The local government unit (LGU) of Bacoor and Mayor Strike B. Revilla were recognized at the 2024 Excellent Filipino Awards on Sunday, May 19, at the Manila Hotel. Bacoor LGU and Mayor Strike B. Revilla were recognized at the 2024 Excellent Filipino Awards on May 19 (Photo from the City...
BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia — Slovakia’s populist prime minister, Robert Fico, remained in serious condition on Sunday but has been given a positive prognosis four days after he was shot multiple times in an assassination attempt that has sent shockwaves across the deeply polarized European Union...
JERUSALEM — The apparent crash of a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country's foreign minister and other officials is likely to reverberate across the Middle East. FILE - Iranian worshippers chant slogans during an anti-Israeli gathering after Friday prayers in Tehran,...
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Lai Ching-te was sworn in as Taiwan’s new president Monday, beginning a term in which he is expected to continue the self-governing island’s policy of de facto independence from China while seeking to bolster its defenses against Beijing. New Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te,...
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader is headed to a second term following Sunday’s general elections, declaring victory after his top competitors conceded early in the night as he held a strong leader in early vote tallies. Incumbent presidential...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Rescuers on Monday found a helicopter that was carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials that had apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran the day before, though “no sign of life” was...
Due to the decrease in the heat index, the Provincial Government of Bulacan has has ordered the resumption of face-to-face classes in all levels in private and public schools in the province starting Monday, May 21. Governor Daniel R. Fernando issued Memorandum No. ACC-05182024-245 addressed to...
ISLAMABAD — More heavy rains in Afghanistan have triggered flash floods, raising the death toll to 84 in the country’s north following weeks of devastating torrents that had already left hundreds dead and missing, a Taliban spokesman said Sunday. A damaged house is seen after heavy flooding in...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Dressed in black and white, the crowd of angry teenagers squeezed into a narrow street in Haiti’s capital. They stopped in front of a cemetery and hoisted a coffin onto their shoulders, tears rolling down some faces. Friends and family accompany the coffin that...
KYIV, Ukraine — At least 10 people were reported killed in attacks in Ukraine’s war-ravaged northeast on Sunday as Russia pushed ahead with its renewed offensive. In the Kharkiv region, the focus of the offensive, regional Gov. Oleh Syniehubov said five people were killed and 16 wounded in a...
ATLANTA — President Joe Biden is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday, a key opportunity for an election-year appearance before a Black audience but one that also could directly expose him to the anger that some of these and other students across the country have...
The suspect in the killing of three persons, two of them students, in Las Piñas, was arrested during a follow-up operation conducted by the police on Saturday, May 18. Las Piñas Police Chief Col. Sandro Tafalla said the suspect, identified as Vicente Karagy, 36, a mechanic, was arrested at...
