Bilal Ilyas Jhandir, a 20-year-old Taylor Swift fan from Pakistan, sets a new world record for identifying the most Taylor Swift songs from their lyrics in one minute. Bilal named a total of 34 songs, surpassing the previous record of 27 held by Dan Simpson from UK in 2019. Bilal during his record...
Surfers John Mark ``Marama’’ Tokong and Rogelio ``Jay-r’’ Esquievel Jr. conquered the three-to-four feet of swell lining the Urbiztondo Beach to rule the 2024 World Surf League-La Union International Pro. John Mark "Marama’’ Tokong (Pilipinas Surfing) Cheered on by the native crowd,...
GENEVA, Switzerland - A UN expert warned Sunday that countries defunding the UN agency for Palestinian refugees were breaching a court order to provide effective aid in Gaza and could be violating the international genocide convention. A number of donor countries -- including Australia, Britain,...
KYIV, Ukraine - Russia carried out overnight drone and missile attacks on four regions of Ukraine, wounding at least three people, the Ukrainian armed forces said on Sunday. According to the air force, eight Shahed-type explosive drones, two Iskander missiles and three S-300 missiles were launched,...
BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand and China on Sunday signed off on a visa waiver agreement at talks between their foreign ministers as the two countries look to boost ties. The deal inked by Thai foreign minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi allows people from the two...
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala - A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit southern Guatemala, injuring three people and causing minor damage, officials said Saturday. The quake struck shortly before midnight Friday, seven kilometers (four miles) from the town of Taxisco at a depth of 108 kilometers, according to...
SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia - President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said Ukraine "glorifies" Adolf Hitler's SS killing squads and vowed to "eradicate Nazism," as he opened a memorial marking 80 years since the end of the siege of Leningrad. In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state...
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine on Saturday pressed Russia to provide proof that a military plane shot down earlier in the week had been carrying dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war, as it claimed. This grab taken from a handout footage released by the Russian Investigative Committee on January 26, 2024...
MADRID, Spain - Around 20,000 people marched in Madrid Saturday in support of Palestinians, a day after the UN's top court said Israel must prevent genocidal acts in its war with Hamas. Protestors wave Palestinian flags as they demonstrate in support of the people from Gaza, in the Palestinian...
PARIS, France - Several key donor countries to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Saturday they would halt their funding, following accusations by Israel that several UNRWA staff were involved in Hamas's October 7 attack. UNRWA has fired several staff over Israel's accusations, promising a...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Firefighters in Argentina were battling an "out of control" blaze in a national park in Patagonia on Saturday, struggling to keep it from reaching two nearby towns. This handout picture released by Argentina's National Parks via Telam shows a helicopter dropping water to...
A 70-year-old Filipina was identified as one of the four bodies recovered by the Maui Police Department from Lahaina wildfire in Hawaii in August of last year. According to the Maui Coroners Office's DNA test, Lydia Coloma was among the 29 Filipino and Filipino-American casualties in the disaster....
