Vice Mayor April Aguilar with city government officials and TODA members (Photo from Las Piñas PIO) The Las Piñas City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) conducted a two-day training for members of the city's Tricycle Operators and Drivers Associations (TODA) aimed to equip...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte assured residents that the local government is committed to helping all families in need, emphasizing that the essence of holiday celebrations should remain centered on loved ones, no matter how a family is defined. In her Christmas message, Belmonte said, ”Sa...
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan killed 46 people, mostly women and children, a Taliban government official said Wednesday. Hamdullah Fitrat, the deputy spokesman for the Afghan government, said that six people were also wounded in the Paktika province...
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III and close members of the royal family attended Christmas Day services Wednesday at a church on Sandringham, the estate on the windswept North Sea coast that has served as a retreat for the royals for generations. Britain's King Charles III waves to the crowd as he...
MODIIN, Israel (AP) — For more than 400 days after being critically wounded during Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel, Yona Brief tried to recover. But after losing both legs and enduring medically induced comas, the combat medic died in late November. Hazel and David Brief hold a...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a massive missile and drone barrage targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Wednesday, striking a thermal power plant and prompting Ukrainians to take shelter in metro stations on Christmas morning. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said over 70...
An Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashed Wednesday in the Kazakhstani city of Aktau, leaving at least 32 survivors, according to officials. More than 30 people are likely dead. In this photo taken from a video released by the administration of Mangystau region, the wreckage of...
Police arrested five men, including an 18-year-old, for illegal gambling and possession of illegal drugs and firearm in Taytay, Rizal on Tuesday, Dec. 24. Authorities arrest five men for illegal possession of drugs and a firearm while gambling in Rizal. (Photo from Rizal PPO) The Rizal Police...
CAIRO (AP) — Famine is spreading in Sudan due to a war between the military and a notorious paramilitary group that has devastated the country and created the world’s largest displacement crisis, a global hunger monitoring group said Tuesday. FILE - A doctor treats a Sudanese child suffering...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday , inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to draw some 32 million pilgrims to Rome in a test of the pope's stamina and the ability of the Eternal City to welcome them. Pope Francis opens the Holy...
MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Violence that engulfed Mozambique after the country's highest court confirmed ruling Frelimo party presidential candidate Daniel Chapo as the winner of disputed Oct. 9 elections killed at least 21 people, including two police officers, authorities said Tuesday. FILE - A...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions. Trump criticized Biden’s...
