The local government units (LGUs) of Metro Manila and the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) on Thursday, Dec. 7, expressed their readiness to respond to terrorist acts following a string of bomb threats perpetrated by an alleged Japanese national. (Photo by Patrick Garcia) During the...
The Tahanang Mapagpala ng Immaculada Concepcion Foundation, Inc. Malolos, Bulacan was honored by the Department of Social Welfare and Development Office (DSWDO) as one of the 10 Outstanding Social Work Agencies (SWAs) and Auxiliary Social Welfare and Development Agencies (SWADAs) in the country for...
MEXICO City, Mexico -The United States and Mexico plan to form a working group on foreign investment screening to guard against national security threats, officials said Thursday, as Washington pushes to shift supply chains toward trusted partners. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (L)...
WASHINGTON, United States - A retired US police chief was sentenced on Thursday in Washington to more than 11 years in prison over his participation in the January 6, 2021 assault on the US Capitol. Alan Hostetter, 59, was convicted of four felonies in July including conspiracy to obstruct an...
WASHINGTON, United States - US President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday it was "critical" to protect civilians in Gaza and said much more aid must be allowed in, the White House said. President Joe Biden Biden, who was speaking by telephone to Netanyahu for...
LONDON, United Kingdom - The UK government and the United States on Thursday accused Russian security services of engaging in a sustained cyber-espionage campaign against top politicians, journalists and NGOs. Russia has been suspected of meddling in UK politics before, including the divisive...
WASHINGTON, United States - Top US diplomat Antony Blinken on Thursday welcomed an Israeli investigation into a strike that killed a journalist and wounded six others on October 13 in southern Lebanon. This picture provided courtesy of the Associated Press shows AFP cameraman Dylan Collins...
MOSCOW, Russia - The Kremlin said Thursday it hoped US lawmakers would continue to block White House requests for emergency aid for Ukraine amid an internal feud in Washington over immigration reforms. Republican senators earlier blocked $106 billion in emergency aid primarily for Ukraine and...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russia on Thursday set March 17 as the date for a presidential election which is expected to be another shoo-in for Vladimir Putin, who has silenced opposition during over two decades in power. This handout picture taken and released by the Federation Council, the upper house of...
SYDNEY, Australia - A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck south of Vanuatu on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said, triggering a tsunami warning. The offshore quake hit at 1256 GMT at a depth of 48 kilometres (30 miles), about 123 kilometres south of the town of Isangel and 338 kilometres...
The local government of Manila announced on Wednesday, Dec. 6, that the capital city was hailed as the “World's Leading City Destination" in 2023 by the prestigious World Travel Awards (WTA). Photo from Manila PIO/MANILA BULLETIN The honor was given at an awarding ceremony held at...
MOSCOW, Russia - A 14-year-old girl shot dead a classmate and injured five people before killing herself at a secondary school in the Russian city of Bryansk near the Ukraine border on Thursday. Fatal attacks at educational facilities -- previously a rarity -- have become more common in Russia in...
