Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro on Saturday, Dec. 20, led the payment of P15 million to Manila Water as an initial settlement of Barangay Tumana’s ballooning debt, which earlier resulted in the disconnection of water services that affected around 3,000 residents on Dec. 18. The mayor, together...
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Jordan confirmed Saturday that its air force took part in strikes launched by the United States on Islamic State group targets in Syria in retaliation for the killing of three U.S. citizens earlier this month. The U.S. launched military strikes Friday on multiple sites in...
A paraplegic engineer from Germany blasted off on a dream-come-true rocket ride with five other passengers Saturday, leaving her wheelchair behind to float in space while beholding Earth from on high. Severely injured in a mountain bike accident seven years ago, Michaela Benthaus became the first...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa in southern Ukraine killed eight people and wounded 27, Ukraine 's emergency service said Saturday, as a Kremlin envoy was set to travel to Florida for talks on a U.S.-proposed plan to end the nearly four-year war,...
NEW YORK (AP) — At least 16 files disappeared from the Justice Department 's public webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein — including a photograph showing President Donald Trump — less than a day after they were posted, with no explanation from the government and no notice to...
A fire broke out at a juice drink warehouse in Barrio Pacita, EDSA, Caloocan City, early Sunday, Dec. 21. According to Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire was raised to first alarm at 4:25 a.m. and escalated to second alarm at 4:43 a.m. The blaze was raised to the third alarm at 5:41...
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) – At midnight on Christmas Eve, the words of the traditional hymn “The Night of Christmas” will ring out in the tiny grotto in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born. “On the night of Christmas, war is...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) warned the public about fraudulent schemes involving individuals impersonating DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon and other high-ranking officials to solicit money or favors. The agency said scammers are creating fake social media accounts, emails, and...
More than 48,000 Thomasians braved heavy rains to attend the University of Sto. Tomas ' (UST) grand Paskuhan 2025 on Friday, Dec. 19, as the university celebrated the annual tradition ushering in the Yuletide season with joyous music and captivating lights and decors. According to UST 's...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Thirty years ago, Claudio Neves Valente and Nuno F.G. Loureiro were classmates with bright futures. Both excelled in physics and made their way from their home country of Portugal to the U.S., settling on the campuses of prestigious East Coast universities. But Neves...
WASHINGTONThe (AP) — The Trump administration launched military strikes Friday in Syria to “eliminate” Islamic State group fighters and weapons sites in retaliation for an ambush attack that killed two U.S. troops and an American interpreter almost a week ago. A U.S. official described it as...
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A man with at least one knife and smoke grenades attacked crowds indiscriminately in Taiwan 's capital on Friday evening, killing at least three people and injuring nine others, according to the national news agency and the city government. The suspect later fell...
