VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV will make his first trip to Latin America as pontiff in November, returning to a region where he spent much of his ministry, with visits to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, the Vatican announced Wednesday. The Nov. 6-17 trip will include stops in Montevideo,...
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo to support measures being ramped up to slow the world 's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak, the agency said Wednesday, as confirmed cases reach nearly 4,000. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus...
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan kicked off annual military exercises Wednesday aimed at simulating a response to a potential Chinese invasion of the self-governed island Beijing claims as its own. The live-fire exercises will test the Taiwanese army 's ability to sustain 24-hour defense...
Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton is currently recovering in a hospital after emergency responders were called to his Miami home following reports from viewers who became concerned during a TikTok livestream. The Miami-Dade Sheriff 's Office said deputies responded to reports of a man...
What was supposed to be a simple ride to the testing center for the University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT) ended in disappointment after a student missed the exam—but also became an unexpected journey that left her with a valuable lesson in life. Mai, a 17-year-old Grade 12...
CAIRO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said a deal on the Strait of Hormuz could come as early as Wednesday or Thursday, while Iran and Oman inched toward an agreement to reopen the critical waterway and potentially help bring an end to the war. Trump was asked by reporters traveling with him...
A 25‑year‑old welder was arrested by operatives of the Pasay City Police’s Malibay Substation after allegedly causing a public disturbance by brandishing an unlicensed firearm and challenging passersby to a fight on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Pasay City Police chief Col. Joselito De Sesto identified...
The Las Piñas City government has rolled out stricter security protocols across public schools following a reported social media threat against CAA National High School and the recent fatal stabbing of a 13‑year‑old student at Las Piñas National High School. Mayor April Aguilar said students...
TOKYO, Aug. 5 (Jiji Press) -- Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has expressed support for a world without nuclear weapons after his proposal for debates without any taboos on nuclear policy sparked controversy, including among hibakusha atomic bombing survivors. "I strongly sympathize...
PRAHOVO, Serbia (AP) — Water levels on the Danube River, the second longest in Europe, have dropped so low because of drought that the hulks of dozens of World War II German battleships are emerging into view. They are a curious distraction from the summer heat crisis. The Danube’s record low...
ROME (AP) — Child malnutrition has reached critical levels in a third of Afghanistan’s provinces and is expected to worsen as funding shortfalls force cuts in food distributions and other support, the U.N. World Food Program said Tuesday. “We must act now to stem the rise in child deaths,...
By YUSUKE UMEZAKI Relations between Japan and Southeast Asia are growing ever closer. People-to-people exchanges, including tourism, are becoming increasingly active, while interest in each other’s cultures continues to grow. Through post World War II reconciliation and decades of cooperation,...
