Olivia Rodrigo is once again highlighting her Filipino roots, this time sharing what she learned after performing here during her “Guts” World Tour. The Grammy-winning singer said her first-ever concert in Manila gave her a deeper appreciation for Filipino audiences and their widely recognized...
Every June 8, the global community commemorates World Oceans Day to raise awareness of the essential role oceans play in supporting life and to advocate for their conservation and sustainable management. The idea was first proposed in 1992 by Canada’s International Centre for Ocean Development...
For the first time ever, the FIFA World Cup™ will kick off with three separate opening ceremonies with one taking place in each host country – Mexico, Canada, and the United States. Instead of a single traditional show, each nation will get its own moment in the spotlight, connected by a shared...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel and Iran traded fire early Monday in retaliatory strikes that threatened to drag the wider Middle East back into a regional war. Israeli authorities warned that two waves of Iranian missiles targeting the country, and urged the public to seek shelter....
MONGBWALU, Congo (AP) — Dr. Richard Lokudu, the medical director of Mongbwalu General Referral Hospital, has received barely any compensation for his work on the front line of one of Congo 's deadliest Ebola virus outbreaks. Lokudu and several of his colleagues work all day at the hospital...
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares skidded Monday after worries about Big Tech investments and rising odds for an interest rate hike gave U.S. stocks their worst day since October. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dropped 4.2% to 63,804.77. The Japanese government revised the annualized economic growth...
Despite widespread public concern about climate change, financing and institutional constraints continue to hamper the Philippines’ efforts to strengthen climate resilience and adaptation measures, according to state-run policy think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS). In...
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Middle East is suddenly bracing for war again. Iran fired missiles at Israel late Sunday in the first such bombardment in the two months since a ceasefire. What happened? The truce in the Iran war that was reached in April has not spread to Lebanon, where Israel has been...
LONDON (AP) — The leaders of the U.K., Ukraine, France and Germany discussed the “urgent need” to ramp up production of weapons to combat Russia 's powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missiles in a meeting in London on Sunday. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted Ukrainian...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A Palestinian man with Israeli citizenship went on a shooting rampage in several towns in central Israel on Sunday, killing a reservist and wounding five other people, according to Israeli police and the military. The attacker was killed by police. The attack came at a...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran launched missiles at Israel in the first such bombardment since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April, raising the possibility of a return to heavy fighting and complicating mediation efforts to end the war. Iran’s state broadcaster confirmed the launches, and...
MREIJEH, Lebanon (AP) — Israel struck Beirut 's southern suburbs without warning on Sunday, days after a ceasefire agreement in Washington went into effect and despite a U.S. request not to attack Lebanon 's capital. Lebanon 's state-run national news agency said two people were...
