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Driver admits to causing death after police pursuit

Police say they called off their pursuit of a van before it was involved in a crash.


Minnesota teen gets 4 years as accomplice in fatal robbery that led to police shooting of Amir Locke

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A teenager has been sentenced to four years for his role in a St. Paul killing that prompted police in Minneapolis to execute a search warrant that led to the fatal shooting of Amir Locke by a police officer in a case that focused scrutiny on the use of no-knock warrants. Feysal Jama Ali, 18, of Minneapolis, pleaded guilty earlier to being an accomplice after the fact in the killing of Otis Elder, 38, of St. Paul, during a...


QC to prosecute erring official

QUEZON City Mayor Maria Josefina "Joy" Belmonte on Thursday said the city engineering official accused of extortion would face charges despite the withdrawal of complaints against him. Belmonte said the complainant, a 47-year-old Filipino Chinese businessman who sought the help of the Quezon City Police District for the arrest of Quezon City Engineering Department supervisor Joel Avila, has decided to withdraw his charges against the city...


Akbayan hits back: Sara doesn’t need to be president to speak vs China

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte does not have to be a president or the “chief architect” of the country’s foreign policy for her to call out China’s intrusive actions over the West Philippine Sea (WPS), party-list group Akbayan said on Thursday. Akbayan party president Rafaela David, in response to statements from Duterte’s brother Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte, said that empathy and a moral backbone is just what...


BBM vows response to Chinese bullying

(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday vowed to mount a "proportionate, deliberate and reasonable" response to the "unabating, and illegal, coercive, aggressive and dangerous attacks" by the China Coast Guard and the Chinese Maritime Militia in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). In a statement released by the Palace, the President said the relevant government agencies would put together "a response and countermeasure package" in the...


Two children among Russians questioned over 'terrorism' posts

By Lucy Papachristou LONDON (Reuters) - Two children are among at least six people who have been detained or questioned in Russia over online comments viewed as "justifying terrorism" since last week's deadly attack on a concert hall, according to local authorities and Russian media. Security services have been on high alert since the March 22 gun rampage at the Crocus City Hall near Moscow that


Philippines’s Marcos promises measures after China’s ‘dangerous attacks’

President says country to respond to South China Sea confrontations with proportionate measures after soldiers injured.


Witness hunt after woman subjected to 'terrifying' rape

Police want to find a man they believe intervened in the attack and took the victim home.


Greek PM survives no-confidence vote over 2023 train crash

ATHENS (Reuters) -The government of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis survived a no-confidence vote on Thursday over the handling of a train crash last year that killed 57 people, after media reports emerged this week alleging manipulation of evidence. Leftist opposition parties submitted a censure motion against the conservative government this week accusing it of "trying to hide the


Man held over stabbing in front of train passengers

A teenager is arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the stabbing on a train in London.


Horror as rescue cat found decapitated

Animal shelter workers urge vigilance after several cats are killed "in an awful way" in Greater Manchester.


DPD driver killer gang guilty of ambush murder

Aurman Singh suffered repeated axe attacks to the head after five men tracked him on his rounds.


Egypt population growth continues slowing to 1.4%, government says

CAIRO (Reuters) - Population growth in Egypt, the Arab world's most populous country, slowed to 1.4% in 2023, its lowest rate in decades, the planning ministry said on Thursday. The need to limit population growth is a favourite theme of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who blames a recent high birth rate for straining services and the government budget. The current population stands at


Islamic State spokesperson praises group's attack on concert hall in Russia

CAIRO (Reuters) - The spokesperson for Islamic State praised the group's attack that killed more than 140 people in a Russian concert hall near Moscow. Abu Huthaifa al-Ansari was speaking in a recorded message posted on Thursday on the militant group's Telegram channel. Al-Ansari also reiterated urging the group's supporters to target "crusaders" everywhere, especially in the United States,


‘Transformative’: US Census to add Middle Eastern, North African category

Advocates have long said census count has left communities invisible, but say change is only ‘first step’.


Italian woman held in Hungary to remain in jail

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - An Italian woman charged in Hungary with taking part in an anti-fascist group's assaults on people they viewed as far-right activists will remain in jail after a judge denied her attorney's request that she be released into house arrest. Ilaria Salis, a 39-year-old teacher, is accused of taking part in a serious assault on two far-right militants by a group of anti-fascist


Families face Easter holiday travel chaos as more than 600 Border Force officers at Heathrow Airport to strike over last four days of festive break

The strike is set to begin on April 11 and end four days later on April 14 - just as families return from their Easter holidays.


US urges UN Security Council action to get aid into Sudan from Chad

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States warned on Thursday that it would push the U.N. Security Council to take action to get aid to starving people in Sudan, possibly by authorizing cross-border deliveries from Chad, if the Sudanese armed forces do not restore full access. Ahead of the one year anniversary of the conflict in Sudan, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda


Family's law change plea after house explosion

Gemma McLaughlin's parents lost their home to a devastating gas blast in 2020, but no-one is liable.


Indian police spot glowing UFOs zig-zagging over nuclear power plant - mirroring reports of craft at sensitive bases in US

DailyMail.com has obtained two UFO videos recorded by an Indian police official, depicting an apparent craft near India's Kudankulam nuclear plant.


LIST: Pres. Bongbong Marcos’ overseas trips from 2022-2024

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s term has yet to reach its midway point—but many say that foreign trips have become a defining feature of his administration. With every foreign travel announcement from Malacañang stirring conversation online, INQUIRER.net has compiled a list of Marcos’ foreign travels and its highlights. 2022 1.) Indonesia – Marcos’ first trip abroad as a President was to Indonesia for a state...


Investigators seen onboard stricken Dali container ship in Baltimore

Investigators can be seen on the Frances Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore using a drone to perform reconnaissance on stricken container ship Dali before boarding the ship and meeting the crew.


Man who threatened to detonate bomb during California bank robbery killed by police

The man, believed to be in his 70s, walked into a Wells Fargo in Fullerton in Orange County wearing a mask on Tuesday afternoon and demanded money.


A blip in Philippine history

I WAS involved in the initial stages of the commemoration of the 500th anniversary (quincentennial) of the Victory at Mactan under the auspices of the National Quincentennial Committee (NQC). I was quite active at the time (2019) — as I still am — in the arena of public history with another Manila Times columnist, Dr. Xiao Chua. I suppose that was the main reason why Chua and I were asked to write some historical articles for public consumption...


4 sex convicts barred from PH entry, says BI

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) intercepted four sex offenders from entering the country in March. According to a statement on Thursday, the American national was barred from entering the country through the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) on Mar. 16 after he was found to have one count of sexual misconduct with a 15-year-old minor at a US district court in Michigan. Another American national was blocked from entry at the Ninoy Aquino...


Putin says he won't start a war with NATO. But Western bases hosting Ukraine F-16s would be targets

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin scoffed at the possibility of his country launching an attack on a NATO member, calling it “sheer nonsense,” but warned that any Western air base hosting U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets that are slated for deployment in Ukraine would be a “legitimate target” for the Kremlin’s forces. “Their statements about our alleged intention to attack Europe after Ukraine is sheer nonsense,” Putin said late...


China: PH is ‘straying down a dangerous path’

MANILA, Philippines — China continued to blame the Philippines and its ally, the United States, for the continued tensions in the disputed West Philippine Sea. In a statement on Thursday, Chinese Ministry of National Defense spokesperson Wu Qian warned that the Philippines is going down a dangerous path. READ: No letup in Chinese water cannon attacks “The Philippines’ harassment and provocations are the immediate cause of the recent escalation...


Kyiv asks NATO allies for air defences after Russia hits infrastructure

(Reuters) -Ukraine's defence minister asked allies for more air defences at an extraordinary meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council on Thursday and said nearly all the impact from Russian strikes this year had been on civilian infrastructure. Last Friday, Russia carried out its largest air strike on Ukraine's energy system since its invasion in February 2022, damaging power units at a dam and


Suspect named over UK fighter's death in Ukraine

Daniel Burke, 36, from Manchester, was 44km from the frontline when he was shot in Zaporizhzhia.


Russian rights group warns jailed leader's health is deteriorating

(Reuters) - Leading Russian human rights group Memorial has warned that the health of its jailed 70-year-old head, Oleg Orlov, is deteriorating, accusing prison authorities of subjecting him to inhumane treatment. Orlov, a leader of Memorial which won a share of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022, was sentenced last month to 2-1/2 years in prison for "discrediting the armed forces" after he took part


Vessel runs aground in Quezon; 181 passengers, crew rescued

LUCENA CITY — A total of 181 passengers and crew members of a roll-on-roll-off vessel which ran aground near the port of Real, Quezon were rescued Thursday morning by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). The PCG-District Southern Tagalog (PCG-DST) reported that MV Virgen De Peñafrancia II, which was about to leave the port for Polillo island off the Pacific Ocean, while maneuvering accidentally drifted into the shallow waters and consequently...


Pope washes feet of 12 women prisoners on Holy Thursday

Pope Francis, who often pleads for compassion to prisoners, washed the feet of 12 incarcerated women in Rome on Thursday in a rite marking Holy Thursday before Easter. Since becoming pope in 2013, the head of the Catholic Church has often visited prisons and refugee centres, including last year on Holy Thursday when he visited a juvenile detention centre and washed the feet of 12 young men.


Man dies after being hit by car

The man in his 40s was struck by a vehicle on the B1318 Great North Road in Jesmond, Newcastle.


Over 2,800 QC cops, enforcers tapped for Holy Week security

MANILA, Philippines – Over 2, 800 members of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Department of Public Order and Safety (DPOS) and Traffic and Transport Management Department (TTMD) have been deployed to help ensure safety, security and order in the city this Holy Week. QCPD said it is fielding 1,000 police officers, the DPOS will deploy 299 of its personnel while TTMD will tap 1,529 traffic enforcers. “We are fully committed in ensuring a...


Man jailed for childhood rape of boy

John Smith, of Chester, was aged 10 or 11 when he first sexually assaulted his victim, police say.


Man arrested after death of Gogglebox star

Police are questioning a man after George Gilbey fell from a height while at work.


Philippine president warns of countermeasures in response to Chinese aggression at sea

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president said Thursday that his government would take action against what he called dangerous attacks by the Chinese coast guard and suspected militia ships in the disputed South China Sea, saying “Filipinos do not yield.” Ferdinand Marcos Jr. did not provide details of the actions his government would take in the succeeding weeks but said these would be “proportionate, deliberate and reasonable in the...


Judge rejects officers' bid to erase charges in the case of a man paralyzed after police van ride

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Four former Connecticut police officers accused of mocking and mistreating a man after he was paralyzed in the back of a police van in 2022 were denied bids Thursday to enter a program that could have erased criminal charges against them and let them avoid trial. A judge rejected the former officers' applications for accelerated rehabilitation, citing the seriousness of Richard “Randy” Cox’s injuries. The program,...


Haiti's children caught in gang violence 'cataclysm'

A UN report says criminals are recruiting and abusing young people as violence soars


Woman in 70s killed in car crash

Police say the woman died in a single-vehicle collision on the A120 in Essex.


Ati families face forced eviction in disputed Boracay land

ILOILO CITY — Ati tribe members in Boracay were shocked early Palm Sunday morning when guards stormed their area and started to place barricades made out of galvanized iron sheets, citing recent decisions by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). Maria Tamboon, one of the leaders of the Boracay Ati Tribal Organization (Bato), whose family has been living on the land for more than 48 years, told the Inquirer that at around 6 a.m. on March 24,...


America is giving Ukraine a key weapon at an important time


Marcos on BARMM: Much needs to be done

MORE work has to be done to spur peace and development in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said, a decade after the signing of an agreement that paves the way for peace and development in the region. In his message on the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB), Marcos pledged to continue working with the Bangsamoro government for BARMM's...


Fourth man denies gold toilet palace theft charge

The £4.8m toilet was stolen from Blenheim Palace in 2019 while it was featured in an exhibition.


Bus accident in South Africa kills at least 45, Transport Ministry says

(Reuters) -South Africa's Department of Transport on Thursday said a bus crash near Mamatlakala in the northern province of Limpopo resulted in at least 45 deaths and one seriously injured person. The ministry alleged that the driver lost control and collided with barriers on the bridge, causing the bus to go over the bridge and hit the ground where it caught fire, according to the statement.


Dentist chair selfie sends drug trafficker to jail

Khan Gorgulu sent the image to his partner in crime, but it was later used by police to prove his guilt.


Villanueva might vote against Cha-cha, but no final decision yet

MANILA, Philippines — Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva has admitted leaning towards voting against Charter change proposals for now, after a recent Pulse Asia survey showed a huge percentage of respondents not in favor of amending the 1987 Constitution now. Villanueva in a message to reporters on Thursday said that while he is leaning towards that direction, he has not yet made up his mind on the matter. READ: Pulse Asia: Most Filipinos...


Cebu City declares state of calamity in 28 mountain barangays due to el Niño

CEBU CITY, Philippines – In response to the escalating effects of the ongoing El Niño phenomenon, Cebu City has declared a “state of calamity” in 28 mountain barangays. This decision comes after a resolution was passed with reports of dwindling water sources and agricultural distress, prompting urgent measures to assist affected communities in the city. The resolution was approved during a special session on March 27. READ: Rama wants state of...


Historic pact spurs new development in Clark

AIMED at uplifting the communities surrounding the free port operated by Clark Development Corp. (CDC), a new area for development has been unlocked. This followed a historic agreement, formalized between the Ayta Mag-Antsi indigenous cultural communities/indigenous people (ICCs/IPs) within the free port and the Philippine government. CDC and the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) were instrumental in facilitating the signing of...


Russia links concert shooting to 'Ukrainian nationalists'; US says 'nonsense'

MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russian investigators said on Thursday they had found proof that gunmen who killed more than 140 people at a concert last week were linked to "Ukrainian nationalists", an assertion immediately dismissed by the United States as baseless propaganda. Russia has said from the outset that it believes Ukraine was linked to the attack, even though Kyiv has denied it and the