TAIPEI, TAIWAN- Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday that democracy had thrived on the island despite increased Chinese pressure, and vowed that its people would remain "free for generations". China claims self-ruled Taiwan as its territory, and has in recent years stepped up military and...
BAGO, MYANMAR- Residents of Myanmar's flood-hit Bago city salvaged food and belongings from their waterlogged homes on Tuesday after record rainfall triggered floods that authorities said have displaced 14,000 people. Local residents make their way through a flooded street after heavy rains in Bago...
BEIJING, CHINA -China announced Tuesday its Belt and Road Initiative infrastructure project had generated two trillion dollars in contracts around the world, equivalent in size to some of the world's biggest economies. A white paper from China's State Council also said countries participating in...
JERUSALEM, UNDEFINED - Palestinian militant group Hamas, which dragged off about 150 people in its surprise weekend assault on Israel, threatened to execute the hostages if Israeli air strikes continue "targeting" Gaza residents without warning. The threat came after Israel on Monday imposed a...
Labor supporters and members of the United Auto Workers union (UAW) Local 230 march along a picket line during a strike outside of the Stellantis Chrysler Los Angeles Parts Distribution Center in Ontario, California, on September 26, 2023. Citing a last-minute breakthrough in talks, the head of the...
View of the launch of the Spanish MIURA 1 rocket at Medano del Loro, in Mazagon, Spain, taken on October 7, 2023. The Spanish rocket PLD Space's MIURA 1 has been successfully launched, reaching the state of ingravity. It is the first private rocket to be launched in Europe and was developed...
AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN TORONTO, Canada– Canada "will not back down" in the face of tech giants' opposition to a new law requiring companies like Google and Meta to pay publishers for news content, Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge said Friday. She added that she was "optimistic" that...
In this pool photograph distributed by Sputnik agency, Russia's President Vladimir Putin looks on during a meeting with the President of Kazakhstan in Novo-Ogaryovo on October 7, 2023. (Photo by Vyacheslav PROKOFYEV / POOL / AFP) MOSCOW, Russia– Russian Vladimir Putin on Saturday...
Photo from AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN VATICAN CITY, Holy See– Pope Francis opened a major congress on the Catholic Church's future Wednesday, vowing open doors to "everyone" despite tensions with conservatives on issues from LGBTQ faithful to the treatment of divorcees. The general assembly...
Photo from AFP/MANILA BULLETIN MONTREAL, Canada– Canada's prime minister on Wednesday hailed the "historic" election of Manitoba First Nations politician Wab Kinew as the first contemporary Indigenous person to head a provincial government. Kinew, of the leftist New Democratic...
Kaiser Permanente employees, joined by Union members representing the workers, walk the picket line in Los Angeles, California on October 4, 2023. More than 75,000 employees at Kaiser Permanente began one of the largest healthcare worker strikes in recent US history on Wednesday after failing to...
Photo from AFP/ MANIILA BULLETIN NEW YORK, United States– New York Attorney General Letitia James hit back at Donald Trump on Wednesday over his virulent attacks on the $250 million civil fraud suit she brought against him, saying she will "not be bullied." "The Donald Trump show is...
