ROME (Jiji Press) -- Following the U.S.-Iran agreement to end their armed conflict, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has seriously begun considering whether to deploy the Maritime Self-Defense Force 's minesweeping units to the Strait of Hormuz. A ceasefire is a prerequisite for Japan...
EVIAN, France (Jiji Press) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has proposed that the Group of Seven major industrialized countries jointly stockpile critical minerals including rare earths. The "Joint Stockpiling Cooperation Initiative" proposed by the Japanese leader at a working dinner on...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran 's top diplomat said Tuesday that the tentative deal to end the war with the United States would require Israel to withdraw from Lebanon — a condition Israel has already rejected and that could sink the agreement, leading to the resumption of all-out...
Seventeen couples, including members of the LGBTQA+ community, received their "Right to Care" cards as the San Juan City government launched the program on Wednesday, June 17, as part of the 19th cityhood anniversary celebration. Mayor Francis Zamora, together with city councilors and...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Donald Trump last year that he was the "greatest friend Israel ever had in the White House." Now, as Trump tries to finalize a deal to end the war with Iran, he 's unloading on Netanyahu with rhetoric that no other American leader has...
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week refused to release a cruise ship passenger exposed to hantavirus in early May from a q uarantine facility in Nebraska, despite a federal medical review that said there 's no need to confine her far from her Florida home. ...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, June 16, assured support for several learners who were injured in an incident at a private school in General Trias, Cavite. However, the agency did not disclose further details surrounding the incident. DepEd said it is closely coordinating with...
CAVITE – Seven Grade 5 students were injured after being stabbed by a Grade 8 student inside a private school in General Trias City on Tuesday, June 16. Mayor Jon-Jon Ferrer said the victims were rushed to the hospital for medical treatment. Two of them needed to be transferred to a bigger...
A total of 165 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Kuwait arrived safely at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on Tuesday, June 16, at around 11 a.m. Their return marked another successful government-led repatriation effort amid ongoing unrest in the Middle East. The workers...
Controversial drag artist Pura Luka Vega is at it again, making headlines and stirring debate online, that is. No, it wasn 't because of another drag performance portraying Jesus Christ or the Black Nazarene. This time, the polarizing performer found himself at the center of discussion after...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Tuesday, June 16, issued a Show Cause Order to the driver and owner of a jeepney caught in a viral video evading a checkpoint in Marikina City, citing risks to passengers, motorists, and pedestrians. The LTO said the jeepney driver was apprehended after...
LONDON (AP) — A rare first-edition copy of “ Wuthering Heights,” complete with spelling mistakes, is up for auction for the first time in more than a century, as Emily Brontë’s tragic, tempestuous romance gains new fans through a big-screen adaptation. Christie’s auction house said...
