LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors said a 44-year-old Los Angeles woman was arrested Saturday night at Los Angeles International Airport on suspicion of helping Iran traffic weapons to Sudan, which is in its fourth year of a bloody civil war. Shamim Mafi will face charges that she brokered...
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices rose in early trading Sunday as a standoff between Iran and the U.S. prevented tankers from using the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf waterway that is crucial to global energy supplies. The price of U.S. crude oil increased 6.4% to $87.88 per barrel after trading...
Six multilateral development banks (MDBs) have launched a coordinated push to develop critical mineral value chains, seeking to move resource-rich economies beyond raw material exports and into higher-value manufacturing as part of efforts to strengthen supply chain resilience. In an April 17 joint...
Developing economies including the Philippines are pressing the World Bank Group (WBG) to help reduce borrowing costs as the economic fallout from the Middle East conflict drives up oil prices, disrupts supply chains, and threatens growth and food security. In an April 16 statement delivered before...
LUANDA, Angola (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called Sunday for Angolans to fight the "scourge of corruption" with a culture of justice as he opened a poignant day in his African odyssey that will take the American pope to an epicenter of the African slave trade. Leo celebrated Mass before an estimated...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said that U.S. negotiators will head to Pakistan on Monday for talks with Iran, lifting hopes of extending a ceasefire set to expire this week even as Washington and Tehran remain locked in a standoff over the Strait of Hormuz. The prospect of talks on...
DAVAO CITY - AJ Wacan delivered his best performance when it mattered most as he powered Philippines-Mindanao to the title in the 13-18 category in the inaugural Junior Golf Foundation of the Philippines (JGFP) World Team Championships on Sunday, April 19, at the Apo Golf and Country Club here. A...
Tickets to K-pop boy band EXO’s two-day Manila concert scheduled in July have sold out. This was announced by show promoter Pulp Live World via X. “True Kings indeed! EXO PLANET #6–EXhOrizon in MANILA happening on July 4–5, 2026 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena is now OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT!”...
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said Saturday that it was “not in my interest at all” to debate U.S. President Donald Trump about the Iran war, but that he would continue preaching the Gospel message of peace. Leo spoke to reporters aboard the papal plane flying from...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a Filipino wanted in the United States for his alleged involvement in an online group that exploited minor victims through gaming and social media platforms between 2019 and 2021. On...
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Progressive leaders from around the globe gathered in Barcelona on Saturday to try and galvanize their forces and defend a rules-based world order. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, an outspoken critic of U.S. President Donald Trump and the U.S.-Israeli war against...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea on Sunday, its neighbors said, days after the U.N. 's nuclear watchdog warned that North Korea was making "very serious" advances in efforts to build nuclear weapons. South Korea 's Joint Chiefs...
