BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian voters on Sunday ousted long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power, rejecting the authoritarian policies and global far-right movement that he embodied in favor of a pro-European challenger in a bombshell election result with global...
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is embarking Monday on the first-ever papal trip to Algeria, aiming to promote Christian-Muslim coexistence at a time of global conflict and honor the locally born inspiration of his religious spirituality, St. Augustine. Leo’s two-day stop in Algeria opens an intense...
A 16-year-old back rider was killed, while several others were injured, when a utility van collided with three motorcycles along Marcos Highway in Barangay San Jose, Antipolo City, at around 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 12. The Antipolo City Police said the fatality, identified only as “Aki,” was...
President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. Navy would swiftly begin a blockade of ships entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement. U.S. Central Command announced that it will blockade all Iranian ports beginning Monday at...
Iranians reacted with a mixture of disappointment and defiance on Sunday after peace talks with the United States failed to reach an agreement following hourslong negotiations. U.S. officials said the talks collapsed over what they described as Iran’s refusal to commit to abandoning its nuclear...
HOUSTON (AP) — Never-before-glimpsed views of the moon’s far side. Check. Total solar eclipse gracing the lunar scene. Check. New distance record for humanity. Check. With NASA’s lunar comeback a galactic-sized smash thanks to Artemis II, the world is wondering: What’s next? And how do you...
From the point of view of the law enforcement agency at cybercrime frontline, requiring social media firms to implement stricter regulations to shield their platform from fake news and disinformation is a welcome development. And that’s what officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) felt...
Young foodies and the young at heart may find Tanay in Rizal Province a place that brings back childhood memories, from the familiar aroma of traditional Filipino dishes to the comforting taste of meals once served by their grandparents during weekends. One of the restaurants in Tanay that serves...
Amid the rising cost of basic goods, Cainta, Rizal Mayor Kit Nieto resumed the “One Cainta Pantry” feeding program to provide residents with free dinners and help ease the daily expenses of families. Nieto said the town pantry would go around different areas of the town every Monday to Friday...
Malacañang said it is working on a website where the public can report instances of misinformation and disinformation circulating on social media and other digital channels. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Dave Gomez and Palace Press Officer and PCO Undersecretary Claire...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The gap between rich and poor nations is growing even wider as actions agreed to by many countries last year, including overhauling the major global financial institutions, remain unfulfilled promises, a U.N. report concludes. The report assessing the blueprint adopted in...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un voiced support for China’s push to build a “multipolar world” and called for deeper ties between the traditional allies during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, state media said Saturday. During the meeting Friday,...
