KRAMATORSK, Ukraine - Russia said Friday its forces had wrested control of the war-scarred town of Soledar in east Ukraine, Moscow's first claim of victory in months of battlefield setbacks. "On the evening of January 12, the liberation of the city of Soledar was completed," the defence ministry...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russia said Friday it had taken control of Soledar, a town in eastern Ukraine that has been a hotspot of fighting in Moscow's offensive. "On the evening of January 12, the liberation of the city of Soledar was completed, which is important for the continuation of successful...
A Ukrainian diplomat on Friday apologized for "any misunderstanding" his recent press conference with Manila-based reporters might have caused after an official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) called him out for revealing that Malacañang has not responded yet to Ukraine's dialogue...
Poetry does make better writers and also better people Illustration by Oteph Antipolo In 2011, at exactly 8:58 p.m. on Dec. 31 the year before, English author Neil Gaiman wrote in his digital journal, “May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you readsome fine...
An official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has called out a Ukrainian diplomat for telling members of the Philippine press that the government is not responding to Ukraine's request for a phone talk between President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Ukrainian President Volodymyr...
Ukraine has been seeking to conduct a dialogue with President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. since his election, but Malacañang has supposedly not responded to the request, which has been stalled for several months now. This was according to Denys Mykhailiuk, Charges d'Affaires of the Embassy of...
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered a 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine to run during Orthodox Christmas, a move quickly dismissed by war-battered Kyiv and its allies. Putin's directive to his troops was announced days after Moscow suffered its deadliest reported loss...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda would rather look a the bright side amid the Philippines' rather depressing 8.1 percent inflation rate for December 2022, which pushes the whole year average to 5.8 percent. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) “There is good reason to believe that...
KYiV, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday most regions were without power in freezing temperatures following a barrage of Russian missile attacks all over the country. "As of this evening, there are power outages in most regions of Ukraine," he said. "It is especially...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez described his fellow congressmen on Thursday, Dec. 29 as "inspired to work" following the Department of Finance's (DOF) declaration that "the worst is over" for the Philippines. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) "We, in the House of Representatives,...
The significance of the 2023 national budget's enactment isn't lost on Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera, even if she's a member of the House minority bloc. Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera In a statement, the deputy minority leader said she expects...
OSLO, Norway -- A trio from the three nations at the centre of the war in Ukraine accepted their Nobel Peace Prize on Saturday, calling for an unabated fight against Russian leader Vladimir Putin's "insane and criminal" invasion. Jailed Belarusian rights advocate Ales Bialiatski, Russian...
