BEIJING (AP) — A Japanese man was sentenced Wednesday to three and a half years in prison in China on espionage charges, according to the Japanese embassy in Beijing. The embassy did not identify the man, who has been detained since March 2023. Japan 's Kyodo News Agency described him as a...
ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish court on Wednesday convicted Istanbul’s jailed opposition mayor and the chief rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of insulting and threatening a public official and sentenced him to a year and eight months in prison. Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who is being held in a...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Britain has lifted a years-long ban on Pakistani airlines following improvements in the country’s aviation safety standards, the British diplomatic mission in Islamabad said Wednesday. The U.K.’s Air Safety Committee imposed the ban after Pakistan’s aviation minister in...
President Donald Trump’s ultimatum to Russia to accept a peace deal in Ukraine within 50 days or face bruising sanctions on its energy exports has given the Kremlin extra time to pursue its summer offensive. The dogged Ukrainian resistance, however, makes it unlikely that the Russian military...
BUSRA AL-HARIR, Syria (AP) — Syria 's defense minister announced a ceasefire shortly after government forces entered a key city in southern Sweida province on Tuesday, a day after sectarian clashes killed dozens there. Neighboring Israel again launched strikes on Syrian military forces,...
Almost half a million pesos worth of suspected shabu was seized by the police during an anti-illegal drugs operations in Rizal Province. The office of Rizal Police Provincial Office (PPO) director Col. Feloteo Gonzalgo said the simultaneous anti-illegal drugs operations resulted in the confiscation...
The City Government of Valenzuela has intensified its campaign against street gangs with the implementation of City Ordinance No. 1262, Series of 2025, also known as Anti-Gang Ordinance. Mayor Weslie “Wes” Gatchalian led a public awareness caravan on Wednesday, July 16, at Gen. T. De Leon...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto has accepted the “Bayang Bumabasa: Mayors for Literacy” challenge by the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2), emphasizing that literacy and education remain top priorities in the city. EDCOM 2 said the challenge is a nationwide social media video...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon held a dialogue with Muslim vendors operating on sidewalks in Alabang. Biazon said the vendors operate in the Alabang viaduct, Alabang junction, Montillano Street, Petron gas station, and Liana’s, all located in Alabang. He recently ordered the Muntinlupa Traffic...
Four telecommunication technicians were arrested by members of the Pasay City Police for cutting copper cable wires owned by the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) on July 15. Col. Joselito De Sesto, Pasay City Police chief, identified the suspects as Jefferson, 33; Toby, 35; Paul...
A 23-year-old man, listed as a street value individual (SLI), was arrested during the conduct of a buy-bust operation by members of the Las Piñas City Police Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU). Col. Sandro Tafalla, Las Piñas City Police chief, identified the suspect as Tol. He was arrested at...
Two individuals were injured in separate road accidents involving three trucks on the northbound lane of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) at the Quezon Avenue Flyover on Wednesday, July 16. According to initial reports, the first incident occurred past 3:00 a.m. when a dump truck delivering...
