PARIS, France -- A Rwandan doctor went on trial in France on Tuesday on charges of committing genocide and crimes against humanity during Rwanda's 1994 massacres, after a three-decade investigation by French authorities. Rwandan doctor Sosthene Munyemana (L) arrives with his lawyer Florence Bourg...
SYDNEY, Australia - Elon Musk's X has not paid a fine imposed for failing to outline its plans to stamp out content depicting child sexual abuse on the platform, Australia's internet safety watchdog told AFP on Tuesday. Last month, eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant slapped an Aus$610,500...
SAINT-OMER, France - Around 250 municipalities in northern France will be declared in a state of natural disaster due to massive flooding, President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday as he visited affected areas fearing further rises in the water level. Communities in the Pas-de-Calais and Nord...
BEIJING, China - Chinese President Xi Jinping left Beijing on Tuesday, state media reported, on his way to San Francisco where he will hold highly anticipated talks with his US counterpart Joe Biden. "On the evening of November 14, President Xi Jinping left Beijing on a special plane. At the...
NEW DEHLI, India - More than 2,000 people fleeing Myanmar have crossed into neighbouring northeastern India as an offensive against the military widens, Indian media reported Tuesday. The Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency reported more than 2,000 Myanmar citizens from western Chin state...
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday Russia was increasing its attacks across the front line, as Kyiv called for the West to boost weapons supplies ahead of winter. Neither side has made any significant territorial gain for months, but both Zelensky and the...
MOSCOW, Russia -President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday tightened media conditions for election coverage in Russia, ahead of a March 2024 presidential vote expected to prolong his rule until 2030. Moscow has hugely cracked down on media freedom since launching its Ukraine offensive in February...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said he believes that the city's new Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials will become role models for their counterparts in the country. The mayor expressed his support to the SK officials during their oath-taking ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 14. “Mahirap...
Valenzuela City Mayor Weslie "Wes" Gatchalian and Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri led the oath-taking of 528 elected barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials to formally start their service to the residents in the city on Tuesday, Nov. 14. The elected village officials swore...
Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez administered the oath of office of elected Sangguniang Kabataan Federation officers on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at the Mayor’s Office. The oath-taking of SK Federation officers was witnessed by Parañaque Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Director...
The distribution of Christmas and birthday cash gifts for senior citizens in Paranaque City will start on Nov. 15, the city government announced. Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez said senior citizens included in the city government’s Office of the Senior Citizens Affair (OSCA) Cares program...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said on Tuesday, Nov. 14, that she aims to train the newly elected Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials in the city's barangays so that they can implement programs to fight online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) and address other issues involving the...
