LONDON, United Kingdom - The UK government on Monday faced calls to get tougher with China, after police arrested a parliamentary researcher on suspicion of spying for Beijing. The arrest, made earlier this year but only made public this weekend, prompted Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to warn Premier...
Vietnam's President Vo Van Thuong (R) shakes hands with US President Joe Biden during a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on September 11, 2023. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / POOL / AFP) HANOI, Vietnam -- President Joe Biden and senior executives from top US tech firms including Google and...
France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) speaks as Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina looks on during the ceremony of signing bilateral agreements at the Prime Minister's office in Dhaka on September 11, 2023. (Photo by Munir uz zaman / AFP) DHAKA, Bangladesh -- President Emmanuel Macron was...
Indian President Droupadi Murmu (2R) looks on as India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (3L) and his Saudi Arabian counterpart and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) shake hands during a ceremonial reception at the President House a day after the G20 summit in New Delhi on September 11, 2023....
By MARK REY MONTEJO Crowd favorite Rhenz Abando expressed his gratitude to the fans and the Gilas Pilipinas management for giving him support and opportunity in his maiden appearance in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Rhenz Abando. (FIBA) “Mabuhay ka mahal kong Pilipinas,”...
For the second time in 45 years, the Philippines showed how much basketball meant to the whole country following its co-hosting of the 2023 FIBA World Cup. It was a homecoming of sorts for the basketball-loving nation after first hosting the tournament in 1978. FIBA secretary...
It was an ending they did not expect. Nevertheless, the triumph in Manila came as a sweet treat for their hard work. ‘Unbelievable’: Germany savors perfect run for first World Cup title. (Ali Vicoy) Germany was on cloud nine after finally winning its first Naismith Trophy courtesy...
MANILA (AFP) -- Small forward Dillon Brooks said Canada would take "good momentum" into next year's Paris Olympics after beating the United States to win bronze at the Basketball World Cup on Sunday, Sept. 10. Canada's Dillon Brooks (2nd left) and RJ Barrett react (3rd left) during the FIBA...
MANILA (AFP) -- Head coach Gordon Herbert hailed Germany's "team-first" attitude after they beat Serbia to win the Basketball World Cup for the first time on Sunday, Sept. 10, going unbeaten throughout the tournament. Germany's players celebrate after winning the FIBA Basketball World Cup final...
BARCELONA (AFP) -- Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales resigned from his post on Sunday, Sept. 10, because of the scandal caused by his kiss on the lips of a Women's World Cup player. Luis Rubiales. (AFP) The already-suspended chief sent his resignation to the federation's interim...
The family grave of family Ulma is pictured in Markowa on September 10, 2023 during the beatification of the Ulma family. A Polish couple and their seven children, murdered in 1944 by the Nazis for hiding Jews, were beatified in Poland, a first for an entire family in the Catholic Church. (Photo by...
A Russian rescuer speaks on his mobile phone next to a wall bearing an image of Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Moscow's Kremlin at a polling station during local elections organised by the Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on September 8, 2023. (Photo by...
