YATSUSHIRO, Japan (AP) – Thousands of survivors of a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan spent Friday in crowded shelters or sleeping in cars as they faced shortages of water and fuel and punishing summer temperatures that stoked fears of heat-related illness. The death toll rose to 34, the...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched an intense barrage of ballistic missiles and drones overnight into Saturday, killing at least nine people and injuring 22 civilians in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Ukrainian authorities said. The strikes came two days after a major Russian attack killed at...
CEUTA, Spain (AP) – When he heard the border had been breached, Abdulah Buji jumped on his motorbike and raced from his home in northern Morocco towards Ceuta, joining thousands of people trying to swim into the tiny Spanish territory in North Africa. Like many of his fellow countrymen, Buji was...
Football fans traded the stadium for the cinema as SM Cinema successfully brought the excitement of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ Final to the big screen through an exclusive Watch Party at the Directors Club and SM Event Screen of SM Aura Cinema. Presented by Visa, the event transformed the premium...
Defending champion Chezka Centeno and Rubilen Amit hurdled their respective opening-round assignments to set up an early blockbuster showdown in the 2026 WPA Women’s 10-Ball Championship in Rome, Italy on Friday, July 31. Fresh from capturing the world 8-ball crown just days earlier, Centeno...
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon and resurgent stocks of computer chipmakers are leading the U.S. stock market higher on Friday, even as oil prices rise and worries about inflation weigh on the bond market. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% at the end of a seesaw week that could be its first winning one in the last...
CAIRO (AP) — Hamas said Friday that it will begin disarming as part of a deal announced by U.S. President Donald Trump that also requires Israel to end its strikes and withdraw from Gaza. It marks a potential breakthrough in ending the war, but implementation faces major challenges. Hamas also...
K-pop boy band NCT 127 has added Manila to the schedule of its upcoming "Neo City: The Redline" world tour, with the concert set for Dec. 12 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. Concert promoter Pulp Live World announced the Manila show on Friday via social media. Ticket prices, seat plan and selling...
CEUTA, Spain (AP) — At least eighteen migrants have died trying to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, where Spain deployed its military after thousands of people breached the border with Morocco and poured into the tiny Spanish territory. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is expected to...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans outside the nation 's capital will soon be able to get limited-edition U.S. passports that feature a picture of President Donald Trump and celebrate America’s 250th birthday, the State Department said Thursday. The department’s 27 passport agencies nationwide...
KUMAMOTO (Jiji Press) -- The number of deaths confirmed after Tuesday 's powerful earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, reached 34 as of 3 p.m. on Thursday, while five people were seriously injured, according to the prefecture 's disaster response headquarters. The full...
KUMAMOTO (Jiji Press) -- Residents in Kumamoto Prefecture voiced concerns Thursday, two days after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture, with many being evacuated and the full extent of damage still unknown. In the city of Uki, which logged the highest level of 7 on Japan...
