This handout satellite picture courtesy of Maxar Technologies taken on October 20, 2023, shows a view of the Rafah border crossing between northeastern Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip. Cargo planes and trucks have been bringing humanitarian aid to Rafah for days, but so far none has been...
Hong Kong-listed Tsingtao is China's second-largest brewer © / AFP/File BEIJING, China– One of China's biggest beermakers said it had opened an investigation after a video appearing to show a factory employee urinating on raw ingredients went viral this week. The clip, published...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See– The head of the World Jewish Congress met with Pope Francis on Thursday, asking the leader of the Catholic Church to help secure the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip. (AFP) VATICAN CITY, Holy See– The head of the World Jewish Congress met...
GENEVA, Switzerland– Artificial Intelligence has the potential to transform health treatment but rapid roll-out without fully understanding how AI performs could end up harming patients, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. The WHO said AI held great promise for healthcare...
BRUSSELS, Belgium– The EU announced probes Thursday into Facebook owner Meta and TikTok, seeking more details on the measures they have taken to stop the spread of "illegal content and disinformation" after the Hamas attack on Israel. The European Commission said it had sent formal...
NEW DELHI, India– Google plans to manufacture its flagship Pixel 8 smartphone in India, CEO Sundar Pichai said Thursday, joining a growing list of global tech companies limiting their supply chains' dependence on China. Pichai's announcement follows US tech rival Apple's release last...
AFP/MANILA BULLETIN WASHINGTON, United States– US President Joe Biden will give a rare Oval Office speech Thursday to try to get Americans behind the defense of Israel and Ukraine as the crises facing Washington's allies pile up. The 80-year-old, who is seeking a second term in 2024,...
BEIJING, China– China has formally arrested a Japanese man detained this year on espionage allegations, Tokyo's embassy in Beijing said on Thursday. "We can confirm that the Japanese national detained in March has been arrested," an embassy official said in a statement to AFP. China...
AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN TEL AVIV, Israel–US President Joe Biden will visit Israel Wednesday in a show of "ironclad" support as Washington tries to prevent the escalating war against Hamas in Gaza from spilling over into a wider Middle East conflict. The trip will come 12 days after the...
AFP/MANILA BULLETIN NICOSIA, Cyprus–A first group of evacuees from Israel arrived in Cyprus on Tuesday aboard a US-chartered cruise ship as the island's authorities announced plans for a twice-daily ferry link for those wishing to leave. The 159 evacuees on board the Royal Caribbean...
AFP/MANILA BULLETIN MOSCOW, Russia–The Kremlin said on Tuesday there was "no proof" North Korea was sending supplies of weapons to Russia, after Washington released images purportedly showing arms shipments from Pyongyang. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un travelled to Russia last month...
LGTBQ activist and petitioner for same sex-marriages Shivangi Sharma speaks with the media at the courtyard of India’s Supreme Court in New Delhi on October 17, 2023. India's top court ruled on October 17 it did not have the power to legalise same-sex marriages and said any reform to that...
