DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A likely strike by the United States hit the central Iranian city of Isfahan early Tuesday, sending a massive fireball into the sky, and Tehran struck a fully loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker in the Persian Gulf. The attacks were testament to the intensity of the...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament on Monday passed a law approving the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis, a measure that has been harshly condemned by the international community and rights groups as discriminatory and inhumane. The passage of the bill marked...
MADRID (AP) — Spain closed its airspace to U.S. planes involved in the Iran war, officials said Monday, in another step by Europe’s loudest critic of U.S. and Israeli military actions in the monthlong conflict. The country earlier said that the U.S. couldn 't use jointly operated military...
TOKYO (AP) — China announced Monday that it is sanctioning a conservative Japanese lawmaker close to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, accusing him of “colluding with” separatists in Taiwan, the latest incident that underlines growing tensions between Tokyo and Beijing over the self-governed...
Frustrating security lines dwindled at U.S. airports Monday, clearing the worst bottlenecks as Transportation Safety Administration officers began receiving backpay for working during the government shutdown. Checkpoint lines that at times stretched to four hours at Houston’s George Bush...
Filipino style icon and actress Heart Evangelista has expanded her creative portfolio, venturing into jewelry design while continuing to make waves on the international fashion circuit at Paris and Milan Fashion Weeks. Already recognized as a painter, actress, social media content creator, and...
The Philippines joined 33 other economies in calling for the much-needed revival of the trade dispute settlement system within the World Trade Organization (WTO), in a bid to uphold rules-based stability amid deep uncertainty for global trade. In a joint statement over the weekend, member economies...
SEOUL, South Korea - The World Journalists Conference (WJC) 2026 opened at the Korea Press Center in the capital city on March 30. A total of 42 journalists, including from the Manila Bulletin, are participating in the conference, which will run until April 3. The themes of this year’s...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed a test of an upgraded solid-fuel engine for weapons capable of reaching the U.S. mainland, and called it a significant development boosting his country’s strategic military arsenal, state media reported Sunday. While the test...
CAIRO (AP) — A missile attack on Israel by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen on Saturday raises concern that Tehran 's proxies may again try to block Red Sea shipping routes, as Iran 's chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz keeps another key global trade passage virtually closed. The...
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Severe flooding, a landslide and thunderstorms in parts of Afghanistan left 17 people dead and 26 injured over the last 24 hours, with more heavy rainfall predicted, authorities said Sunday, the latest casualties from extreme weather in the country this season. The...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli police prevented Catholic leaders from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate Mass on the Christian holiday of Palm Sunday for the first time in centuries, the Latin Patriarchate said Sunday. Jerusalem 's major holy sites are closed ...
