WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump 's recent statements of intent about his administration 's plans for Iran — some laced with profanity, some threatening deeply destructive, nation-shattering actions — have raised questions about international law. Here 's a short...
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump 's threat to destroy Iranian civilization was "truly unacceptable" and said any attacks on civilian infrastructure violate international law. In some of his strongest comments yet against the war, the American pope urged...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz that had been repeatedly watered down in hopes those two countries would abstain. The vote — 11-2, with two abstentions from Pakistan and Colombia — took place...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump pulled back on his threats to launch devastating strikes on Iran late Tuesday, swerving to deescalate the war less than two hours before the deadline he set for Tehran to capitulate or else a “whole civilization will die.” Trump said he...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Airstrikes hit two bridges and a train station in Iran on Tuesday, and Iranian officials urged young people to form human chains to protect power plants, as U.S. President Donald Trump warned that a "whole civilization will die tonight" if Tehran does not meet his latest...
Carlo Biado emerged as the last Filipino standing in the WPA World 8-Ball Championship after advancing to the Last 16 on Monday, April 6, in St. Louis, Missouri. The 42-year-old seasoned cue artist -- who is in the hunt for the only world title he hasn’t won yet after already clinching the world...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea 's spy agency says it 's now fair to view the teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as his heir, its strongest assessment yet on the rising political status of the girl who it believes could extend her family 's rule into a fourth...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Israel struck a key petrochemical plant at Iran 's massive South Pars natural gas field and killed two paramilitary Revolutionary Guard commanders on Monday, potentially challenging a new 45-day ceasefire proposal for Tehran and the United States as President Donald Trump...
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is making only hesitant moves Monday, while oil prices are flip-flopping as mediators try to forge a ceasefire agreement ahead of a deadline that President Donald Trump has set to bomb Iranian power plants. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% in early trading, coming off...
Stories of courage during the country’s darkest hours returned to the forefront once more as the country marks the Philippine Veterans Week, which kicked off on Monday, April 6. Among these narratives of defiance is Second Lieutenant Amparo F. Superiaso, who lived a life shaped by war, service,...
Four Filipinos posted contrasting results to remain in the hunt for a spot in the Round of 32 knockout stage of the WPA World 8-Ball Championship in St. Louis, Missouri on Sunday, April 5. Jeff De Luna, Sean Mark Malayan and Lee Van Corteza kept their campaigns alive with clutch victories over...
PhilWeb Corp. has entered into a partnership with Travellers International Hotel Group Inc. to provide technical and operational support for the latter’s online gaming platform. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Monday, April 6, PhilWeb said that under the terms of the...
