MOSCOW, Russia -- The leader of the Russian mercenary group Wagner has agreed to go into exile in Belarus, the Kremlin said, after President Vladimir Putin was forced to accept an amnesty deal to halt a mutiny. The agreement appears to end the immediate threat that Yevgeny Prigozhin's private army...
Navotas City Mayor John Reynald “John Rey” Tiangco led the inauguration of several health facilities in the city, the local government announced on Saturday, June 24. Tiangco and his brother, Navotas City Representative Toby Tiangco, went to the Navotas City Hospital (NCH) on Friday, June 23,...
Muslim worshippers and pilgrims gather around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca on June 24, 2023, as they arrive for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP MECCA, Saudi Arabia -- Vast crowds of robed pilgrims made solemn circles around the...
Nineteen-year-old Erika Cassandra Ballon from Barangay Maybunga was crowned the "Mutya ng Pasig" 2023, winning against 27 other contestants during the pageant coronation night on Saturday, June 24 at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. After her exemplary performance in the preliminary rounds of...
*BY KHRISCIELLE YALAO AND HANNAH NICOL * Thousands of members of the LGBTQIA+ community, advocates, and allies raised their rainbow flags and marched for justice and freedom during the simultaneous pride festivals in Quezon City (QC) and Makati City on Saturday, June 24, serving as the culminating...
*By HANNAH NICOL * The Quezon City government on Saturday, June 24, launched the "Right to Care” card that will empower resident queer couples to make medical decisions for their partners. Hannah Nicol / MANILA BULLETIN Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte led the launching ceremony together with the...
A man waves the Russian national flag as the members of Wagner group prepare to pull out from the headquarters of the Southern Military District to return to their base in Rostov-on-Don late on June 24, 2023. STRINGER / AFP WASHINGTON, United States -- The United States and its allies held close...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The head of US intelligence said Friday that there was no evidence that the Covid-19 virus was created in the Chinese government's Wuhan research lab. In a declassified report, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) said they had no information...
Supporters attend the annual Pink Dot event in a public show of support for the LGBTQ community at Hong Lim Park in Singapore on June 24, 2023. Roslan RAHMAN / AFP SINGAPORE, Singapore -- Hundreds of people wearing pink attended Singapore's annual "Pink Dot" LGBTQ rally on Saturday, the first to be...
Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf speaks at the launch of new prospectus on an independent Scotland, in Glasgow, Scotland, on June 19, 2023. Robert Perry / POOL / AFP EDINBURGH, United Kingdom -- The Scottish National Party (SNP) will fight the next general election in the United Kingdom with...
WASHINGTON, United States -- A year after US Supreme Court scrapped the constitutional right to abortion in the United States, President Joe Biden on Saturday vowed to fight against the "extreme and dangerous" effort by Republicans to curb access to the procedure nationwide. The high court's...
MOSCOW, Russia -- Rebel mercenaries advanced north towards Moscow after seizing a key military base Saturday, just as Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin's vowed to defeat the revolt and head off the threat of civil war. The rapidly escalating events mark the most serious challenge yet to the Russian...
