Frustrating security lines dwindled at U.S. airports Monday, clearing the worst bottlenecks as Transportation Safety Administration officers began receiving backpay for working during the government shutdown. Checkpoint lines that at times stretched to four hours at Houston’s George Bush...
Filipino style icon and actress Heart Evangelista has expanded her creative portfolio, venturing into jewelry design while continuing to make waves on the international fashion circuit at Paris and Milan Fashion Weeks. Already recognized as a painter, actress, social media content creator, and...
The Philippines joined 33 other economies in calling for the much-needed revival of the trade dispute settlement system within the World Trade Organization (WTO), in a bid to uphold rules-based stability amid deep uncertainty for global trade. In a joint statement over the weekend, member economies...
SEOUL, South Korea - The World Journalists Conference (WJC) 2026 opened at the Korea Press Center in the capital city on March 30. A total of 42 journalists, including from the Manila Bulletin, are participating in the conference, which will run until April 3. The themes of this year’s...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed a test of an upgraded solid-fuel engine for weapons capable of reaching the U.S. mainland, and called it a significant development boosting his country’s strategic military arsenal, state media reported Sunday. While the test...
CAIRO (AP) — A missile attack on Israel by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen on Saturday raises concern that Tehran 's proxies may again try to block Red Sea shipping routes, as Iran 's chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz keeps another key global trade passage virtually closed. The...
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Severe flooding, a landslide and thunderstorms in parts of Afghanistan left 17 people dead and 26 injured over the last 24 hours, with more heavy rainfall predicted, authorities said Sunday, the latest casualties from extreme weather in the country this season. The...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli police prevented Catholic leaders from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate Mass on the Christian holiday of Palm Sunday for the first time in centuries, the Latin Patriarchate said Sunday. Jerusalem 's major holy sites are closed ...
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said Sunday that God doesn 't listen to the prayers of those who make war or cite God to justify their violence, as he prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square. With the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran entering...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday made unannounced visits to the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, as Ukraine seeks to use its drone expertise to help Gulf Arab states blunt Iran 's attacks during the war in the Middle East. Zelenskyy said that Ukraine...
MONACO (AP) — Pope Leo XIV urged residents of the principality of Monaco on Saturday to use their wealth and influence for good and reject the "idolatry of power and money" that is fueling wars around the world. Leo made a one-day trip to the glitzy Mediterranean enclave, becoming the first pope...
GENEVA (AP) — Swiss food giant Nestlé says about 12 tons, or 413,793 candy bars, of its KitKat chocolate brand were stolen after leaving its production site in Italy earlier this week for Poland. The company, based in Vevey, Switzerland, said in a statement Friday that "the vehicle and its load...
