SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said an elevated U.S. security partnership with South Korea and Japan poses a grave threat to his country and vowed to further bolster his nuclear weapons program, state media reported Sunday. FILE - In this undated photo provided Oct. 6,...
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s presidential election Sunday is shaping up to be a repeat of the 2023 race, when voters chose a conservative young millionaire over the leftist protégé of the country’s most influential president this century. A National Electoral Council employee helps...
Senator Mark Villar underscored the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) as a critical component of the EDSA Decongestion Program, reaffirming the government's commitment to expanding rail infrastructure and providing Filipinos with faster, more efficient transportation alternatives. “The...
The Quezon City government was recognized by the Synergeia Foundation as a leader in advancing quality education in the country. This came after the coveted Seal of Good Education Governance (SGEG) was awarded to Quezon City. (Mayor Joy Belmonte X account) The award is given to local government...
The Quezon City government has acquired a bust of former President Manuel L. Quezon. According to the QC government, the bust is created by the first National Artist for Sculpture Guillermo Tolentino. The bust has a size of 22 centimeters (cm) in height, 9 cm in width, and 11 cm in length. It was...
MUNICH, Germany (AP) — More than 200,000 protesters rallied in Munich, Germany , on Saturday against far-right extremism ahead of the country's general election. People gather to take part in the demonstration against right-wing extremism, in Nuremberg, Germany, Saturday Feb. 8, 2025. (Daniel...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed a new Ukrainian offensive in Russia’s Kursk region and said that North Korean troops were fighting alongside Russian forces there. In this photo taken from a video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he is firing members of the board of trustees for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and naming himself chairman. He also indicated that he would be dictating programming at one of the nation's premier cultural institutions,...
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese rescuers searched for at least 29 people after a landslide on Saturday in southwestern Sichuan province buried 10 houses and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate. In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, an aerial drone photo shows the site of a landslide in...
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Leaders from eastern and southern Africa on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo, where rebels are threatening to overthrow the Congolese government, but also urged Congo's president to directly negotiate with them. Zawadi Sifa who has been fleeing...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Groups representing some of South Africa's white minority responded Saturday to a plan by President Donald Trump to offer them refugee status and resettlement in the United States by saying: thanks, but no thanks. The plan was detailed in an executive order Trump...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas-led militants released three gaunt, frail-looking Israeli hostages and Israel freed nearly 200 Palestinian prisoners Saturday in the latest exchange of a ceasefire that has paused 16 months of war in Gaza . Israeli captives, from left to the right, Ohad Ben...
