Protesters against the Israeli government's judicial overhaul enter Jerusalem during a march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on July 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing) JERUSALEM -- Tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrated across the country on Saturday evening against the government's plan to overhaul...
ATHENS, Greece -- Around 30,000 people were moved to safety on the Greek island of Rhodes where a wildfire burned on Saturday, while people in the southern United States struggled under a record-breaking heatwave. Tens of millions of people have been suffering through intense heat this summer and...
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen prepares to cast his vote at a polling station in Kandal province on July 23, 2023 during the general elections. (Photo by TANG CHHIN SOTHY / AFP) PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Cambodia's ruling party declared on Sunday that it was on course for a "landslide" victory in...
The Caloocan City government deployed the "Mobile City Hall" to serve the residents of Barangay 179 in Caloocan City on Saturday, July 22. Photo from Mayor Along Malapitan Facebook Page The Mobile City Hall program aims to serve the communities that have limited access to the city government...
The Antipolo City government continues to give assistance to victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation as part of its Recovery and Reintegration Program for Trafficked Persons (RRPTP). Antipolo City Mayor Jun Ynares said under the program, individuals who fell victims to human trafficking...
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A notorious Indonesian animal market has ended the sale of dog and cat meat after years of activist pressure to stop the trade and its brutal methods of slaughter, according to campaigners. Canine and feline meat were on the menu alongside bats, rats, snakes and monkeys at...
PARIS, France - French President Emmanuel Macron's diplomatic advisor said China was delivering items to Russia that could be used as military equipment that in turn could be used in its war in Ukraine. "There are indications that they are doing things we would prefer them not to do," said Emmanuel...
ATHENS, Greece - Greece was Saturday facing its hottest July weekend in 50 years, with temperatures forecast to soar above 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), while a record-breaking heatwave stretching across the southern United States was expected to expand in the coming days. Tens of millions of...
MOSCOW, Russia - A Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea Saturday blew up an ammunition depot, sparking evacuations on the Moscow-annexed peninsula and halting rail traffic, just five days after drones damaged Russia's symbolic bridge across the Kerch Strait. Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014, has...
MOSCOW, Russia - A Russian war correspondent working for the state RIA Novosti news agency, Rostislav Zhuravlev, was killed in a Ukrainian strike in the southern Zaporizhzhia region on Saturday, the military announced. The agency also reported his death, saying he was killed near the frontline...
Photo from Juan Carlo de Vela/MANILA BULLETIN Members of the Manila Police District (MPD) blocked 150 protesters from marching toward the US Embassy in Ermita, Manila where they planned to stage a rally on Saturday, July 22. MPD chief Brigadier Gen. Andre Dizon reminded the rallyists of the "No...
Despite his height, a three-foot tall 12-year-old boy named Jedidiah Cargamento was recognized by Las Piñas Vice Mayor April Aguilar for his perseverance to pursue his studies. Aguilar attended the moving up ceremony in Daniel Fajardo Elementary School in Las Piñas City last July 16, where she...
