UNITED NATIONS, United States of America -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was deeply shocked and saddened by the heinous mass shooting in an elementary school in Texas, the United States, said his spokesman on Tuesday. It is particularly heart-wrenching that most of the victims are...
WASHINGTON, United States of America -- President Joe Biden said Tuesday night that the United States should "stand up to the gun lobby" after a mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas. "I am sick and tired of it. We have to act," Biden said in emotional remarks from the Roosevelt Room of...
BEIJING, China -- Chinese President Xi Jinping held a video call with UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday, as she visits Xinjiang during a mission overshadowed by fresh allegations of Uyghur abuses and fears she is being used as a public relations tool. This handout image taken and...
Presumptive president Bongbong Marcos hosted on Monday, May 23 a series of courtesy calls of diplomats coming from the United States (US), Japan, South Korea, and India in what was his most "presidential" day yet following the May 9 polls. From top to bottom: Presumptive president Bongbong Marcos...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- Russia's war in Ukraine has pushed the number of forcibly displaced people around the world above 100 million for the first time ever, the United Nations said on Monday. "The number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution has now...
It will be a busy Monday for presumptive president Bongbong Marcos as he is expected to receive four diplomats from four important trade partner-nations of the Philippines in a joint courtesy call. Presumptive president Bongbong Marcos (Facebook) The courtesy call, to be held at the BBM...
Vice President Leni Robredo has accomplished every parent’s dream: see all of her children finish college with Jillian, the youngest, earning her double degree in Economics and Mathematics from the prestigious New York University (NYU) on full scholarship. The Vice President, who is currently in...
NAIROBI, Kenya -- The United Nations top relief official has warned of the worsening drought in the Horn of Africa region which has already affected more than 18 million people across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya. Villager Caroline is seen in a withered maize crops field in Kidemu sub-location in...
Outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo and her daughters have arrived in New York, United States to attend the commencement exercises of her youngest child Jillian at the New York University on May 18. Vice President Leni Robredo posts a photo of her on Instagram ironing Jillian’s toga in...
After a grueling campaign season, defeated presidential bet Vice President Leni Robredo will fly to the United States to attend youngest daughter Jillian’s graduation at the New York University next week. Tricia Robredo shares a photo of her with her mom, Vice President Leni Robredo, and siblings...
Presumptive president Bongbong Marcos has invited United States (US) President Joe Biden to the former's inauguration on June 30, 2022 in Manila. US President Joe Biden (AFP) This was one of the details between the phone conversation between Marcos and Biden, which took place at 9 a.m. (local time)...
United States President Joseph Biden called presumptive president Ferdinand Marcos Jr., now leading by 16 million votes in the polls, to congratulate him and share his desire to strengthen the two countries’ alliance. Presumptive president Bongbong Marcos Jr. (left) and US President Joe Biden...
