WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said it launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing three people Sunday. The Trump administration 's campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has persisted since early...
All 175 passengers, including three infants, disembarked safely after PAL Express flight GAP 2544, operating from Dumaguete to Manila, was diverted to Iloilo International Airport on Sunday afternoon, April 19, due to a pressurization problem mid-flight, the Civil Aviation Authority of the...
Fans of Sarah Geronimo were thrilled after the singer was recently spotted attending an event alongside her father, Delfin Geronimo, marking the first time in a long while that the two have been seen together in public. The rare father-daughter appearance quickly sparked excitement online, with...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors said a 44-year-old Los Angeles woman was arrested Saturday night at Los Angeles International Airport on suspicion of helping Iran traffic weapons to Sudan, which is in its fourth year of a bloody civil war. Shamim Mafi will face charges that she brokered...
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices rose in early trading Sunday as a standoff between Iran and the U.S. prevented tankers from using the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf waterway that is crucial to global energy supplies. The price of U.S. crude oil increased 6.4% to $87.88 per barrel after trading...
LUANDA, Angola (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called Sunday for Angolans to fight the "scourge of corruption" with a culture of justice as he opened a poignant day in his African odyssey that will take the American pope to an epicenter of the African slave trade. Leo celebrated Mass before an estimated...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said that U.S. negotiators will head to Pakistan on Monday for talks with Iran, lifting hopes of extending a ceasefire set to expire this week even as Washington and Tehran remain locked in a standoff over the Strait of Hormuz. The prospect of talks on...
A 57-year-old ride-hailing app rider died, while his passenger was injured, following a collision between their motorcycle and a utility van in Marikina City, authorities said on Sunday, April 19. According to the Marikina City Police Station (Marikina CPS), the incident occurred at the corner of...
The Southern Police District (SPD) reported that 490 ordinance violators were apprehended during the implementation of its Integrated Anti-Criminality Plan to promote discipline, public safety, and order in its area of responsibility. SPD director Col. Glenn Oliver Cinco said the arrests marked...
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said Saturday that it was “not in my interest at all” to debate U.S. President Donald Trump about the Iran war, but that he would continue preaching the Gospel message of peace. Leo spoke to reporters aboard the papal plane flying from...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a Filipino wanted in the United States for his alleged involvement in an online group that exploited minor victims through gaming and social media platforms between 2019 and 2021. On...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano led the distribution of vegetable donations from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday, April 18, to residents in several barangays identified as most in need. Rubiano personally received the agricultural produce delivered to the city on Friday, April 17,...
