BERLIN, Germany - Western allies aren't supplying Ukraine with enough ammunition and air-defence missiles, Ukraine's foreign minister said in an interview with German media published Tuesday. Russian attacks on Kyiv and Kharkiv on Tuesday "clearly show the need to provide more anti-air defence...
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey's parliament on Tuesday ratified Sweden's NATO membership after more than a year of delays that upset Western efforts to show resolve in the face of Russia's war on Ukraine. The Turkish Parliament members vote to approve Sweden’s application to join NATO, with 287 votes,...
MANCHESTER, United States - Voters streamed to the polls Tuesday in the New Hampshire primary where Donald Trump was hoping to demolish his only remaining opponent for the Republican presidential nomination and effectively kick off his extraordinary battle for a second White House term. Amid...
WASHINGTON, United States - US President Joe Biden's Middle East envoy held talks in the region Tuesday as hopes rose for a new deal to free Israeli hostages held by Hamas in exchange for a longer pause in fighting in Gaza. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre fields a question for US...
Guwahati, India - Twelve people were injured Tuesday when a Myanmar military plane overshot a runway while landing in India to collect soldiers who had fled armed insurgents fighting their country's junta. The Chinese-made Shaanxi Y-8 turboprop skidded off the tarmac shortly before midday at...
Geneva, Switzerland - The food situation in the Gaza Strip is slipping deeper into catastrophe, with the risk of famine rising by the day, the UN's World Food Program warned Tuesday. A Pro-Palestinian supporter gestures as he is reflected on a window during a "Day of Action for Palestine"...
Berlin, Germany - Nearly 80 years after the end of World War II, there are still about 245,000 Holocaust survivors alive across more than 90 countries, a study showed Tuesday. Many memorials, like this mural in Martel, France, remember the millions of Jews killed during the holocaust but the...
Oslo, Norway - Norway's frail 86-year-old King Harald has no plans to abdicate, he reiterated Tuesday in his first public remarks since the surprise decision by Denmark's Queen Margrethe to stand down. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark rides in a carriage escorted by the Guard Hussar Regiment's...
Almaty, Kazakhstan - Three people were killed and dozens injured after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck along the mountainous China-Kyrgyzstan border on Tuesday, authorities said. The major quake was registered just after 2:00 am (1800 GMT Monday) at a depth of 13 kilometres in China's...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced on Monday, Jan. 22, that some roads in Manila, particularly in the vicinity of Quirino Grandstand, will be closed for the upcoming “Bagong Pilipinas (New Philippines)” kick-off rally on Sunday, Jan. 28. The Metropolitan...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and Manila Central University (MCU) on Monday, Jan. 22, signed a memorandum of agreement in Caloocan City to strengthen their partnership in responding to disasters and humanitarian emergencies. “We are establishing partnerships with different institutions to...
The Quezon City government announced on Tuesday, Jan. 23, that it will conduct a commitment ceremony for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual (LGBTQIA+) couples this year. It said that the ceremony will be held at the Quezon Memorial Circle (QMC)on Feb. 17. Interested...
