Seoul, South Korea - North Korea fired several cruise missiles towards the Yellow Sea on Wednesday, Seoul's military said, the latest in a series of tension-raising moves by the nuclear-armed state. This picture taken on January 24, 2024 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central...
Kyiv, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that Russia was "playing with the lives of Ukrainian prisoners" after Moscow accused Kyiv of downing a military plane carrying dozens of its own captured soldiers. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Moscow said 74 people...
Colombo, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka on Wednesday passed legislation imposing hefty jail sentences on social media users for posts the authorities deem false or a threat to national security. A blindfolded activist with a rope tied around his wrists takes part in a protest against the proposed...
Brussels, Belgium - The European Union unveiled Wednesday plans to strengthen the bloc's economic security including measures to protect sensitive technology from falling into the hands of geopolitical rivals like China. Brussels has bolstered its armoury of trade restrictions to tackle what...
Budapest, Hungary - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Wednesday said he reaffirmed in a phone call with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg his "support" for Sweden's membership to the security alliance. Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a press conference with his Slovakian...
Moscow, Russia - Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine of shooting down a military transport plane carrying dozens of Ukrainian prisoners, killing everyone on board. In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state owned agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with Russia's...
Warsaw, Poland- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday his government was ready to liberalize the near-total abortion ban and ease restrictions on the morning after pill, which would reverse the previous government's policies. Poland saw a rollback of women's reproductive rights...
The Valenzuela City government has announced that it will conduct a medical mission with optical, dental, and family planning services for city residents on Saturday, Jan. 27. The activity will be held at the Sentro ng Sama-samang Serbisyo (3S ) Center in Barangay Bagbaguin from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m....
The local government of Manila inaugurated on Wednesday, Jan. 24, the newly constructed 10-story building of Rosauro Almario Elementary School in Tondo, Manila. Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna Pangan and former Mayor Isko Moreno lead the ribbon-cutting ceremony and inauguration of the new 10-story...
The Manila Police District (MPD) said on Wednesday, Jan. 24, that it is prepared for the upcoming kick-off rally of the “Bagong Pilipinas (New Philippines)” campaign on Sunday, Jan. 28. Personnel of Manila Police District (MPD) line up at the MPD Headquarters on UN Avenue in Manila on...
Shabu confiscated from the arrested suspect (Photo courtesy of Pasay City police) A member of the notorious "Sputnik Gang' was arrested by operatives of the Pasay City Police Maricaban substation for possession of gun and shabu on Wednesday, Jan. 24. The Southern Police District (SPD) said the...
Confiscated shabu from the arrested suspects (Photo courtesy of SPD-DEU) Two drug suspects were arrested in a joint buy-bust operation conducted by members of the Southern Police District (SPD)-Drug Enforcement Unit (SDDEU) and the Las Pi ñas Police Station Drug Enforcement Unit...
