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Germany sending more anti-air missiles to Ukraine helps, but EU must do more, Zelenskiy says

PARIS (Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday said Germany's recent push to send more Patriot air defence missiles - a key need in the country's war against Russia - were helpful, but asked EU leaders to do more and stick to their commitments. "I ask you to accelerate the implementation of our agreements with you – both on supplies and joint production of weapons and

'Julian Assange will not face the death penalty if extradited from UK'

The US issued assurances that Assange could rely on the First Amendment right to free speech and that there was no prospect of new charges which could see the death penalty being imposed.

52 houses in Zambales town face demolition

SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — In between sobs, Rosemarie Susi, 23, and her family watched as a demolition team prepared to destroy their home at a fishing village in Barangay Camiing, Cabangan, Zambales on Wednesday, April 17. “There are eight of us in one house. We don’t know where else to go. We just removed our things first because they said that if we don’t, they will destroy them too,” Susi told the Inquirer in Filipino. Susi and her family were...

A Ukrainian ally is sending Kyiv F-16s for deep strikes into Russia's rear

Alvarez may be delisted as Marine reservist after Marcos ouster call

MANILA, Philippines — Davao del Norte 1st Dist. Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez may be delisted as a Marine reservist after urging the Armed Forces of the Philippines to withdraw its support for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., according to AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla. “In terms of the laws of the AFP, in our policy, we have the Articles of War that can handle it, and he can be separated from the service and delisted,”...

Motorsiklo, nagliyab sa gitna ng highway | UB

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Bahagi ng bulubundukin na sakop ng Barangay Mapulot, nasunog | UB

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Sales Road sinkhole patched up; only light vehicles allowed

MANILA, Philippines — The sinkhole along Sales Road in Pasay City has been patched up by the Department of Public Works and Highways-South Manila District Engineering Office (DPWH-SMDEO), “Maintenance team of the DPWH-SMDEO conducted asphalt overlay to the newly paved road earlier today,” the DPWH said in a statement. Sales Road has been open to light vehicles since 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. “Motorists are advised that only light vehicles are...

Britain has a 'gaping gap' in its defences that Putin could seize upon

Mark Francois claimed the Russian tyrant could take advantage in the delay in the RAF's new £1.9billion 'eyes in the sky' surveillance plane, the E-7 Wedgetail, by attacking from the north.

US to Reinstate Venezuela Sanctions, Says Maduro Broke Deal

President Joe Biden’s administration reimposed oil sanctions on Venezuela, ending a six-month reprieve after determining that Nicolas Maduro’s regime failed to honor an agreement to allow a fairer vote in elections scheduled for July.

Probe surge of Chinese nationals near Edca sites—Rep. Barbers

MANILA, Philippines — Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers is urging concerned government and law enforcement agencies to investigate the surge of Chinese nationals near Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (Edca) sites and other major seaports and airports nationwide. Barbers, who chairs the House committee on dangerous drugs, said the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Bureau of Immigration (BI) “should be held responsible and...

Pertussis cases up in 6 regions

MANILA, Philippines — Pertussis cases have continued to increase in six regions, according to the Department of Health. The DOH said Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Zamboanga peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Davao and Bicol recorded an upward trend in pertussis cases in the past six weeks. At least 1,477 cases, including 63 deaths, were recorded nationwide from Jan. 1 to April 6. Seventy-six percent of the cases are children aged five and below...

Chinese militia boats painted white to look like coast guard —PCG

Chinese maritime militia vessels spotted at Bajo de Masinloc were found to be painted similar to their Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) counterparts. According to a 24 Oras report by Chino Gaston on Wednesday, these fishing militia ships were likely replacements but lacked the CCG ships’ more sophisticated navigation and surveillance equipment and did not have CCG markings. In photos from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), the hulls and superstructures...

Drilon says now is right time for Quiboloy to face Senate probe

MANILA, Philippines — Former Senate President Franklin Drilon on Wednesday said it is high time for fugitive and self proclaimed “Appointed Son of God” Apollo Quiboloy to heed the upper chamber’s directives and cooperate with the ongoing investigation into his alleged crimes. Drilon’s remarks came after the Supreme Court on Wednesday chose to get the Senate’s comment on Quiboloy’s petition to nullify the contempt order against him. The high...

Did RAF deliberately bomb the Baedeker publishing house during war?

Dietrich Baedeker, born in Bremen in 1660, became a printer in Bielefeld but it was his descendent, Karl Baedeker, who established the publishing firm proper in 1827. Pictured: Canterbury

Brazil braces for worst coral bleaching ever

JAPARATINGA, Brazil - Brazil is bracing for what may be its worst-ever coral bleaching event as extremely warm waters damage reefs in the country's largest marine reserve – threatening the region's tourism and fishing revenues. With the world's corals now suffering a fourth mass bleaching event in three decades, some had hoped Brazil's reefs would be spared as they were during previous global bleaching events Bleaching is triggered by high water...

Gaza truce talks hit stumbling block, Qatar says

Qatar's PM says talks between Israel and Hamas on a hostages release deal are in a "delicate phase".

Sadiq Khan's ally says pay-per-mile driving only ruled out 'for now'

Hackney Labour councillor Mete Coban slipped out the remark as he took part in a Future of London Transport hustings this afternoon.

Albert Pagara comeback fight won’t happen in Cebu

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The much-anticipated comeback fight of “Prince” Albert Pagara on June 15 won’t be happening at the posh NUSTAR Resort and Casino. This was after organizers decided to hold the fight instead at the Passi Arena in Iloilo apparently to save on costs. Lorenzo Sy the head of the Chao Sy Promotions earlier announced that Pagara will fight for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) Asia lightweight title at the NUSTAR Resort...

Hezbollah launches missiles and drones at northern Israel

At least 14 Israeli soldiers are wounded in an attack launched from Lebanon as regional tensions escalate.

The Russian Orthodox Church declares ‘holy war’ against Ukraine and the West

UN Security Council to vote Friday on Palestinian UN membership

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to vote Friday on a Palestinian request for full U.N. membership, said diplomats, a move that Israel ally the United States is expected to block because it would effectively recognize a Palestinian state. The 15-member council is due to vote at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT) Friday on a draft resolution that

Home Office worker arrested for ‘selling’ UK residency

The official allegedly contacted a man and asked for £2,000 to approve his refugee application.

Lorry ablaze on M56 as crews tackle 'thick smoke'

Fire crews are working to put out a large lorry fire on the M56 near Frodsham.

Police bust cyber gang accused of worldwide fraud

Police took down the international scam on Tuesday and say there could be up to 70,000 UK victims.

1,330 pass the April 2024 electronics engineering licensure exams

MANILA, Philippines — A total of 1,330 out of 3,130 passed the 2024 April Electronics Engineering Licensure Exam (ECELE), said the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Wednesday. According to the PRC, the board exam was conducted on April 11 to 12, 2024 at testing centers in Metro Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Pampanga, Rosales and Tuguegarao. Niel Shem Geronimo Bañas of the Technological University...

Is China growing tired of Russia’s war in Ukraine?

There are signs that Beijing may be getting cold feet about its deepening entanglement.

Rishi Sunak accused of 'smearing' Angela Rayner with PMQs tax advice jibe

Rishi Sunak has insisted Sir Keir Starmer should spend less time reading Liz Truss's new book and instead focus on Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner's tax advice. Mr Sunak's jibe led Labour leader Sir Keir to accuse the "billionaire" Prime Minister of "smearing a working-class woman" as the pair clashed in the Commons. Ms Rayner has faced scrutiny about whether she paid the right amount of tax on the 2015 sale of her Stockport council house because of confusion over whether it was her principal residence. The Labour MP has said she will "do the right thing and step down" if she is found to have committed a crime in relation to her living situation a decade ago but remains confident she has followed the law at all times. Mr Sunak also took aim at his predecessor Ms Truss as he told MPs he had the "conviction" to say her economic policies were "wrong", adding that Sir Keir failed to do similar during Jeremy Corbyn's tenure as Labour leader. Sir Keir also used Prime Minister's Questions to repeatedly press Mr Sunak about his ambition to scrap national insurance contributions altogether, which Labour argues would amount to £46 billion. Mr Sunak sidestepped calls to say whether such a policy would hit the NHS, the state pension or result in income tax rises.

Canada and NATO have a big problem and its Canada’s fault

Exclusive-Thousands of frozen Gaza IVF embryos destroyed by Israeli strike

By Saleh Salem, Imad Creidi and Andrew Mills (Reuters) -When an Israeli shell struck Gaza's largest fertility clinic in December, the explosion blasted the lids off five liquid nitrogen tanks stored in a corner of the embryology unit. As the ultra-cold liquid evaporated, the temperature inside the tanks rose, destroying more than 4,000 embryos plus 1,000 more specimens of sperm and unfertilized

New Hampshire man who brought decades-old youth center abuse scandal to light testifies at trial

BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — David Meehan, whose allegations of abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center sparked nearly a dozen arrests and more than a thousand lawsuits, finally took the witness stand Wednesday, seven years after he first told his wife, “They raped me.” “I think I’m more ready than anybody else in this room to do this right now,” he said. Meehan, 42, spent three years at the Youth Development Center, where he alleges he was...

New Zealand PM arriving in PH for official visit

MANILA, Philippines — New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will be in the Philippines on Thjursday for an official visit, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) announced. During a farewell call with President Ferdinand “Bonbong” Marcos Jr. at Malacañan Palace, outgoing New Zealand Ambassador to the Philippines Peter Kell said that Luxon has been keenly interested in visiting the country. “He (Luxon) has been very clear that he...

EU leaders back new Iran sanctions after attack on Israel

By Tassilo Hummel, Andrew Gray and Julia Payne BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union leaders decided on Wednesday to step up sanctions against Iran after Tehran's missile and drone attack on Israel left world powers scrambling to prevent a wider conflict in the Middle East. The summit in Brussels is the first meeting of the EU's 27 national leaders since Saturday's attack, more than six months into

'I’m in pieces' - Israeli hostage's agony over husband held by Hamas

Aviva Siegel tells the BBC of the brutal conditions she, Keith and others faced in Hamas captivity.

NGCP says Visayas grid to be on red alert until Wednesday night

MANILA, Philippines — The Visayas grid has been placed under red alert until Wednesday night, said the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). In an advisory, the NGCP said that the red alert started at 5 a.m. and will extend until 9 p.m. The high alert status was caused by reduced output from Mindanao to Visayas (or the Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project) after two power plants — GNPK 2 and SMCPC U2 — tripped. “Manual load...

Veteran aged 101 given 'Do Not Resuscitate' notice during pandemic

he widespread use of 'Do Not Resuscitate' notices during the pandemic was 'chilling' and older people felt like they had been 'written off', a charity boss has said.

Three PH cities among least polluted regional cities in Southeast Asia

MANILA, Philippines — Three cities in the Philippines were among the least air polluted cities in Southeast Asia, a 2023 international report on air quality showed. The Swiss air-monitoring company IQAir’s 2023 World Air Quality Report provides a global review of air quality, citing PM2.5 air quality data from 7,812 cities spanning 134 countries, regions, and territories for 2023. PM2.5 concentration describes the amount of fine particulate...

Ex-AFP chief urges Asean members to support PH fight vs China’s aggression

MANILA, Philippines — A former Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief is urging other Southeast Asian countries to support the Philippines in its fight against China’s aggression in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Former AFP chief Emmanuel Bautista noted that while several of its western allies supported the Philippines, no other Southeast Asian nation has expressed similar sentiments so far. Bautista said that only 21 countries expressed...

Arrests made and thousands of victims contacted after scammer site taken offline

Arrests made and thousands of victims contacted after scammer site taken offline - Law enforcement agencies have arrested 37 suspects across the UK and around the world

Scots warned over introduction of right-to-die laws

Nearly 45,000 Canadians have ended their lives under the country's right-to-die scheme, fuelling fears over the introduction of similar laws in Scotland.

Año says Alvarez’s Marcos support withdrawal plea illegal, seditious

MANILA, Philippines — National Security Adviser Eduardo Año said Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez’s call urging the armed forces to withdraw support from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is “illegal and unconstitutional” and “seditious.” Año criticized the remarks and actions of Alvarez, a Navy reservist with the rank of colonel, in a strongly-worded statement on Wednesday. “Any call for withdrawal of support when done by a public official,...

Anthony Horowitz says private schools are 'destroying their children'

The 68-year-old novelist was sent to boarding school at eight-years-old and admitted in the aftermath of his 'terrible' experience he was a 'terribly damaged person'.

Only seven New Yorkers selected for jury duty in Trump’s trial so far

Changes to 20mph speed limit policy promised

New transport minister says 20mph zones should be targeted at schools, hospitals and nurseries.

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh loses another close relative days after three sons killed by IDF

The nephew of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has reportedly been killed in an Israeli bombardment in Gaza just a week after the chief was told his three sons were killed in an Israeli air strike

Romualdez wants multilateral military exercises, more military financing

MANILA, Philippines — House Speaker Martin Romualdez is seeking the expansion of joint military exercises in the Philippines, which he said not only improves the country’s defense strategies but also forge strong ties with other allies. Leading the Philippine delegation, Romualdez said they laid his proposals before United States (US) lawmakers such as Sen. William Francis Hagerty of Tennessee, Sen. Christopher Van Hollen of Maryland, and Rep....

Visayas grid, nag-red at yellow alert sa 2 magkasunod na araw; Luzon grid, nag-yellow alert din kahapon | UB

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Delivery truck, tumagilid sa Quezon Avenue | UB

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UNRWA chief warns man-made famine tightening grip across Gaza

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A man-made famine is "tightening its grip" across the Gaza Strip, the head of the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA warned on Wednesday as he accused Israel of blocking aid deliveries and seeking to end UNRWA's activities in the enclave. "Today, an insidious campaign to end UNRWA's operations is underway, with serious implications for

Solon hits Alvarez’ anti-Marcos ‘free speech’ stand: It’s an excuse

MANILA, Philippines — Former Speaker and Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez’s “freedom of speech” defense in calling for the withdrawal of support from the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R.Marcos Jr. is just an excuse, according to Camiguin Rep. Jurdin Jesus Romualdo. Romualdo said this as he lauded Justice Secretary Jesus Remulla’s decision to look into Alvarez’ controversial remarks, which authorities are still...