AMMAN, Jordan - Jordan's Queen Rania accused Western leaders of a "glaring double standard" for not condemning Israel's killing of Palestinian civilians in its ongoing bombardment of Gaza, in an interview aired Wednesday "The people all around the Middle East, including in Jordan, we are just...
CAIRO, Egypt - French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Cairo on Wednesday, an AFP correspondent reported, for talks with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the latest leg of a whistlestop crisis tour. On Tuesday Macron was in Israel where he voiced support for its retaliation...
LONDON, United Kingdom - UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Wednesday that "specific pauses" are needed in Israel's war with Hamas to allow aid into Gaza, but again stopped short of calling for a ceasefire. Facing calls from some opposition lawmakers during weekly questions in parliament to...
ADEN, Yemen - A tropical cyclone has killed at least two people in war-torn Yemen and displaced around 10,000 others, authorities said, after floods destroyed buildings and cut off major roads. Tropical cyclone TEJ made a landfall over the coast of Al Mahra governorate, in the country's...
WASHINGTON, United States - US President Joe Biden hosts Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for a lavish state visit Wednesday where their focus on China risks being overshadowed by the Israel-Hamas conflict. The 80-year-old Biden will treat Albanese to a gala dinner on the White House...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russia said Wednesday it would study US proposals to resume dialogue on nuclear arms control, but that it would not accept them unless Washington dropped its "hostile" stance towards Moscow. The US and Russia used to regularly inspect each other's nuclear facilities and limit...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 arrived in Sri Lanka on Wednesday, a year after a similar port call by a spacecraft-tracking vessel raised security concerns from neighbouring India. New Delhi is suspicious of China's increasing presence in the Indian Ocean and its...
GENEVA, Switzerland - The number of people worldwide living in forced displacement from their homes is estimated to have exceeded 114 million, the United Nations said Wednesday -- a record figure. "The number of people displaced by war, persecution, violence and human rights violations...
Navotas City Police Station (NCPS) operatives arrested a woman for alleged vote-buying during an activity related to the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) at a warehouse in Navotas City on Wednesday, Oct. 25. NCPS said the woman is running for chairman of a barangay in...
The Pasay City government announced that Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano remains second in the “Boses ng Bayan”survey conducted by the RP Mission and Development Foundation, Inc. on Sept. 20 to 30. According to Dr. Paul Martinez, global affairs analyst and executive director of RPMD, the...
The Parañaque city government announced that Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO) operations in the service center in Ayala Malls Manila Bay will be closed on Saturday, Oct. 28. The BPLO chief, Atty. Melanie Soriano-Malaya announced the temporary closure of business operations in the...
The San Juan City local government held an inspection of the city's cemetery and columbaries on Wednesday, Oct. 25, as part of its preparations for Undas 2023. Mayor Francis Zamora leads the inspection of the San Juan City Cemetery to ensure the safety and security of those who will the place this...
