VIENNA (AP) – Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, a confidential report by the UN nuclear watchdog said Saturday. In a separate report, the agency called on Tehran to urgently change course and comply with its years-long probe. The report...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The 10 men who escaped from a New Orleans jail more than two weeks ago by cutting out a hole behind a toilet received help from at least 15 people, many of them friends and family who provided food, cash, transport and shelter according to court documents. Records...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The death toll from devastating flooding in a market town in Nigeria’s north-central state of Niger rose to at least 151 on Saturday, the local emergency service said, amid efforts to find more victims. Torrents of predawn rainfall early Thursday unleashed the devastating...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In the southeastern Utah desert famous for red rock arches and canyon labyrinths, the long-dormant uranium mining industry is looking to revive under President Donald Trump. Hundreds of abandoned uranium mines dot the West 's arid landscapes, hazardous reminders of the...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Hamas is seeking amendments to the latest U.S. ceasefire proposal for Gaza , a senior official with the group told The Associated Press on Saturday, but U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff called the Hamas response “totally unacceptable.” The latest friction in negotiations...
With Philippine college programs weighed down by an excessive number of general education (GE) courses and lacking sufficient hands-on training and internships, education agencies such as the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) are pushing for the...
Manila Mayor-elect Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso vowed that no criminal will be safe in Manila, with his leadership promising to strengthen government presence and law enforcement to ensure the city’s safety for all. On Friday, May 30, Domagoso said criminals become bolder when they do not...
The Department of Health (DOH) has warned the public against fake Facebook posts claiming there will be a lockdown due to monkeypox (Mpox), stressing that the virus is not airborne and there is no need for such measures. In an official advisory on Saturday, May 31, the DOH said that lockdowns are...
NEW CASTLE, Delaware (AP) – Former President Joe Biden delivered the first remarks since he announced he had an aggressive form of prostate cancer Friday, speaking in a steady voice during a somber Memorial Day gathering and later smiling and saying he 's “feeling good.” Biden spoke at...
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump bid farewell to Elon Musk in the Oval Office on Friday, providing a cordial conclusion to a tumultuous tenure for the billionaire entrepreneur. Musk is leaving his position spearheading the Department of Government Efficiency, and he 'll be...
SINGAPORE (AP) – US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific on Saturday that they will not be left alone to face increasing military and economic pressure from China, while insisting that they also contribute more to their own defense. He said Washington will bolster...
Two teenage girls and a one-year-old child perished after being trapped in a house fire in Bulakan, Bulacan on Friday, May 30. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) identified the fatalities as sisters Yara, 16, and Yani, 14, and their cousin Jayden, 1 — all residents of Purok 2, Barangay Bambang,...
