasay City Police chief Col. Joselito De Sesto...
To help vendors, drivers, seniors, and other sectors in Pasig City strengthen their financial skills and guard against scams, the city government launched a financial education program through a newly signed partnership. On June 16, the city formalized a memorandum of agreement with the Bangko...
A 42-year-old suspected drug peddler was arrested after police seized more than P241,000 worth of shabu during the implementation of a search warrant in Las Piñas City on June 19. Las Piñas City Police chief Col. Ricky Neron identified the suspect only as "Glen," who was apprehended inside his...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The British bar association temporarily suspended the embattled chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Friday, pending the outcome of disciplinary proceedings. British barrister Karim Khan was formally removed from his duties at the ICC last week...
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have been unable to agree on setting up a back-channel with Moscow to ensure that the bloc’s interests are protected should progress be made in negotiations to end Russia’s war on Ukraine, some of them said on Friday. European Council President António...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Police charged a third suspect on Friday with an arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue that was allegedly directed by Iran. The 20-year-old man was one of three masked offenders who broke into the Adass Israel Synagogue, doused the interior with flammable liquid then...
