JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces intercepted on Friday the last boat from an international flotilla trying to break Israel 's sea blockade of war-ravaged Gaza as cities around the world erupted into more protests against Israeli actions in Gaza and the arrests of some 450 activists who were...
STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump 's bid to win the Nobel Peace Prize has drawn added attention to the annual guessing game over who its next laureate will be. Longtime Nobel watchers say Trump 's prospects remain remote despite a flurry of high-profile nominations...
What is usually a day of celebration for World Teachers’ Day (WTD) turned into a rain-drenched protest as teaching and non-teaching staff in various schools walked out of their classes on Friday, October 3, to denounce corruption, low wages, and government neglect of the education sector. Led by...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in an "armed conflict” with them, according to a Trump administration memo obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday, following recent U.S. strikes on boats in the...
BOGOTA. Colombia — At the Central Military Hospital in Bogota, an unusual unit patrols the hallways with a mission unlike any other battalion: lifting the spirits of soldiers wounded in combat. Kratos, Rafa and Lupa make up the so-called “furry force,” a group of emotional support dogs that...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto made it to Time Magazine’s 2025 TIME100 Next list of the world’s most influential rising stars for his push for good governance. The magazine placed the 36-year-old mayor under the “Leaders” category. The Mayors for Good Governance (M4GG), a coalition of local...
Filipino teachers and education workers are set to walk out of classrooms on October 3, marking World Teachers’ Day (WTD) 2025 with a nationwide protest to demand higher pay, address persistent shortages, and denounce alleged corruption in the education sector. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers...
The World Bank has extended a $1.7-million, or over ₱98-million, grant to the Philippines to help prepare for a potential project loan that would support early childhood education in the country. In a Sept. 20 letter to Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto, the World Bank said this financing was...
LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigerian government officials are set to meet with representatives of the country 's oil workers union on Monday, a union leader told The Associated Press, following a strike to protest the firing of oil workers at Africa’s biggest refiner. The walkout threatens to halt...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday for critical talks aimed at ending the war in Gaza and developing a U.S. plan on post-war governance in the war-battered Palestinian territory. The White House talks come at a tenuous moment....
The Philippines has sought to restructure disbursement estimates and project targets for a World Bank loan aimed at enhancing teachers’ competencies, as its implementation stalled due to late budget releases and procurement issues. In a Sept. 28 restructuring paper, the World Bank said that since...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — As new tensions rise between Russia and NATO powers, Moscow 's top diplomat insisted to world leaders Saturday that his nation doesn 't intend to attack Europe but will mount a "decisive response" to any aggression. At the same time, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov...
