Geneva, Switzerland - The World Health Organization on Friday denied Israel's charges it had colluded with Hamas by ignoring Israeli evidence of the group's "military use" of hospitals in the Gaza Strip. Smoke billows after an Israeli strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on January 26,...
Paris, France - The head of US Central Intelligence Agency will meet with his counterparts from Israel and Egypt, as well as Qatar's prime minister, "in the coming days in Paris" to seek a ceasefire in the Gaza war with Hamas, a security source told AFP on Friday. The source, from a country...
Vienna, Austria - Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Austria on Friday to protest against right-wing extremism and racism, inspired by similar rallies in neighboring Germany. People take part in a rally under the motto "Defend Democracy" against right-wing extremism, racism...
Caracas, Venezuela - Venezuela's Supreme Court, loyal to President Nicolas Maduro's government, on Friday ruled two-time presidential candidate Henrique Capriles ineligible to seek office in elections due this year. Henrique Capriles The court upheld 15-year ban imposed on Capriles in 2017 for...
Berlin, Germany - German police said Friday they had arrested a man as he allegedly attempted to flee with a hostage from a store in the Ulm city center. Contacted by AFP, a police spokesman in the southwestern city declined to give details about the hostage or the possible motivation behind...
As I sat glued to the livestream of the Earth Wisdom Keepers session at the Davos World Economic Forum, I couldn't help but swell with pride and a sense of urgency. There, my sister, Ann Dumaliang, co-founder and trustee of the Masungi Georeserve Foundation in the Philippines, was addressing a...
The Department of Health (DOH) received Emergency Operation Center (EOC) Information and Communications Technology (ICT) equipment valued at P4.8 million from the European Union (EU) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Philippines. Photo from DOH In a statement on Friday, Jan. 26, DOH said that...
MADRID (AFP) -- A Spanish judge on Thursday, Jan. 25, proposed that disgraced former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales be tried over the kiss he forced on Women's World Cup star Jenni Hermoso. Spain's Jenni Hermoso (AFP/File photo) In a ruling following his preliminary investigation, judge...
Kyoto, Japan - A Japanese man found guilty of carrying out an arson attack that killed 36 people at an anime studio in 2019 was sentenced to death on Thursday. The blaze that ripped through the studios of Kyoto Animation four-and-a-half years ago was Japan's deadliest crime in decades and...
Paris, France - Bigger, more-powerful cars have negated the impact of tighter CO2 emissions regulations in the EU, a report by the bloc's internal auditor found Thursday. Since 2012, cars sold in the EU must meet targets for limiting CO2 emissions, but these had little impact as emissions from...
Kyoto, Japan - A Japanese man who admitted to starting a fire that killed 36 people at an animation studio in 2019 faces a possible death sentence on Thursday when a court delivers its verdict. This file aerial view taken on July 18, 2019 shows the rescue and recover scene after a fire at an...
Rome, Italy - One hundred Palestinian children wounded in war-torn Gaza are to receive medical treatment in Italian hospitals, the defense ministry in Rome said Wednesday. Palestinians stand amidst the rubble of a mosque and buildings which collapsed during Israeli bombardment around the town...
