DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel and the United States carried a wave of attacks Monday that killed more than 25 people in Iran. Tehran responded with missile fire on Israel and its Gulf Arab neighbors as U.S. President Donald Trump’s deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to lay down arms and seek peace to global conflicts through dialogue, but he departed from a tradition of listing the world 's woes by name in the Urbi et Orbi blessing from the loggia of St....
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Three people, including a 10-month-old girl, were killed Sunday when high winds toppled a tree in northern Germany during an Easter egg hunt, police said. Around 50 people from a nearby residential facility for new mothers, pregnant women and children were attending the...
Lenovo has announced a global partnership with football icon David Beckham, uniting one of the world 's most recognized cultural figures with a leading technology company as the FIFA World Cup 2026 draws closer. Partnership rooted in football and AI The collaboration builds on Lenovo 's...
The Philippines is facing an inflationary shock that could spill over to slower economic growth, potential job losses, and more capital market outflows amid a prolonged Middle East conflict, according to the World Bank. The global oil price and supply shock wrought by the war in Iran would “raise...
HOUSTON (AP) — The Artemis II astronauts are already the champions of a fresh new era of lunar exploration. Now it 's time to set a new distance record. Launched last week on humanity 's first trip to the moon since 1972, the three Americans and one Canadian are chasing after Apollo 13...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday made expletive-filled threats against Iran and its infrastructure if it doesn 't open the Strait of Hormuz by his Tuesday deadline, after American forces rescued a wounded aviator whose Iran-downed plane fell behind enemy lines. A...
ISTANBUL (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed concern that a prolonged U.S.-Israeli war on Iran could further erode America 's support for Ukraine as Washington 's global priorities shift and Kyiv braces for reduced deliveries of critically needed Patriot air defense...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Aid groups are warning that the war in the Middle East has upended their ability to get food and medicine to millions of people around the world in need, and that the suffering will deepen if the violence continues. Not only has the conflict cut off vital shipping routes,...
Four Filipinos fought back from early setbacks to keep their title bids alive in the 2026 WPA World 8-Ball Championship in St. Louis, Missouri over the weekend. Veteran campaigner Jeff De Luna, the 2006 Doha Asian Games 9-ball silver medalist, stayed in contention with a dominant 8-0 shutout of...
The mission is both challenging and daunting, but the Philippine Taekwondo Association (PTA) is convinced the 14-player SMART/MVP Sports Foundation national team can pull off a big surprise in the 2026 World Taekwondo Junior Championships slated on April 9–18 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Two years...
SIHEUNG CITY, South Korea - After six days, the World Journalists Conference (WJC) 2026 ended on April 3 with participants tackling issues in journalism and experiencing immersion in Korean culture, technology and local governance. A total of 41 journalists from media outlets in 30 countries,...
