The Embassy of Israel, headed by Ambassador Ilan Fluss, visited Makati City Mayor Abby Binay on Tuesday, Feb. 20, to showcase Israel's best practices in emergency and disaster response as well as some of its innovations in technology aiming to further improve the cooperation between the two...
Two women, one of them a senior citizen, who are both wanted for four counts of bouncing checks and nine counts of estafa and illegal recruitment, were arrested upon their arrival in the country on February 20 and 21 in Pasay City. City Police Chief Col. Mario Mayames identified the suspects as...
Six people, including two firefighters, were hurt during a fire that gutted houses in Barangay 598, Zone 69, Old Sta. Mesa, Manila on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Photo from Fire Alert Metro Manila/MANILA BULLETIN The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said Senior Fire Officer 3 (SFO3) Enriquez...
ROME, Italy - The G7 will discuss imposing new sanctions on Russia at a virtual meeting attended by Ukraine's president on Saturday, the two-year anniversary of Moscow's invasion, according to Italy, which holds the group's rotating presidency. "The EU will launch a new sanctions package and the...
MOSCOW, Russia - A Moscow court on Tuesday said jailed US journalist Evan Gershkovich would remain in pre-trial detention until at least March 30, ensuring he will spend at least a year behind bars, as Russia separately slapped a ban on a US-funded broadcaster. TOPSHOT - In this pool photograph...
GENEVA, Switzerland - The World Health Organization said Tuesday it had transferred 32 patients out of the besieged Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza but said it feared for the patients and medics still inside. WHO staff said the scenes around the hospital in the southern city of Khan Yunis were...
GENEVA, Switzerland - The United Nations on Tuesday urged Papua New Guinea to take immediate steps to address the root causes of tribal violence and work towards reconciliation following deadly clashes. This handout picture released by the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary on February 19, 2024...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russia on Tuesday claimed a new military success in Ukraine ahead of the second anniversary of its offensive, while President Vladimir Putin mocked what he called Kyiv's "flight" from the frontline town of Avdiivka. The eastern Ukraine front has been frozen for months, but Moscow...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that he was opposed to sending nuclear weapons to space, dismissing US accusations that Moscow was developing a space-based anti-satellite weapon. Washington said last week it was worried Russia was developing the system while saying it...
PARIS, France - French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu has urged more "vigilance" against possible Russian sabotage against the country's armed forces after it signed a security deal with Ukraine, according to an internal memo obtained by AFP Tuesday. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L)...
ROME, Italy - Italy's deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini, once an outspoken admirer of Russian President Vladimir Putin, landed himself in hot water Tuesday with a comment on the death of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The head of the anti-immigrant League party, said it was "up to...
UKRAINE-BELARUS BORDER, Ukraine - Eleven Ukrainian children crossed the border from Belarus to Ukraine Tuesday evening, in the latest return of children taken to Russia and occupied territories during the nearly two-year Ukraine war. Ukrainian border guards stand at the border of Ukraine and...
