PARIS (AP) — Far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she’ll run for the French presidency next year despite being sentenced Tuesday to wear a court-ordered electronic monitor for embezzlement. The decision by the 57-year-old veteran of three presidential races sets up a fourth campaign like no...
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a man in Houston after he attempted to evade arrest in his vehicle during an operation Tuesday, the agency said. The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national, ignored...
Remote-controlled (RC) vehicle hobbyists and enthusiasts can now enjoy a new recreational space as the Pasig City government has opened its first public RC Vehicle Park. The RC Park was inaugurated on July 5 as part of the Araw ng Pasig 2026 celebration. It is located inside the Maybunga...
Authorities are investigating the motive behind the killing of a 42-year-old tricycle driver who was stabbed to death inside his house in Rodriguez, Rizal, on Tuesday, July 7. The Rodriguez Municipal Police Station said the victim, identified as “Melvin,” was inside his house in Barangay...
The Las Piñas City government placed its disaster response units on heightened alert after Mayor April Aguilar ordered the immediate activation of preparedness measures ahead of the expected impact of Super Typhoon Inday. Aguilar convened on Tuesday a pre-disaster risk assessment (PDRA) meeting,...
A ground incident at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) late Tuesday night, July 7, damaged aircraft belonging to Philippine Airlines (PAL) and Saudia Airlines. At around 11:38 p.m., Saudia Flight SV871, a Boeing 787 bound for Jeddah, struck the tail section of a parked PAL Airbus A320 (RP...
WAJIMA, Ishikawa Pref. (Jiji Press) -- A celebration ceremony for an airport named after blockbuster Japanese animation series Pocket Monster, or Pokemon, was held in the city of Wajima in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Tuesday. Noto Airport in the city was given the nickname "Noto...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) -- The Philippines has reached a broad agreement with Japan on the transfer of five Abukuma-class destroyers from Japan 's Maritime Self-Defense Force after their retirement, Philippine National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said Tuesday. Speaking to reporters in...
ANKARA (Jiji Press) -- The foreign ministers of Japan, the United States and South Korea shared concern over the recent launch of a ballistic missile by a nuclear-powered Chinese navy submarine at a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, on Tuesday. Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, U.S. Secretary...
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Explosions rocked Syria 's capital on Tuesday and injured at least 18 people as France 's president met with his counterpart in a landmark visit to the country rebuilding from years of civil war, Syria 's Interior Ministry said. It was the second attack in...
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry 's final lawsuit aimed at taming the British tabloids ended in defeat Tuesday as a judge said he failed to prove his privacy invasion claims against the publisher of the Daily Mail. Justice Matthew Nicklin rejected the broad inferences the Duke of Sussex relied on...
A 36-year-old woman was shot dead by an unidentified gunman moments after briefly talking to him in Sitio Mendez, Barangay Baesa, Quezon City, shortly before 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 7. CCTV footage showed the victim speaking with a man whose face was covered before she turned away and started...
