LONDON, United Kingdom - Hundreds of protesters rallied Friday outside Downing Street in central London to heckle the arrival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a meeting with his British counterpart Rishi Sunak. Netanyahu has faced weeks of escalating protests in Israel over his...
British Ambassador to the Philippines Laure Beaufils has welcomed former Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Teodoro "Teddy Boy" Locsin to the United Kingdom as he assumed his new post as the Philippines top diplomat there. Currently in Manila, Beaufils extended her warm welcome to Locsin...
First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos hosted women ambassadors to the Philippines in the presidential residence for the celebration of Women’s Month, United Kingdom (UK) Ambassador to Manila Laure Beaufils shared in a Twitter post on Friday, March 17. “Thank you First Lady Liza Marcos for your...
LONDON, United Kingdom - British aerospace giant Rolls-Royce said Friday it had secured UK funding to develop small nuclear reactors that could provide power on the Moon. Rolls said the UK Space Agency had offered it £2.9 million ($3.5 million) to help research "how nuclear power could be used...
Australia has assured the Philippines that it will cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as it pushes through with its purchase of several nuclear-powered agency from Western allies The Australian Embassy in Manila made the pronouncement on Friday after the Department of...
The Philippines has expressed no objection against the development on the trilateral security pact among Australia, Britain and the United States (AUKUS), particularly when it announced that Canberra will purchase nuclear-powered submarines. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)...
LONDON, United Kingdom - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky declared a "decisive victory" over Russia in a UK court after judges ruled Wednesday that a long-running financial dispute can go to a full trial. The Supreme Court in London rejected a bid by a Russian-backed investment trust to throw...
Australia has announced its plans to purchase several nuclear-powered submarines from the US, which its top diplomat in the Philippines said would boost Canberra's defense posture in the Indo-Pacific region. Australian Ambassador to the Philippines HK Yu said in a Twitter post that Canberra is now...
LONDON, United Kingdom - A former security guard at the UK's Berlin embassy, who admitted spying for Moscow, was on Friday jailed for over 13 years under the Official Secrets Act. David Ballantyne Smith, 58, was caught in a sting operation after passing sensitive material to the Russian embassy in...
LONDON, United Kingdom - UK police said on Wednesday that two teenagers have been charged with the weekend murder of a 16-year-old transgender girl, in a case that has drawn national concern. Brianna Ghey was fatally stabbed in Warrington, northwest England, on Saturday. Members of the public found...
Celebrate Valentines’s Day at Enchanted Kingdom This is definitely one-of-a-kind Valentine’s Day event. Enchanting Royal Dinner in the Sky offers a special romantic dinner date on top of the Wheel of Fate where guests can enjoy the breathtaking view of Santa Rosa, Laguna. This year, Enchanted...
LONDON, United Kingdom - The British government on Wednesday announced a fresh round of sanctions targeting Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the new sanctions on organisations that Russian President Vladimir Putin's military relied on would "accelerate the...
