LOS ANGELES, United States - The death of six Latino workers who were fixing potholes when a Baltimore bridge collapsed highlights the crucial role immigrants play in keeping America running, say advocates. And it stands in stark contrast to the rhetoric of populists like Donald Trump, who cast...
Seventeen illegal gamblers and five suspected drug peddlers were arrested in the different anti-criminality operations conducted by Bulacan police on Saturday and Sunday, March 30, and 31. Based on the reports from Col. Relly B. Arnedo, Bulacan police director, a series of...
LARNACA, Cyprus - A second vessel carrying aid to war-torn Gaza set sail from Cyprus on Saturday, an AFP correspondent reported, more than two weeks after the last shipment arrived by sea. The barge Jenifer, part of a three ship flotilla carrying food aid for the Gaza Strip, sails next to the...
BALTIMORE, United States - The complex process of clearing the tangled wreckage of the Baltimore bridge that collapsed spectacularly this week was set to begin Saturday with removal of a first section, officials said. Cranes begin the clean-up of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge and the...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See - Pope Francis took part in the Easter Vigil service at the Vatican on Saturday, a day after the last-minute cancellation of his presence at a major Good Friday procession revived questions about his health. The 87-year-old pontiff arrived to preside over the Easter Vigil at...
PARIS, France - French prosecutors have charged a 17-year-old over graphic threats sent to more than 150 schools in recent weeks, a judicial source said Saturday. Some of the messages, sent via the dedicated messaging systems for teachers and students, included links to videos of beheadings and...
PARIS, France - France's defence minister said Paris would deliver "hundreds" of armoured personnel carriers and anti-aircraft missiles as part a new aid package to Ukraine in its war against Russian invaders. A Ukrainian serviceman drives a US-made Humvee on a road that leads to the town of...
WASHINGTON, United States - Donald Trump drew criticism Saturday for a video on his Truth Social platform that featured an image of President Joe Biden hog-tied, as if he were being kidnapped. The video, posted Friday afternoon, shows two pickup trucks driving down a highway, each...
LONDON, United Kingdom - Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters rallied in London on Saturday, in the latest demonstration in the British capital demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and more aid for the war-ravaged territory. TOPSHOT - A protester holds a shroud reading "Children of Gaza" as...
MONTREAL, Canada - Canada will cover the full cost of contraception for women, the government said Saturday as it highlighted the first part of a major health care reform. The government will pay for the most widely used methods to avoid pregnancy, such as IUDs, contraceptive pills, hormonal...
OAXACA, Mexico - The bodies of eight suspected migrants, believed to be victims of a boat accident, were found on a beach in southern Mexico's Oaxaca state on Friday, the prosecutor's office said. "The victims were reportedly involved in an accident while traveling aboard a boat off the coast...
MOSCOW, Russia - Five thousand children have been evacuated from Russia's Belgorod region bordering Ukraine following weeks of deadly bombardment by Kyiv, the region's governor said Saturday. This handout photograph taken and released by Ukrainian Emergency Service on March 28, 2024, shows...
