The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is shown Sunday, March 15, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File) Department of Health and Human Services officials expect most of the agency's roughly 5,200 probationary employees to be fired Friday under the Trump administration’s move to...
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, third left, speaks during a bilateral meeting with United States Vice-President JD Vance on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) MUNICH (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr...
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was hospitalized Friday to treat a weeklong bout of bronchitis and undergo some necessary diagnostic tests, the Vatican said, confirming the latest issues with the 88-year-old's pontiff's health . Pope Francis meets with Czech Republic's Prime Minister Robert Fico, right,...
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — There was guarded optimism among military experts in India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump outlined plans to ramp up sales of defense systems to New Delhi, including F-35 stealth fighter jets, to deepen the U.S.-India strategic relationship....
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis was being hospitalized Friday for the fourth time since he was elected pope in 2013, after he was diagnosed with bronchitis last week. Francis had part of one lung removed as a young man and has recurring bouts of bronchitis, especially in winter. Pope Francis...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian drone with a high-explosive warhead hit the protective containment shell of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Kyiv region during the night, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday, but a senior Russian official rejected blame for the strike. In...
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump's administration will reconnect Russia with the economies and energy networks of Western countries if the war in Ukraine , now nearly three years old, comes to an end, Hungary's nationalist prime minister said on Friday. Hungarian Prime...
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk during his visit to the U.S. to meet President Donald Trump. The exact nature of the meeting is unclear, although Modi said on X that the two men “discussed various issues, including those he is passionate about...
MUNICH (AP) — Vice President JD Vance hammered home the U.S. demand that the NATO alliance step up defense spending on Friday, ahead of a security meeting in Europe at a time of intense concern and uncertainty over the Trump administration’s foreign policy. United States Vice-President JD...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he wants to restart nuclear arms control talks with Russia and China and that eventually he hopes all three countries could agree to cut their massive defense budgets in half. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump lamented the...
Pop-punk band Neck Deep will be returning to Manila for a concert. Composed of vocalist Ben Barlow, guitarists Matt West and Sam Bowden, bassist Seb Barlow, and drummer Matt Powles, the band will hold their “Neck Deep Live in Manila” show on May 11 at the New Frontier Theater. Neck Deep...
Malacañang stamped its imprimatur on the country’s hosting of the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship Philippines 2025 through Administrative Order (AO) 30 that directed relevant government agencies and instrumentalities to support the prestigious event set September 12 to 28. The AO,...
