Berlin, Germany - German police said Friday they had arrested a man as he allegedly attempted to flee with a hostage from a store in the Ulm city center. Contacted by AFP, a police spokesman in the southwestern city declined to give details about the hostage or the possible motivation behind...
As I sat glued to the livestream of the Earth Wisdom Keepers session at the Davos World Economic Forum, I couldn't help but swell with pride and a sense of urgency. There, my sister, Ann Dumaliang, co-founder and trustee of the Masungi Georeserve Foundation in the Philippines, was addressing a...
The Department of Health (DOH) received Emergency Operation Center (EOC) Information and Communications Technology (ICT) equipment valued at P4.8 million from the European Union (EU) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Philippines. Photo from DOH In a statement on Friday, Jan. 26, DOH said that...
MADRID (AFP) -- A Spanish judge on Thursday, Jan. 25, proposed that disgraced former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales be tried over the kiss he forced on Women's World Cup star Jenni Hermoso. Spain's Jenni Hermoso (AFP/File photo) In a ruling following his preliminary investigation, judge...
Kyoto, Japan - A Japanese man found guilty of carrying out an arson attack that killed 36 people at an anime studio in 2019 was sentenced to death on Thursday. The blaze that ripped through the studios of Kyoto Animation four-and-a-half years ago was Japan's deadliest crime in decades and...
Paris, France - Bigger, more-powerful cars have negated the impact of tighter CO2 emissions regulations in the EU, a report by the bloc's internal auditor found Thursday. Since 2012, cars sold in the EU must meet targets for limiting CO2 emissions, but these had little impact as emissions from...
Kyoto, Japan - A Japanese man who admitted to starting a fire that killed 36 people at an animation studio in 2019 faces a possible death sentence on Thursday when a court delivers its verdict. This file aerial view taken on July 18, 2019 shows the rescue and recover scene after a fire at an...
Rome, Italy - One hundred Palestinian children wounded in war-torn Gaza are to receive medical treatment in Italian hospitals, the defense ministry in Rome said Wednesday. Palestinians stand amidst the rubble of a mosque and buildings which collapsed during Israeli bombardment around the town...
Seoul, South Korea - North Korea fired several cruise missiles towards the Yellow Sea on Wednesday, Seoul's military said, the latest in a series of tension-raising moves by the nuclear-armed state. This picture taken on January 24, 2024 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central...
Kyiv, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that Russia was "playing with the lives of Ukrainian prisoners" after Moscow accused Kyiv of downing a military plane carrying dozens of its own captured soldiers. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Moscow said 74 people...
Colombo, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka on Wednesday passed legislation imposing hefty jail sentences on social media users for posts the authorities deem false or a threat to national security. A blindfolded activist with a rope tied around his wrists takes part in a protest against the proposed...
Brussels, Belgium - The European Union unveiled Wednesday plans to strengthen the bloc's economic security including measures to protect sensitive technology from falling into the hands of geopolitical rivals like China. Brussels has bolstered its armoury of trade restrictions to tackle what...
