BERLIN — President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that there will be “very severe consequences” if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not agree to stop the war against Ukraine after the two leaders meet for a summit later this week in Alaska. Trump made the comment in response to a question...
ROME — A boat carrying nearly 100 migrants capsized Wednesday in international waters off the Italian island of Lampedusa, killing at least 26 people and leaving about a dozen missing, the Italian coast guard and U.N. agencies said. Sixty survivors were brought to a center in Lampedusa, said...
MEXICO CITY — The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions Wednesday on more than a dozen Mexican companies and four people it says worked with a powerful drug trafficking cartel to scam elderly Americans in a multimillion-dollar timeshare fraud. The network of 13 businesses in areas near the...
JOHANNESBURG — The South African government on Wednesday dismissed the U.S. State Department’s latest assessment of the country’s human rights conditions as “inaccurate and deeply flawed.” The Trump administration this week released human rights reports for countries worldwide, including...
ISLAMABAD — The Taliban on Wednesday registered 1,800 unemployed Afghans expelled from neighboring countries for the chance to work in Qatar in the latest round of a labor agreement with the Gulf nation, a Labor Ministry spokesman said. The program is aimed at easing unemployment in Afghanistan,...
CAVITE – Trece Martires Mayor Gemma Buendia Lubigan explained her absence from the city hall during the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) five-minute emergency response demonstration. On Tuesday, Aug. 12, PNP Chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III showcased the police’s quick response scheme to...
Coinciding with this year 's celebration of Linggo ng Kabataan Festival celebration, 60 Bulakenyo youths from various schools in the province are immersing themselves in a full week of public service as part of the Boy/Girl Officials 2025 program. Vice Gov. Alexis Castro led the ceremonial...
The Quezon City government has ordered the immediate implementation of safety measures at the Atherton Condominium in Barangay South Triangle after falling concrete plaster injured three students, two of them in critical condition, on Tuesday, August 12. According to the city government, the...
Two doctors have joined local health initiatives in response to Cainta Mayor Keith Nieto’s call for specialists to provide medical care for children with cancer and support maternal health services for women in the municipality. Nieto expressed gratitude to Dr. May Priscilla Cero, a pediatric...
A person with disability (PWD) in Muntinlupa who felt humiliated when a Starbucks barista in Alabang wrote “speech” as his name on his cup, said he hopes the experience will not happen to anyone. Daniel Cruz and his wife, Marivic, went to the Starbucks Festival Mall branch last July 21 for...
Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez announced that a first-of-its-kind stadium -- designed for sports enthusiasts and equipped with improved training facilities -- is set to be completed by early next year. Olivarez emphasized that quality education plays a vital role in helping students achieve...
Senator Mark Villar has filed a bill seeking to grant all Filipinos covered by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) free annual medical check-up, complete with basic laboratory tests such as blood sugar and cholesterol screening. The initiative aims to make healthcare more...
