Washington, United States - Nikki Haley won the Republican presidential primary in Washington DC on Sunday, scoring her first victory as she struggles to remain relevant in her underdog race against Donald Trump. Haley's symbolic victory in the nation's capital comes just ahead a decisive day...
Port-Au-Prince, Haiti - Haiti's government declared on Sunday a state of emergency and a nighttime curfew in a bid to quell a wave of violence sparked by a gang assault on the capital city's main prison that allowed thousands of inmates to escape. The government said in a statement the state...
Sydney, Australia - Australia is planning for a "possible" visit by King Charles III this year, the prime minister said Monday, despite the British monarch's recent cancer diagnosis. It would be Charles' first trip to Australia as sovereign, though he made 15 official visits as prince over...
Madrid, Spain - A fire that broke out in a building near Alicante in Spain's southeast has killed three people, including a child, authorities said on Monday. Some 120 people were evacuated following the fire in Villajoyosa. Fifteen lightly injured people were taken to hospital for treatment...
Local retail electricity provider MPower will now supply renewable energy to the hotels, resorts, and real estate businesses of Alliance Global Group, Inc. (AGI). The unit of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said it has finalized an agreement to provide a combined total of 100 megawatts (MW) of...
You win some. You lose some. EJ Obiena faltered in his historic bid of a podium finish at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships after settling for ninth place in men’s pole vault on Sunday, March 3 (Monday, March 4 in Manila) in Glasgow, Scotland. EJ Obiena fails to make it to the podium...
GLASGOW (AFP) -- Devynne Charlton bettered her own 60m hurdles world record, Mondo Duplantis once again ruled supreme in the pole vault and there were second golds for Femke Bol and Alexander Doom on the third and final day of the world indoor championships on Sunday, March 3. Gold medalist...
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES - Egypt on Sunday hosted envoys for talks on a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the latest diplomatic effort as Gaza officials reported more deadly bombardment in the nearly five-month-old war. TOPSHOT - A Palestinian man holds a child as he mourns the death of twin...
PARIS, France - The Israeli military has said AI helps it more accurately target militants in its five-month war against Hamas, but as Gaza deaths rise, experts are questioning how effective algorithms can really be. This picture taken from Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip shows Israeli...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Relatives of passengers on a Malaysia Airlines plane that mysteriously vanished 10 years ago pushed for a new search Sunday as they spoke of enduring grief and the struggle to find closure. A woman writes a message during an event held by relatives of the passengers and...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russian authorities on Sunday said they had killed six suspected Islamic State group fighters in the southern Muslim-majority Caucasus republic of Ingushetia. Special forces from the FSB security agency cornered the six people in a building in the town of Karabulak and...
ROME, Italy - An Italian navy destroyer shot down a drone that was approaching it in the Red Sea, where Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels are attacking shipping, the defence ministry said. This handout satellite image released by Maxar Technologies on March 2, 2024 and dated March 1, shows the...
