GENEVA, Switzerland - The World Health Organization on Friday voiced concern over the fate of the head of Gaza City's Al-Shifa hospital, whom Israeli forces detained over the facility's alleged use by Hamas. (Photo from AFP) In a statement the WHO said that the head of the biggest hospital in...
Hamas on Friday freed a first batch of hostages seized in the deadliest attack in Israel's history under a deal that saw a temporary truce take hold in war-ravaged Gaza. Thirteen Israeli hostages captured during Palestinian militants' cross-border raids were back in Israeli territory where they...
BEIJING, China - France is hoping Beijing will be "vigilant" against any Chinese support for Russia's war in Ukraine, Paris's top diplomat said Friday following a day of talks with Chinese officials. "We are counting on the vigilance of the Chinese authorities so that no structure in China......
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Calm returned to Lebanon's southern border Friday as a temporary truce took effect in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, according to Lebanese state media and the Israeli military. Since the Gaza war erupted on October 7, Lebanon's southern border with Israel has...
KYIV, Ukraine - Kyiv said on Friday more than 13,000 Ukrainians had returned to the country via the only working border crossing with Russia since it opened in the summer. Thousands of Ukrainians have fled almost two years of brutal fighting by travelling to Russian territory but have slowly...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday, Nov. 24, addressed the World Health Organization's (WHO) report on a cluster of respiratory illnesses affecting children in Northern China. (Unsplash) WHO reported that the surge is linked to increased circulation of pathogens like influenza, mycoplasma...
SEOUL (AFP) -- South Korea coach Jurgen Klinsmann has called on the Chinese government to release World Cup midfielder Son Jun-ho in time for Christmas. South Korea coach Jurgen Klinsmann (AFP) Beijing's foreign ministry said in May that the 31-year-old had been detained "on suspicion of accepting...
BEIJING, China - China has reported no 'unusual or novel pathogens' in respiratory illnesses spreading in the north of the country, the World Health Organization said Thursday. Children receive a drip at a children hospital in Beijing on November 23, 2023. The World Health Organization has asked on...
The Philippines added another award to its already long list as the mobile network TNT bagged the Guinness World Record for the Longest Travel Livestream, lasting over 26 hours and covering 75 kilometers from Bustos, Bulacan, to Rizal Park in Manila. The milestone is part of the Petmaloop Challenge...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) -- Brazilian police and football authorities traded blame on Wednesday, Nov. 22, after a brawl broke out ahead of Brazil's match against arch-rivals Argentina, leaving several injured in what fans called a "tragedy foretold." Brazilian police clash with fans of Argentina before...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is eyeing to seek assistance from Japan or two other international financial institutions to bankroll three major railways project in Luzon and Mindanao. DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista said Japan, through its Japan International Cooperation Agency...
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian warned Wednesday that the threat of the Gaza war spreading would grow unless a truce between Israel and Hamas lasts, in an interview as he visited Beirut. "If this ceasefire starts tomorrow, if it does not continue... the...
