ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is embarking Monday on the first-ever papal trip to Algeria, aiming to promote Christian-Muslim coexistence at a time of global conflict and honor the locally born inspiration of his religious spirituality, St. Augustine. Leo’s two-day stop in Algeria opens an intense...
K-pop superstars BTS thanked fans as they kicked off their “Arirang” world tour in Goyang, South Korea. BTS held the three-day concert at Goyang Stadium on April 9, 11 and 12, drawing about 132,000 fans. The live viewing, a simultaneous broadcast in movie theaters in major countries and...
President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. Navy would swiftly begin a blockade of ships entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement. U.S. Central Command announced that it will blockade all Iranian ports beginning Monday at...
Iranians reacted with a mixture of disappointment and defiance on Sunday after peace talks with the United States failed to reach an agreement following hourslong negotiations. U.S. officials said the talks collapsed over what they described as Iran’s refusal to commit to abandoning its nuclear...
HOUSTON (AP) — Never-before-glimpsed views of the moon’s far side. Check. Total solar eclipse gracing the lunar scene. Check. New distance record for humanity. Check. With NASA’s lunar comeback a galactic-sized smash thanks to Artemis II, the world is wondering: What’s next? And how do you...
The Gilas Pilipinas women’s team is marching to the FIBA 3x3 World Cup for the first time in eight years. The Nationals dominated host Singapore, 21-10 in their do-or-die match in the World Cup qualifiers at the OCBC Square on Sunday, April 12. Kacey Dela Rosa stood tall and singlehandedly...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The gap between rich and poor nations is growing even wider as actions agreed to by many countries last year, including overhauling the major global financial institutions, remain unfulfilled promises, a U.N. report concludes. The report assessing the blueprint adopted in...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un voiced support for China’s push to build a “multipolar world” and called for deeper ties between the traditional allies during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, state media said Saturday. During the meeting Friday,...
BANGKOK (AP) — China said Sunday it would resume some ties it had suspended with Taiwan such as direct flights to cities across China and imports of Taiwanese aquaculture products as the island 's opposition party leader concludes her visit. The Taiwan Work Office under China 's...
Close to 50 junior golfers from around the world are headed to Mindanao next week as the Junior Golf Foundation of the Philippines (JGFP) rolls out the inaugural JGFP World Junior Team Championship at Apo Golf and Country Club in Davao City from April 16 to 19. Among the foreign entries,...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United States and Iran failed to reach an agreement at the end of historic, face-to-face talks after the U.S. said Tehran refused to commit to not developing a nuclear weapon, leaving uncertainty over a fragile, two-week ceasefire. Vice President JD Vance, who led the U.S....
ROME (AP) — In his strongest words yet, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday denounced the "delusion of omnipotence" that is fueling the U.S.-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate peace. Leo presided over an evening prayer service in St. Peter 's Basilica on the same day...
