KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday called on the West to rapidly deliver more air-defence systems as a wave of Russian missile, drone and artillery strikes killed at least 11 people. Eight were confirmed dead, including a child and a baby, after an overnight drone...
WASHINGTON, United States - Israel has broadly accepted a ceasefire deal with Hamas, a senior US official said Saturday, as the first American airdrops of humanitarian aid were carried out over war-ravaged Gaza. In this image grab from an AFPTV video, people carry food parcels that were air-dropped...
Police arrested a gunman who accidentally killed a tricycle driver while shooting his real target in San Andres Bukid, Manila on Thursday, February 29. The Manila Police District (MPD) identified the suspect as Vergilio Celis Jr., 32, a resident of San Andres Bukid. According to witnesses, at...
Washington, United States - US President Joe Biden said Friday he was "hoping" for a ceasefire deal in the Israel-Hamas conflict by the Muslim holy month of Ramadan but agreement was still not sealed. "I'm hoping so, we're still working real hard on it. We're not there yet," he told reporters...
Miami, United States - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Friday vetoed a blanket social media ban for youths under age 16, stepping into a legal controversy over the impact of internet media platforms on children. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis attends the drivers meeting prior to the NASCAR Cup...
Los Angeles, United States - One of two paramedics who injected a young Black man with ketamine as he was put in a chokehold by US police was jailed for five years on Friday. Peter Cichuniec had been convicted in December of criminally negligent homicide and unlawful administration of drugs...
Washington, United States - President Joe Biden said Friday that the United States would start to deliver relief supplies from the air into Gaza, a day after the deaths of more than 100 Palestinians at an aid convoy. US President Joe Biden speaks to the press before he departs the White House...
Washington, United States - President Joe Biden hailed Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's "unwavering" support for Ukraine Friday, as they held talks overshadowed by worries about the future of US aid for Kyiv. US President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with Italian Prime Minister...
Mexico City, Mexico - Rival candidates launched their campaigns Friday for elections likely to produce Mexico's first woman president -- a watershed for a nation with a long tradition of macho culture. Aerial view showing supporters of Mexican leftist presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum...
Washington, United States - Gangs aiming to oust Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry wreaked havoc in the capital Port-au-Prince Friday, as gun attacks near the city's international airport and a prison marked a second day of extreme violence. Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, speaks to...
The Makati City government on Friday, March 1, slammed Taguig City for its attempt to "forcibly" enter the Makati Park and Garden located in Barangay West Rembo. (Photos from Makati City LGU) According to initial reports, members of Taguig Traffic Management Office (TMO) tried to "forcibly" enter...
A female food delivery rider died after being hit and run over by a firetruck in Santa Ana, Manila on Thursday, February 29. The Manila Police District (MPD) identified the victim as Kathlyn dela Cruz, 34, a resident of Paco, Manila. Based on closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage, a...
