Las Piñas mayor-elect April Aguilar ordered the implementation of “Oplan Baklas,” mobilizing teams from the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) to remove campaign materials across the city following the May 12 midterm elections. Aguilar issued the order as she reaffirmed her...
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An environment conference opened in Nepal on Friday to discuss global climate change, including the impact on the highest Himalayan peaks where snow and ice are melting. The three-day conference in Kathmandu titled, “Climate Change, Mountains and the Future of...
BRUSSELS (AP) — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has stepped down temporarily pending the outcome of an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct, the court announced Friday. Karim Khan has categorically denied accusations that he tried for more than a year to...
As U.S. President Donald Trump jetted from one sprawling palace to another , embracing Arab leaders and heralding a new Middle East this week, many in Israel worried that the best partner they 've ever had in the White House had lost interest. For decades, Israel has leveraged its special...
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — European leaders agreed on Friday to press ahead with joint action against Russia over the failure to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, after consultations with U.S. President Donald Trump. Starmer spoke from Albania’s capital,...
An organization that honored The Associated Press ' Nick Ut with its “ photo of the year ” in 1973 for a picture of a girl running from a napalm attack in the Vietnam War says it has “suspended its attribution” to Ut because of doubts over who actually took it. World Press Photo...
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that his country is committed to ending the war with Russia but he urged dozens of European leaders to ramp up sanctions if President Vladimir Putin continues to play for time in talks aimed at securing a truce. Russia and...
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam and Thailand have upgraded their ties to strategic partnership, state media said Friday. Vietnam now treats Thailand the same way as it does the U.S., China and Russia, its main strategic partners. The announcement was made after Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn...
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that Iran has an American proposal over its rapidly advancing nuclear program as negotiations between the two countries go on. Trump 's remarks represent the first time he 's acknowledged an American...
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Russia and Ukraine held their first direct peace talks in three years Friday, gathering in Istanbul for Turkish-brokered negotiations, but officials and observers expected them to yield little immediate progress on stopping the more than three-year war . A...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — At least 93 people were killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trump wrapped up his regional trip. Strikes overnight hit across Gaza, including the outskirts of Deir al-Balah and the city of Khan Younis. Gaza 's health ministry...
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he 's moving to set up direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin as soon as he can, after Putin opted to skip peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey. “I think it’s time for us...
