DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — US President Donald Trump on Friday ordered Israel to stop bombing the Gaza Strip after Hamas said it had accepted some elements of his plan to end the nearly two-year war and return all the remaining hostages taken in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack. Hamas said it was...
The city government of Makati distributed teacher’s kits and P2,000 gift vouchers to a total of 1,689 teaching and non-teaching staff during the World Teachers’ Day celebration at the Makati Coliseum on Thursday, Oct. 2. Mayor Nancy Binay, together with the city councilors, led the event where...
PRAGUE (AP) — Czech voters began casting ballots Friday in a two-day general election that could steer the country away from supporting Ukraine and toward Hungary and Slovakia, threatening to further divide the European Union and NATO. Billionaire Andrej Babiš is predicted to be the latest...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia 's sustained bombardment of Ukraine 's power grid is deepening concerns about the safety of the country 's nuclear facilities after a drone knocked out power for more than three hours to the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in northern...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 57 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, health officials said Thursday, as Hamas was still considering its response to U.S. President Donald Trump 's proposal for ending the nearly two-year war. The plan requires Hamas...
MUNICH (AP) — Munich Airport was temporarily shut down overnight after several drone sightings in the area, the latest mysterious drone overflights in the airspace of European Union member countries, officials said. Germany 's air traffic control restricted flights at the airport shortly...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The highest court in the Netherlands on Friday ordered the Dutch government to reevaluate its currently suspended license for exporting parts for F-35 fighter jets to Israel, in response to concerns they could be used in breaches of international law. The Supreme...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces intercepted on Friday the last boat from an international flotilla trying to break Israel 's sea blockade of war-ravaged Gaza as cities around the world erupted into more protests against Israeli actions in Gaza and the arrests of some 450 activists who were...
STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump 's bid to win the Nobel Peace Prize has drawn added attention to the annual guessing game over who its next laureate will be. Longtime Nobel watchers say Trump 's prospects remain remote despite a flurry of high-profile nominations...
What is usually a day of celebration for World Teachers’ Day (WTD) turned into a rain-drenched protest as teaching and non-teaching staff in various schools walked out of their classes on Friday, October 3, to denounce corruption, low wages, and government neglect of the education sector. Led by...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in an "armed conflict” with them, according to a Trump administration memo obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday, following recent U.S. strikes on boats in the...
BOGOTA. Colombia — At the Central Military Hospital in Bogota, an unusual unit patrols the hallways with a mission unlike any other battalion: lifting the spirits of soldiers wounded in combat. Kratos, Rafa and Lupa make up the so-called “furry force,” a group of emotional support dogs that...
