PARIS, France - President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday sought to breathe new life into his final term with a promise for a "stronger and fairer" France, at a rare news conference peppered with a string of announcements aimed at forging greater civic responsibility and security. With over three years...
OTTAWA, Canada - The Canadian government unveiled Tuesday restrictions on research funding to prevent the sharing with China, Iran and Russia of advanced technologies developed by Canadian universities, citing national security concerns. It also published a long list of sensitive research it does...
ATKINSON, United States - Donald Trump steamrolled toward New Hampshire Tuesday after his crushing win in Iowa cemented him as the likely Republican presidential nominee -- stopping on the way for a defamation trial that underscores how the road to November's election remains in uncharte d...
NEW YORK, United States - Donald Trump went straight from his victory in the Republican Iowa caucuses to a New York courtroom Tuesday for the start of a defamation trial brought by writer E. Jean Carroll after an earlier jury found he had sexually assaulted her in the 1990s. Alina Habba, lawyer of...
PARIS, France - France will deliver to Ukraine a new batch of around 40 SCALP long-range cruise missiles as well as hundreds of bombs as Kyiv fights the Russian invasion, President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday. Macron told reporters at a news conference that Europe's priority must be to "not let...
MONTPELLIER, France - A French court on Tuesday sentenced a man to 30 years in jail for the murder of his partner, after her body was found in 2021 buried under a concrete slab in their home. Samire Lymani, 41, had reported Aurelie Vaquier, 38, missing on February 23 that year, around a month after...
KYIV, Ukraine - At least 16 people were injured in a Russian rocket strike on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Tuesday evening, the regional governor said. In a post on social media, Governor Oleg Synegubov said Russian strikes hit residential buildings in the city centre, injuring at least 16,...
WASHINGTON, United States - US President Joe Biden has invited Congressional leaders for talks Wednesday on continuing "critical" aid for Ukraine, the White House said, as concerns mount over Western support against Russia. Washington's military assistance for Ukraine has dried up, with Republicans...
CAVITE – Police arrested a woman after confiscating from her some P170,000 worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Dasmariñas City on Monday, Jan. 15. Pieces of drug and non-drug evidence from the buy-bust operation in Dasmariñas City on Monday, Jan. 15 (Photo from Cavite...
Six members of the Manila Police District (MPD) were administratively relieved from their posts on Tuesday, Jan. 16, following a viral video showing them shooting a robbery suspect in Sta. Mesa, Manila on Jan. 12. Policemen corner a robbery suspect inside a jeepney in Sta. Mesa, Manila (Screengrab...
Mayor Eric Olivarez together with Congressman Edwin Olivarez and Councilor Paolo Olivarez during the turn over ceremony of service vehicles to different offices at the city government. (Photo courtesy of Parañaque PIO) Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez led the distribution of service...
Marikina City Mayor Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro signed on Monday, Jan. 15, Ordinance No. 140, which will grant a 100 percent business permit and business tax exemption to qualified small business owners in the city. Mayor Marcy Teodoro inks two ordinances to help business owners, especially...
