Washington, United States - US President Joe Biden prepared Wednesday for perhaps the most crucial speech of his political career as the unpopular 81-year-old tries to convince doubters he is fit for a bruising rematch with Donald Trump in November. US President Joe Biden speaks during a...
Washington, United States - A top US lawmaker said Wednesday he would visit Taiwan for the inauguration of President-elect Lai Ching-te, a year after his last trip to the self-governing democracy provoked anger from China. Representative Mike McCaul, who leads the House Foreign Affairs...
Los Angeles, United States - The woman in charge of weapons on the set of the Alec Baldwin movie "Rust," where a cinematographer was shot dead, was convicted Wednesday of involuntary manslaughter. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed looks over at her mom Stacy Reed as she is taken into custody after the...
Geneva, Switzerland - At least 8,565 people died on migration routes worldwide in 2023, making it the deadliest year since records began a decade ago, the UN's International Organization for Migration said Wednesday. "The 2023 death toll represents a tragic increase of 20 percent compared to...
Brussels, Belgium - Competing imports from war-torn Ukraine are a key grievance fueling protests by farmers across Europe, but the country's deputy economy minister hopes to persuade the EU that closing its borders is a "no-go" for both sides. In an interview with AFP, the minister, Taras...
Bangkok, Thailand - Thai customs officials have arrested six Indians for attempting to smuggle a red panda and 86 other animals out of the kingdom, including snakes, parrots and monitor lizards, officials said Wednesday. The illicit menagerie was discovered hidden in the suspects'...
Caloocan City Mayor Dale “Along” Malapitan said on Wednesday, March 6, that he will not tolerate any inappropriate actions of officials in public schools. Malapitan made the statement after the Department of Education (DepEd) sent a formal charge against a school official in the city, who...
Hong Kong, China - Hong Kong's justice minister said Wednesday the city does not plan to ban social media under a proposed national security law after a public consultation document included suggestions that some apps should be barred. The government recently concluded a month-long...
United Nations, United States - The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Wednesday on violence-wracked Haiti, where marauding gangs are threatening a bloody civil war unless absent Prime Minister Ariel Henry steps down. The armed groups, which control swaths of the country,...
Madrid, Spain - Four people were found dead in a boat full of migrants that was rescued overnight off the Canary Islands, Spanish maritime officials said Wednesday. Lifeguards took 64 survivors, many in poor health, from the vessel found late on Tuesday off the island of El Hierro, Spain's...
Two days before the celebration of International Women's Day, 17 major women's organizations and federations gathered to express their stand against Charter change (Cha-cha) on Wednesday, March 6. Women's organizations and federations conduct a press conference to show opposition to Charter...
Trabaho para kay Juana (Photo courtesy of Pasay PIO) The Pasay City government prepared employment programs for all women in the city in celebration of Women’s Month on Thursday, March 8. Pasay Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the Public Employment Services Office (PESO) will hold...
