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Former town rector denies sexual assault on teenager

Michael Woods is accused of committing the offence in the late 1990s.

Rwanda flights needed to deter migrants - minister

The illegal migration minister says the Rwanda Bills deterrent effect will not "kick in" for several weeks.

Ex-policeman denies sharing death images

The ex-PSNI officer also denied charges of aiding and abetting theft, when he appeared at a Belfast court.

Shop windows smashed in overnight attacks

One man is arrested, and police are looking for a vandal on a bike after separate incidents.

Manila suspends face-to-face classes on Wednesday due to 'dangerous' heat

Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan suspended the face-to-face classes for public and private schools on Wednesday due to the dangerous heat level. In a Facebook post Tuesday, the Manila public information office said this is due to a dangerous level forecast of 43°C from the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office. “Schools are advised to shift to asynchronous classes,” the statement read. PAGASA said that heat index at a danger level or...

The Reason One Colonial War Was So Brutal

A new history of Indonesia’s fight for independence reveals the brutal means by which the Dutch tried to hold on to their colony.

Two men seriously injured in crash

The drivers were flown to hospital, one for a head injury, the other with multiple injuries.

INQToday: Taiwan hit by numerous quakes, strongest reaching 6.3 magnitude

Taiwan hit by numerous quakes, strongest reaching 6.3 magnitude Taiwan’s capital was hit by a series of earthquakes overnight into the early hours of Tuesday, with the Central Weather Administration saying the strongest was a magnitude-6.3 tremor originating in eastern Hualien. DMW says no report yet of OFWs hurt in latest Taiwan earthquakes The Department of Migrant Workers says it has not received any report of Filipinos injured in the series...

Sen. Bong Go at Sec. Rex Gatchalian nagkasagutan sa pagdinig sa Senado sa usapin ng pamamahagi...

Sen. Bong Go at Sec. Rex Gatchalian nagkasagutan sa pagdinig sa Senado sa usapin ng pamamahagi ng ayuda ng DSWD

5 migrants die while crossing the English Channel hours after the UK approved a deportation bill

PARIS (AP) — Five people, including a child, died while trying to cross the English Channel from France to the U.K., French authorities said Tuesday, just hours after the British government approved a migrant bill to deport some of those who entered the country illegally to Rwanda. The prefecture responsible for the north of France said in a statement authorities spotted several boats packed with migrants off the coast of Pas-de-Calais,...

‘I want to make up for mistakes’: The Russian POWs fighting for Ukraine

Ex-Russian troops have been recruited to fight for anti-Kremlin militias that say they are aiding Ukraine’s war effort.

Four men not guilty over Frome coach crash

They were accused following the crash in 2022 of using of a vehicle in a condition likely to cause injury.

Ukraine wants to destroy the Crimean Bridge but how could they do it?

UN rights chief 'horrified' by mass grave reports at Gaza hospitals

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. rights chief Volker Turk said on Tuesday that he was "horrified" by the destruction of the Nasser and Al Shifa medical facilities in Gaza and reports of mass graves containing hundreds of bodies there, according to a spokesperson. Palestinian authorities reported finding scores of bodies in mass graves at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis this week after it was

LIST: UP, ADMU, DLSU Best Subjects on QS World University Rankings

The University of the Philippines (UP), Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU), and De La Salle University (DLSU) have once again proven their academic excellence by securing spots in the prestigious 2024 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings By Subject. Out of 1,559 universities globally, UP, DLSU, and Ateneo stand tall among the best institutions for […] The post LIST: UP, ADMU, DLSU Best Subjects on QS World University Rankings...

Senate probe sought on foreigners using fake papers to pose as Filipinos

MANILA, Philippines — A resolution seeking to investigate the national security implications of foreigners using falsified documents to pose as Filipinos has been filed in the Senate. Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros filed her Senate Resolution No. 1001 after an alleged spike of Chinese students using “questionable entry credentials” in Cagayan. According to Hontiveros, it is only normal for the Philippine government to be alarmed by this...

'We saw people struggling on board migrant boat'

The BBC’s Andrew Harding witnessed the vessel leave the French coast in which five people later died.

Israel military strikes northern Gaza in heaviest shelling in weeks

By Nidal al-Mughrabi (Reuters) -Israel bombarded northern Gaza overnight in some of the heaviest shelling in weeks, panicking residents and flattening neighbourhoods in an area where the Israeli army had previously drawn down its troops, residents said on Tuesday. Tanks made a new incursion east of Beit Hanoun on the northern edge of the Gaza Strip, though they did not penetrate far into the

2 Navy helicopter, nagkatamaan habang nagsasanay para sa Naval parade; 10 sakay, patay | 24 Oras

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Israeli strikes intensify across Gaza, pounding the north

By Nidal al-Mughrabi (Reuters) -Israeli strikes intensified across Gaza on Tuesday in some of the heaviest shelling in weeks, pounding the north from where the Israeli army had previously drawn down its troops, residents said. Strikes by air and shelling from tanks on the ground were also reported in central and southern areas in what residents said were almost non-stop bombardments. Overnight

Body of a man found in park, police say

Officers say they were called to the park at about 06:45 BST.

Two dogs die after suspected poisoning

Two spaniels fell ill and died after being exercised at Fingle Bridge on Dartmoor.

Migrant boat capsizes off Djibouti leaving 16 dead

At least 16 people are dead and 28 missing in a new migrant boat disaster off the coast of the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti, the UN's migration agency said on Tuesday. "At least 28 missing. 16 dead," it said, adding that the local IOM branch was "supporting local authorities with search and rescue effort".

New MCWD acting general manager appointed by LWUA

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A new officer-in-charge general manager (OIC GM) in the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has been appointed. On Monday, April 22, the interim board of the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA), has chosen Joselito Thomas Baena, a lawyer, to be the MCWD’s OIC GM, replacing lawyer John Dx Lapid who recently resigned from his appointment. READ MORE: MCWD leadership dispute: LWUA-appointed acting general manager...

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PBBM announces a potential rollout of ASF vaccines in June, July

PBBM announces a potential rollout of ASF vaccines in June, July; Malawi farmers receive food diversification training to curb hunger; U.S. Sec. of State Antony Blinken, headed to Beijing for talks on wars in Ukraine, Gaza, South China Sea tensions, etc.

Taliban fighter could be freed from jail

Pakistani-born Munir Farooqi plotted to persuade vulnerable young men to 'fight, kill and die' in Afghanistan .

Japan is sending a 'sugar baby' to prison for 9 years for defrauding men out of $1M and selling a manual on how to do it

Japanese 'sugar baby' Mai Watanabe was sentenced to 9 years in prison for defrauding men on dating apps and selling a manual on how to do it.

Eight arrests in drugs and money laundering sting

Police make three arrests in Thetford after stopping a car - and five more later in Great Yarmouth.

Sunak says latest Channel deaths prove Rwanda flights MUST start soon

The Prime Minister spoke after the latest tragedy struck the morning after his plan to start the flights to Kigali finally became law.

Teen 'usual self' before stabbing boy, court told

Alfie Lewis, 15, was stabbed to death in the Horsforth area of Leeds in November.

Hundreds spoken to in dog walker shooting probe

Officers have spoken to more than 800 people as part of the investigation into the killing of Brian Low.

DMW says no report yet of OFWs hurt in latest Taiwan earthquakes

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said it has not received any report of Filipinos injured in the series of earthquakes that rocked Taiwan’s Hualien County overnight into the early hours of Tuesday. Citing initial reports, the DMW said its migrant workers’ offices (MWOs) in Taiwan were immediately placed “on alert” after the series of quakes, with the strongest reaching 6.3 magnitude. “Initial reports from Filipino...

Malaysian navy helicopters collide in mid-air, 10 killed

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Two Malaysian navy helicopters collided in mid-air during a rehearsal for a naval parade on Tuesday, killing all 10 crew members aboard, the navy said in a statement. The incident occurred at the Lumut naval base in the western state of Perak at 9.32 a.m. on Tuesday morning (0132 GMT), the navy said. "All victims were confirmed dead at the scene and sent to the Lumut

Showjumper murdered out of 'jealousy', trial hears

Jonathan Creswell denies the murder and rape of 21-year-old Katie Simpson in County Londonderry.

Pasig Vice Mayor Jaworski, nagbigay ng health update sa kalagayan ng ama

Pasig Vice Mayor Jaworski, nagbigay ng health update sa kalagayan ng ama

Rwanda Bill 'an extortionately expensive gimmick', says Yvette Cooper

Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper called the Rwanda Bill aimed at deterring migrants "an extortionately expensive gimmick rather than a serious plan to tackle dangerous boat crossings". "The Rwanda scheme will cost more than half a billion pounds for just 300 people, less than 1% of asylum seekers here in the UK - and there is no plan for the 99%," she said.

Teenagers charged over fire at Peaky Blinders mill

Police say two boys have been charged with arson and will appear in court later in April.

China slams PH’s repeated denial of Ayungin Shoal ‘understanding’

MANILA, Philippines — A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson slammed the Philippine government for its repeated denial of the existence of what they call a “common understanding” between two nations when it comes to matters pertaining to Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin also noted that such a pact between Manila and Beijing was not only reached during President Rodrigo...

Mga pananim sa Cebu, nababansot at nalalanta dahil sa tindi ng init ng panahon at kakulangan ng suplay ng tubig

Mga pananim sa Cebu, nababansot at nalalanta dahil sa tindi ng init ng panahon at kakulangan ng suplay ng tubig; 15-K kamatis, libreng ipinamigay ng isang magsasaka

Marcos tells farmers gov’t is building dam, working to ease effects of El Niño

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said the government is continuously working to alleviate the effects of the El Niño. Marcos held a site inspection in Occidental Mindoro to assess the impacts of the weather phenomenon. As El Niño persists, more local governments declare state of calamity. “Asahan po ninyo na ito po, kaming lahat ay sabay-sabay gumagalaw, para tiyakin na kahit papaano, kahit tayo na naghihirap sa...

Iran is 'weeks away' from having enough uranium to make nuclear bomb, warns IAEA boss

Director General Rafael Grossi has revealed Iran's nuclear activities were "raising eyebrows" at IAEA and admitted they are "weeks rather than months" away from being able to produce a nuclear bomb

Boy 'may have been sleepwalking' during attack

The jury in the trial in Devon is told it will hear about the science of sleepwalking from experts.

Pictured: Rishi Sunak's Rwanda deportation bill by numbers

Nearly 80,000 migrants have arrived across the English Channel since Boris Johnson unveiled the scheme in April 2022.

Chinese vessels surge in WPS amid Balikatan —PH Navy

The number of Chinese vessels has increased in the West Philippines Sea amid Balikatan, the joint military exercise of the Philippines and United States, the Philippine Navy said on Tuesday. “Our monitoring for the past two months for March and April has given us a fairly constant—from a low of 33 and a high of 69, and average of 60 various vessels of China,” Philippine Navy spokesperson for the WPS Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad said in a press...

NATO forces could face battle-hardened Russian troops if Ukraine falls

Philippine Air Force to send aircraft to international exercise for first time

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Tuesday said that it will be sending aircraft to an international exercise for the first time. In a press conference, PAF spokesperson Colonel Ma. Consuelo Castillo said four to six aircraft and around 150 personnel will be deployed as the country's contingent to Exercise Pitch Black in Australia. “This is a big thing for the Air Force because it means that we are really developing our capabilities,” Castillo...

Ukraine cuts consular services for potential conscripts lodged overseas

Kyiv’s top diplomat orders the move as war-torn country pushes to boost conscription.

Swimming warning after boy, 13 dies in river

Aryan Ghoniya got into difficulty while swimming with four friends, an inquest into his death heard.

Dominica decriminalises same-sex relations

Activists welcomed the ruling as a "significant milestone" for LGBTQ rights in the Caribbean.