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Man in his 20s dies in crash between car and van

A man in his 60s is taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Seven in 10 teachers say unexplained school absences are rising, study finds

And a report has shown that 150,000 school children across the UK are now classed as severely absent - with one in five missing school at least 10% of the time

‘Deepfake’: PCO disowns clip of Marcos ‘attack order’ vs China

MANILA, Philippines — Amid simmering tensions in the West Philippine Sea, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) called for heightened vigilance against online content designed to sow confusion or mislead the public about the issue. On Wednesday, the PCO dismissed as a “deepfake” a video recording of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. supposedly ordering an attack on China, whose aggressive actions against Filipino vessels in the West...

Aboriginal spears snatched by British in 1770 returns to Australia

LONDON — Four spears taken from Australia by a British explorer more than 250 years ago will be returned by Cambridge University to descendants of the indigenous community which crafted them, in the latest high-profile repatriation of artefacts. The four spears are all that remains of the 40 or so which James Cook and his team took […]

PNP denies engaging in EJKs, dismisses Amnesty Int'l, US gov't reports

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday dismissed reports that extrajudicial killings (EJKs) are still prevailing in the country under the Marcos administration. At a press conference, PNP spokesperson Police Colonel Jean Fajardo also denied allegations that the PNP has been engaging in EJKs. “The PNP and other law enforcement agencies for that matter does not engage in EJKs,” Fajardo said. “Kung titignan po natin yung legal meaning po...

Shoplifting hits record high in England and Wales

Shoplifting was up by 37% in the year to December 2023, the highest since records began in 2003.

Spain prosecutor requests dismissal of corruption case against PM Sanchez's wife

MADRID (Reuters) - Madrid's prosecuting authority said on Thursday it had requested the dismissal of a corruption case against Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's wife that prompted him to announce he is considering resigning. The authority said it was appealing Wednesday's decision by a Madrid court to look into a private complaint laid by anti-corruption activists against Begona Gomez over

Asylum 'limbo' numbers could top 100k, warns charity

It could cost £6bn to house 115k people denied access to the asylum system, a refugee rights group says.

NSC warns of foreign entities that might disrupt 2025 elections

The National Security Council (NSC) on Thursday warned that foreign entities may attempt to meddle with the 2025 national and local elections. NSC Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya was quoted by Super Radyo dzBB as saying that "foreign maligned interference operations" have been increasing in the country. Malaya added that such activities include the hacking of websites and social media accounts of multiple government agencies, the dzBB...

Focus on China in WPS territorial dispute stumps Escudero

MANILA, Philippines — The apparent focus being given to China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue does not escape Senator Francis Escudero’s eye. Escudero reminded everyone that the territorial dispute in the WPS was not exclusive to the Philippines and China. “Ang kalaban natin ika nga, o katunggali natin o kaagaw natin sa West Philippine Sea kabilang ang Malaysia, Vietnam at Taiwan at ibang bansa pa sa Southeast Asia, subalit tila medyo...

Pro-Palestinian protesters urge universities to divest from Israel. What does that mean?

College students calling for a cease-fire in Gaza are also urging their colleges to divest. Here's what that means.

Bangladesh repatriates Myanmar troops after fighting on border

Bangladesh sent home nearly 300 Myanmar troops and civil servants on Thursday who fled across the border to escape attacks on their outposts near the frontier between the two countries. Government officials told AFP that a Myanmar-flagged ship carrying soldiers, police and civil servants departed from the river port of Naniarchar on Thursday.

PNP: Cops who talked to ICC on Duterte case may face sanctions

The cops who communicated with the International Criminal Court (ICC) about the crime against humanity case against ex-President Rodrigo Duterte may face sanctions, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Thursday. “Obviously, kung ikaw ay isang active personnel at you are performing any activities that is contrary to what is being stated officially ng PNP, posible na may kaharapin pong sanction ang sinumang pulis na hindi po susunod sa...

UK police make additional arrest over migrants' deaths in Channel

LONDON (Reuters) - British police said on Thursday they had arrested an additional individual over the deaths of five migrants, including a child, who died attempting to cross the Channel from France on a small boat earlier this week. The deaths occurred when a boat carrying 112 people set out to cross one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world on Tuesday, and panic took hold among the

Marcos extends term of gov’t workers under contracts of service, job orders

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. extended the engagement of contractual employees in government under the contract of service (COS) and job order (JO). According to the Palace on Thursday, the decision came after the President held a sectoral meeting with the Department of Budget and Management, Department of Interior and Local Government, Civil Service Commission and Commission on Audit last Wednesday. READ: Marcos OKs up to...

Myanmar warlord at centre of battle for key border town

(Reuters) -Armed soldiers loyal to a turncoat warlord patrol the streets of southeastern Myanmar's frontier town of Myawaddy, as troops of the ruling junta and rebels jostle for control of the outpost that handles more than $1 billion in border trade every year. The struggle for Myawaddy has highlighted the role played by Colonel Saw Chit Thu, his militia and sprawling business enterprise,

Man critical in hospital after car crashes into house

The 66-year-old was injured in the crash involving a Vauxhall Mokka in Barrhead on Wednesday.

Six men face drugs and modern slavery charges

Police have charged six men from Rochdale in connection with a child exploitation investigation.

Family of American man believed to be held by Taliban asks the UN torture investigator for help

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for an American believed to be held by the Taliban for nearly two years are asking a United Nations human rights investigator to intervene, citing what they say is cruel and inhumane treatment. Ryan Corbett was abducted Aug. 10, 2022, after returning to Afghanistan, where he and his family had been living at the time of the collapse of the U.S.-based government there a year earlier. He arrived on a valid 12-month visa...

Israeli security forces make arrests in West Bank overnight

IDF, Shin Bet, Border Police, and Counterterrorism Unit forces arrested eight wanted persons throughout the West Bank overnight between Wednesday and Thursday, the IDF announced. IDF and Shin Bet detained six of those arrested in the Tulkarm area. Another was arrested in Hebron by the Yehuda Division. In another operation in Nabi Saleh, IDF soldier...

DOJ: State execs, employees coordinating with ICC could be held accountable

State officials and employees who would cooperate with the International Criminal Court's (ICC) investigation into the bloody war on drugs of former President Rodrigo Duterte could be held accountable, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Thursday. At a press briefing in Malacañang, DOJ spokesperson, Assistant Secretary Jose Dominic Clavano, said cooperating with the ICC regarding the investigation would be a violation of government policy. “As...

Ukraine's Zelenskiy meets Britain's Jeremy Hunt in Kyiv

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday he met British finance minister Jeremy Hunt in Kyiv and called for sanctions against Russia to be tightened to stop Moscow bypassing them. The Ukrainian leader said in a statement on the Telegram app that he was grateful to close ally Britain for unveiling this week a new 500 million pound ($625 million) uplift in a defence

Police arrest 93 protesters on California campus

LA police arrest dozens as they clear a pro-Palestinian protest encampment at a college in LA.

Murder arrest after alleged assault

A 40-year-old died in hospital on Thursday after suffering serious injuries, police said.

More than eight in ten asylum seekers in Ireland 'cross in from NI'

More than eight in ten asylum seekers in the Republic of Ireland have crossed into the country from Northern Ireland, the Republic's justice minister Helen McEntee (pictured) has claimed.

Malaysia ex-PM Mahathir facing anti-graft probe in a case involving his sons

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is among individuals being investigated in connection with a graft probe involving his sons, the head of Malaysia's Anti-Corruption Commission said on Thursday. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in January served Mahathir's businessmen sons, Mirzan and Mokhzani, with notices to declare their wealth, as part of

DOJ asks courts to issue hold departure order vs Quiboloy

The regional trial courts (RTCs) in Davao City and Pasig City have been asked to issue hold departure orders (HDOs) against Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Apollo C. Quiboloy to stop him from leaving the country. READ MORE: https://mb.com.ph/2024/4/25/doj-asks-courts-to-issue-hold-departure-order-vs-quiboloy Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin Visit our website at http://mb.com.phFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletinInstagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletinTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin #ManilaBulletinOnline#ManilaBulletin#LatestNews

MP wants law for historic pubs like Crooked House

Marco Longhi MP says the law will give communities more rights to stop historic pubs being destroyed.

Woman, 84, seriously injured in car park collision

A woman is left with serious injuries after being knocked down outside a Keighley supermarket.

Wrongfully convicted mother was ‘collateral damage’

Nicole Jacobs says her mother’s vulnerability was “exploited” because she was a young mum.

Kremlin says U.S. long-range missiles sent to Ukraine will not change war's outcome

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that deliveries of U.S. long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to Ukraine would not change the outcome of the war but would create more problems for Ukraine itself. The United States in recent weeks secretly shipped long-range missiles to Ukraine, which has so far used them twice, a U.S. official said on Wednesday. The missiles were used

DOJ: At least 200 convictions made since OSAEC law was passed

At least 200 convictions have been made since the Anti-Online Sexual Abuse or Exploitation of Children (OSAEC) law was passed in 2022, an official from the Department of Justice said Thursday. ''When the law was passed in 2022, almost 200 convictions were made,'' Justice Assistant Secretary Jose Dominic Clavano said at a Palace press briefing. ''So, we see a very significant jump ‘no after this law and this tool was given to the law enforcement...

Beer festival to go ahead despite police concerns

Hartlepool Borough Council approved the festival's temporary event application.

Ukrainians welcome delayed US aid but doubt it signals Russia’s defeat

Experts say the $61bn package will replenish military stocks but won’t help Kyiv’s forces counterattack.

Man died after being stabbed in the leg - inquest

Colin Richards had been waiting in a car for his friend to return, an inquest hears.

Turkish rail officials jailed for more than 108 years for crash that left 25 dead

ISTANBUL (AP) — A court in Turkey sentenced nine rail officials to more than 108 years' imprisonment over a crash six years ago that killed 25 people, local media reported on Thursday. A passenger train operated by Turkish State Railways derailed in July 2018 as it passed through Corlu district some 110 kilometers (68 miles) west of Istanbul. The train was traveling from Unlukopru, near the Greek border, to Istanbul’s Halkali station, Turkey’s...

Cannabis farm worth £1m found in police raid

The cannabis plants covered four floors, Lancashire Police say.

Palestinian authorities seek probe into mass graves at Gaza hospitals

A Palestinian civil defense team on Thursday called on the United Nations to investigate what it said were war crimes at a Gaza hospital, saying nearly 400 bodies were recovered from mass graves after Israeli soldiers departed the complex. "There are cases of field execution of some patients while undergoing surgeries and wearing surgical gowns at ...

Yemen’s Houthis launch attacks on US, Israeli vessels as warships defend

New attack comes two weeks after Iran-aligned group said it targeted three vessels and a US warship.

50 years since the Carnation Revolution

On April 25, 1974, a revolution took place initiated by music and ornamented with flowers. Known as the Carnation Revolution, it was a near-bloodless military coup staged in Portugal that brought down the authoritarian rule of one of Europe's longest-serving dictators. In its wake, democracy prevailed and a national holiday was decreed to commemorate one of the most astonishing and significant episodes in Portugal's long history. So, what is the background behind this extraordinary event, and how was it planned? Click through and relive the military takeover that reshaped a nation.

African migrant disaster survivor haunted by weeks lost at sea

By Ngouda Dione and Zohra Bensemra FASS BOYE, Senegal (Reuters) - Adrift on the Atlantic Ocean, the migrants from West Africa resorted to drinking seawater to quench their unbearable thirst. Then they started dying one by one. Disposing of the bodies became a daily trial for those still alive on the brightly painted wooden fishing boat. "I thought I would be next, that one morning, I too would

Duterte attacks vs Marcos: Fearless or reckless?

A foreigner who reads our country’s raging political news for the first time would think that Rodrigo Duterte remains the reigning ruler of the Republic of the Philippines, and not Ferdinand Marcos Jr. This impression would stem from how audacious Duterte criticizes President Marcos, and how brazenly scathing the language of criticism he dishes out against the latter. As early as November 2021, as incumbent president, Duterte unmistakably...

Remains of fallen soldiers in Korean War identified

The remains of two soldiers who died at the Battle of Imjin River have been identified.

Marcos names Hans Cacdac as DMW chief

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has appointed Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Undersecretary Hans Leo Cacdac to head the department. To recall, Marcos has designated Cacdac as the officer-in-charge of the DMW after the passing of former secretary Susan “Toots” Ople in August last year. Before his ad interim appointment in the Cabinet, Cacdac served as Undersecretary of the DMW; Executive Director V of the Overseas Workers Welfare...

Swan dies after single shot to neck

A female swan at a pool in Netley Abbey dies following a single shot to the neck.

Ukraine is putting pressure on fighting-age men outside the country as it tries to replenish forces

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine worked Thursday to get much-needed new supplies of weapons and ammunition from a huge U.S. aid package to its eastern front line, where Russia was pressing forward with its efforts to take ground from outnumbered and outgunned troops. Ukraine is also seeking to reverse the drain of potential soldiers from the country, announcing that men of conscription age will no longer be able to renew their passports from outside...

Glasgow venue faces licence review after teen deaths

Representatives for SWG3 are expected to appear at a Glasgow Licensing Board hearing.

Ukraine claims it hit several Russian air defense systems in recent strike

What is Netzah Yehuda, the Israeli battalion facing possible US sanctions?

Washington is considering to impose sanctions on the Israeli military unit accused of rights abuse against Palestinians.

Kenya on alert as flood death toll reaches 13

The death toll from flash floods in Kenya's capital Nairobi has risen to 13 after the discovery Thursday of three more bodies, police said. "We recovered three more bodies today and the search is going on because we have people who were reported missing," local police commander Fred Abuga said.