Sarajevo, Bosnia And Herzegovina - President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday awarded Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik a top Russian honor, officials said, in the latest sign of their close ties. In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin...
London, United Kingdom - Britain's House of Commons descended into chaos on Wednesday over a motion calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Members of the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community hold placards as they protest in Parliament Square in London on February 21, 2024, during an Opposition...
Lochem, Netherlands -At least two people died on Wednesday and two more were injured when part of a bridge under construction crashed down on workers in the Netherlands, Dutch officials said. Part of the bridge was being hoisted into place in Lochem, in the east of the country, when the cables...
Tokyo, Japan - Japan summoned South Korea's ambassador on Wednesday to protest a compensation payment by a Japanese company related to the thorny issue of wartime forced labor. Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks during a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in...
CAVITE – A drug suspect and one of the province’s most wanted persons was arrested in Bacoor City on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Cavite Police Provincial Office identified the accused as alias Jaypee. Bacoor Component City Police Station (CCPS) operatives apprehended the suspect by virtue of an arrest...
Two people were killed while seven others were injured in a fire that burned houses in Tondo, Manila on Wednesday, February 21. Photo from BUNOT Fire & Rescue Volunteers/MANILA BULLETIN The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) did not disclose yet the names of injured people and the...
The Embassy of Israel, headed by Ambassador Ilan Fluss, visited Makati City Mayor Abby Binay on Tuesday, Feb. 20, to showcase Israel's best practices in emergency and disaster response as well as some of its innovations in technology aiming to further improve the cooperation between the two...
Two women, one of them a senior citizen, who are both wanted for four counts of bouncing checks and nine counts of estafa and illegal recruitment, were arrested upon their arrival in the country on February 20 and 21 in Pasay City. City Police Chief Col. Mario Mayames identified the suspects as...
Six people, including two firefighters, were hurt during a fire that gutted houses in Barangay 598, Zone 69, Old Sta. Mesa, Manila on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Photo from Fire Alert Metro Manila/MANILA BULLETIN The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said Senior Fire Officer 3 (SFO3) Enriquez...
ROME, Italy - The G7 will discuss imposing new sanctions on Russia at a virtual meeting attended by Ukraine's president on Saturday, the two-year anniversary of Moscow's invasion, according to Italy, which holds the group's rotating presidency. "The EU will launch a new sanctions package and the...
MOSCOW, Russia - A Moscow court on Tuesday said jailed US journalist Evan Gershkovich would remain in pre-trial detention until at least March 30, ensuring he will spend at least a year behind bars, as Russia separately slapped a ban on a US-funded broadcaster. TOPSHOT - In this pool photograph...
GENEVA, Switzerland - The World Health Organization said Tuesday it had transferred 32 patients out of the besieged Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza but said it feared for the patients and medics still inside. WHO staff said the scenes around the hospital in the southern city of Khan Yunis were...
