Kyiv, Ukraine - A Russian strike Friday severed one of two power lines supplying Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in southeast Ukraine as Moscow launched a major assault on energy infrastructure. "The enemy is now carrying out the largest attack on the Ukrainian energy industry in...
Meulaboh, Indonesia - Indonesian rescuers said Friday they had ended the search for any more Rohingya refugees missing at sea after their boat capsized, despite reports from some of the 75 survivors that dozens more were swept away. "The search ended on Thursday. All Rohingya refugees...
The Philippine men’s national football team resumed its campaign in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Asian qualifiers, conceding a late goal to Iraq, 1-0, on early Friday, March 22, at the Basra International Stadium. PH men’s national football team captain Neil Etheridge. (PFF) Under...
AyalaLand Hotels and Resorts Corp (AHRC) has signed an agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) signifying its commitment to achieve EDGE Zero Carbon certification for 2,826 rooms in its hotel portfolio by 2026, a first for a hotel group in the Philippines. EDGE Zero Carbon...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Pope Francis has stripped a disgraced Belgian bishop of his title, which he retained for 14 years after admitting to years of child abuse, the Belgian Bishops' conference said on Thursday. Roger Vangheluwe, 87, resigned as bishop of Bruges in 2010 after acknowledging sex...
Paris, France - Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on Thursday pledged to "hunt down" the people responsible for sending threats to at least 30 schools in the Paris region this week. France's Prime Minister Gabriel Attal (C), flanked by France's Minister for Justice Eric Dupond-Moretti (L),...
Moscow, Russia - Two students who tried to commit arson at a railway station in southwestern Russia have been sentenced to a combined 14 years' prison for "attempted sabotage", a court said Thursday. Russia has reported almost 200 acts of sabotage on its rail network since it sent...
Mexico City, Mexico - Mexico fears that a contentious Texas immigration law will lead to unjust harassment, detention, deportation and criminalization of its citizens, it told a US court on Thursday. The law, which is caught up in a legal back-and-forth in the United States, would allow...
The Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) has expressed its full support to President Marcos for his visionary approach to fostering economic growth, particularly his commitment to attracting investments, enhancing the skills of Filipino workers, and embracing new technologies. Sabin Aboitiz, Lead...
Tech giant Google Philippines lauded the robust and “amazing growth” of the Philippine economy under the present Marcos administration, saying the government's data reflect Google's digital economy reports. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Google Philippines Country...
KYIV, Ukraine - A top US official said Wednesday that Washington could not predict when a vital $60-billion military aid package for Ukraine would be passed in Congress, as Volodymyr Zelensky called for Western air defenses after a Russian missile attack killed at least five. US National...
PARIS, France - The population of almost every country will be shrinking by the end of the century, a major study said Wednesday, warning that baby booms in developing nations and busts in rich ones will drive massive social change. The fertility rate in half of all nations is already too low...
