More than 400 distressed Filipinos in various countries, including war-torn Ukraine, recently returned to the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Consulate General in Macau) A total of 411 Filipinos arrived on separate occasions on March 24...
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia and Ukraine will restart face-to-face peace negotiations on Monday, amid warnings that the situation in the besieged city of Mariupol was now "catastrophic". President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the resumption of over-the-table talks, saying they must bring peace "without...
"True peace is heaven’s gift to earth,” a Church leader said during the recent Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary for Russia and Ukraine. Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula (Manila Bulletin photo) His Eminence Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula cited the importance of...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See -- Pope Francis on Sunday condemned the "cruel and senseless" war in Ukraine, where "barbarous" acts were "destroying the future". "More than a month has gone by since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, of the beginning of this cruel and senseless war," the pope said...
The European Union (EU) delegation to the Philippines was heartened by the country's support for a United Nations (UN) resolution that demands an immediate cessation of hostilities in Ukraine, particularly attacks against civilians. AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN The EU delegation made this remark after the...
PRAGUE, Czech Republic -- Thousands of largely Russian protesters rallied against President Vladimir Putin in central Prague on Saturday, calling on him to stop the war in Ukraine. Around 5,000 people, according to the organisers, chanted "Russia without Putin", "Freedom for Russia, peace for...
OSLO, Norway -- Nearly half of Ukrainians aged 18-55 are ready to fight to defend their country against Russia, a poll conducted by a Norwegian research centre suggested on Saturday. Around 70 percent percent of men and 30 percent of women said they were willing to take up arms, according to the...
DOHA, Qatar -- The Ukraine conflict has unleashed a "Third World War" over misinformation, an official from the beleaguered country said Saturday, while experts warned of the difficulty in convincing Russians what their army is doing. Russia's war on Ukraine has also forced a profound change in the...
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russian forces took control of a town where staff working at the Chernobyl nuclear site live and briefly detained the mayor, sparking protests, Ukrainian officials said Saturday. "I have been released. Everything is fine, as far as it is possible under occupation," Yuri Fomichev,...
WARSAW, Poland – US President Joe Biden on Saturday castigated Vladimir Putin over the month-old war in Ukraine, bluntly calling the Russian leader "a butcher" who "cannot remain in power". In an impassioned speech from the Royal Castle in Warsaw, delivered after meeting top Ukrainian...
DOHA, Qatar -- Russia's "bragging" about its nuclear weapons is fuelling a dangerous arms race, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky told the Doha Forum on Saturday. Zelensky also called on Qatar, which organises the annual meeting of international political and business leaders, to increase...
A Vladimir Putin state visit to the Philippines may be in the offing if former senator Bongbong Marcos becomes the country’s next president. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo from Lakas-CMD Media, AFP) In his guesting on The Deep Probe: The...
