THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The UN's top court gave the green light Friday to Ukraine's western allies to support it in its legal fight against Russia. Ukraine dragged Moscow to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague shortly after the February 2022 invasion. Judges last year issued a...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russian-installed authorities in southern Ukraine on Friday reported more casualties from the flood triggered by the destruction of a key dam, and said the water could keep rising for more than a week. "Unfortunately, there are casualties... Their number has grown to eight...
A police officer has been jailed for up to 40 years for the kidnapping and killing of a South Korean businessman during former President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war, court documents seen by AFP on Thursday, June 9, show. Jee Ick-joo was abducted from his home in Angeles City in October 2016 by a...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, June 8 expressed her frustration over the denial of former Senator Leila de Lima’s petition for bail. “I am deeply frustrated over the prolonged detention of former Sen. Leila De Lima. She deserves a speedy trial as enshrined in our Constitution,”...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russia said Tuesday dozens of its soldiers were killed when repelling a long-awaited Ukrainian offensive, a rare admission of losses among Moscow's forces. "For three days, the Ukrainian regime has launched a long-promised offensive in different sectors of the front," Russia's...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte is not interested to serve as an anti-drug czar under the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Former president Rodrigo Duterte (Joey Dalumpines/Presidential Photo) “Mukha hindi na rin tama (It doesn’t seem right anymore),” Duterte...
United States (US) Ambassador to Manila MaryKay Carlson on Sunday, May 28, honored war heroes from the United States and the Philippines who served during World War II, noting how their contributions became the foundation of a “strong alliance” in the region. Philippine and American flags stand...
KYIV, Ukraine - A Russian missile on Friday morning struck a medical facility in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, killing one and injuring 23 including two children, officials said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a video of smoke billowing from roofless buildings with blown-out...
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and his Belarusian counterpart Viktor Khrenin shake hands after signing an agreement on the deployment of Russia's nuclear-capable weapons in Belarus, in Minsk on May 25, 2023. (Vadim Savitsky / Russian Defence Ministry / AFP) MOSCOW, Russia -- Belarusian...
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine claimed Friday to have retaken swathes of ground near the frontline city of Bakhmut, as Russia reported having repelled an attack along a broad stretch of the front line. The rival reports from the battlefront indicated an increase in fighting after months of relative...
Though the course is long, justice is finally prevailing. Sen. Risa Hontiveros, a fellow opposition lawmaker, made the remark following former Senator Leila de Lima’s acquittal in the second drug charges that was filed against her. “I am happy that my friend and colleague former Senator Leila...
MOSCOW, Russia- Russia on Saturday opened a terrorism probe after a car blast that wounded pro-Kremlin writer Zakhar Prilepin and killed another person. "The Investigative Committee of Russia has opened a criminal case into a terrorist act in connection with the explosion of Zakhar Prilepin's car,"...
