NARA, Japan (AP) — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday for a summit in western Japan as the two leaders aim to improve the sometimes-strained relationship as Tokyo faces a deepening row with China. The meeting could deliver a political...
ROME — Pope Leo XIV met with Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado in a private audience at the Vatican on Monday. The meeting, which hadn’t been previously included in the list of Leo’s planned appointments, was later listed by the Vatican in its...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia and Indonesia have become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk 's company xAI, as concerns grew among global authorities that it was being misused to generate sexually explicit and nonconsensual...
TAGAYTAY CITY, Cavite — Saying that it is a critical time for public servants, with trust in institutions fragile and citizens closely watching not only government promises but actual delivery, the head of the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) urged government scholars to become...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) arrested a 41-year-old man in less than three hours after a shooting incident in Barangay Payatas, Quezon City. The suspect, identified as alias “Ryan,” a resident of Barangay Payatas, was arrested at around 10:45 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10...
An overheated fryer is being eyed as the cause of a fire that hit a convenience store in Barangay 655, Intramuros, Manila, early Monday morning, Jan. 12, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said. Based on the initial report, the crew of the convenience store were changing the fryer 's oil when...
Around 200 vendors affected by the closure of a privately-owned public market staged a protest in front of the Pasay City Hall along F.B. Harrison Street on Monday, Jan. 12. According to the police, the vendors, led by Wowee Market Vendors Association President Michael Babasa and Vice President...
A total of 21,651 preschoolers in Manila will receive free milk courtesy of the city government under the “Yormilk: Kaagapay ng Batang Maynila sa Paglaki” program of Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso aimed at curbing malnutrition and foster the growth of children enrolled in public...
The Southern Police District (SPD) confiscated a total of P1.13 million worth of illegal drugs in weeklong operations from Jan. 5 to 11. A total of 52 police operations were carried out resulting in the arrest of 70 drug suspects. Seized items included 165.39 grams of shabu and three vape...
A fire razed three houses in Barangay Western Bicutan, Taguig on Jan. 11, affecting eight families. The Taguig City Fire Station reported that the fire started at about 1:57 p.m. from the two-storey residential structure at No. 40 Dayap St., Western Bicutan. Firefighters raised the first alarm...
Residents of Barangay Mambugan in Antipolo City, Rizal, were horrified when a dump truck loaded with soil crashed into two houses along Sumulong Highway on Sunday, Jan. 11. Based on the police report, the truck driver was probably speeding before losing the truck 's brakes, subsequently losing...
Authorities arrested a condominium security guard in Makati City after he voluntarily surrendered for his alleged involvement in a robbery at a unit occupied by an Australian national, during which several luxury items and pieces of gold jewelry were stolen. The Makati City Police Station said the...
