KYIV, Ukraine - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday praised Ukraine's strength in the face of the Russian invasion during a visit to the Chernigiv region, which was occupied by Moscow at the beginning of the war. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Blinken visited a school's...
PARIS, France - French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday he would offer proposals to widen referendums in France to allow a possible ballot on immigration demanded by conservatives and the far right. French President Emmanuel Macron His promise in a letter to party leaders comes after a...
BANGKOK, Thailand - Several Southeast Asian air force commanders will shun an upcoming meeting chaired by Myanmar's military rulers, officials told AFP, deepening the junta's regional isolation as it struggles to crush resistance. The annual ASEAN Air Chiefs Conference gathers top air force...
LONDON, United Kingdom - Google is facing a new lawsuit in Britain, which accuses the US tech giant of stifling competition in the search engine market and causing prices to rise across the UK economy, a statement said Thursday. The claim, filed with the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal, is...
Andrejs Grazulis put up a near-perfect performance as Latvia held off Italy, 87-82, in the classification round for the fifth to eighth places in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena on Thursday, Sept. 7. Andrejs Grazulis leads Latvia past Italy. (FIBA) Grazulis fired away...
MANILA (AFP) -- Dillon Brooks is the man basketball fans love to hate, but Canada wouldn't swap him for anyone as they prepare for a historic first World Cup semifinals on Friday, Sept. 8. Canada's Dillon Brooks. (AFP) Brooks is the troublemaker-in-chief in the Canada team, using all his dark arts...
MANILA (AFP) -- Austin Reaves warned his United States teammates on Thursday, Sept. 7, that national pride will transform Germany's players when they meet in the Basketball World Cup semifinals. US's Austin Reaves (right) and Tyrese Haliburton gesture during the FIBA Basketball World Cup...
By MARK REY MONTEJO Team USA paid tribute to its fallen heroes in World War 2 as the players and coaches visited the Manila American Cemetery in Taguig City on Wednesday, Sept. 6. Team USA players and coaches visit the Manila American Cemetery in Taguig City on Wednesday, Sept. 6. (USA...
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) has submitted a provisional 22-member Filipinas lineup for its upcoming debut in Asian Games this September in China. The list, though, subject to change, included most of the players who suited up for the FIFA Women’s World Cup last July. The...
John Febuar Ceniza reset his own national record in snatch but came up short in his bid of a podium finish in the 2023 IWF World Weightlifting Championships in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, Sept. 6. John Febuar Ceniza finishes fifth in the men's 61kg division of the 2023 IWF World...
MANILA (AFP) -- Slovenian superstar Luka Doncic said he needed to learn to control his emotions after being ejected on Wednesday, Sept. 6, in his country's Basketball World Cup quarterfinals defeat to Canada. Canada's Dillon Brooks (right) and Slovenia's Luka Doncic react during the FIBA Basketball...
MADRID (AFP) -- Spain player Jenni Hermoso has filed a criminal complaint over suspended football chief Luis Rubiales's kiss on her lips at the Women's World Cup finals, prosecutors said on Wednesday, Sept. 6. Demonstrators take part in a protest in support of football player Jenni Hermoso in...