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LOOK: NCRPO checks several Metro Manila churches

MANILA, Philippines — The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) inspected several churches in Metro Manila on Maundy Thursday as part of efforts to ensure security this Holy Week 2024. NCRPO Director General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. led the inspection of the Shrine of Saint Therese, Baclaran Church, Manila Cathedral, San Agustin Church, Binondo Church, Quiapo Church, Saint Pio of Pietrelcina Chapel, and Real Monasterio de Santa Clara...


World warns Israel to obey ICJ on Gaza aid as Netanyahu plans Rafah assault

Countries, rights groups call for surge in food aid to Gaza and say Israel ‘must stop starving civilians and children’.


Philippines says it will not yield to submission in row with ‘patronizing’ China

MANILA — The Philippines is not seeking a fight or trouble in the South China Sea but will not be cowed into silence, submission, or subservience, its defense ministry said Friday, in its latest show of defiance in a heated row with China. Recent Chinese statements show their isolation from the rest of the world on their […]


In Gaza, Palestinians drown in desperate attempt to get aid dropped in sea

Yusuf Ghaben was one of 12 who drowned, as starvation drives Palestinians in Gaza to take deadly risks.


Russia is going after Ukraine’s energy infrastructure again


Remember when Ukraine destroyed a dangerous Russian weapon with a drone?


Police name man killed in collision

Andrew Murphy, 40, died when he was hit by a car on the Great North Road in Jesmond, police say.


Poland scrambles aircraft due to Russian strikes on Ukraine

Polish and allied aircraft were activated early on Friday after Russia launched missile strikes on Ukraine, the Operational Command of the Polish armed forces said. "Polish and allied aircraft are operating in Polish airspace, which may result in increased noise levels, especially in the southeastern part of the country," the Command said on the so...


Marcos 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...


Campaigners hope 'landmark decision' ends school mothballing

Dumfries and Galloway councillors voted to immediately halt the temporary closure of any secondary schools in the region.


Ugandan president's son vows crackdown on graft after taking over military

KAMPALA (Reuters) - The son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has pledged to fight corruption in the military after taking over as its top commander, a move widely expected to accelerate his rise to eventually succeed his father. Museveni, 79, who has led Uganda for 38 years, named 49-year-old son Muhoozi Kainerugaba as the East African country's new Chief of Defence Forces last week. In a


DOH says BARMM logged 1,481 Measles-Rubella cases as of March 16

MANILA, Philippines — The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) reported a sum of 1,481 Measles-Rubella cases as of March 16, the highest in the country this month, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday. The number of infections in BARMM is more than half of the 2,661 total Measles-Rubella cases logged nationwide since January, the health agency added. On March 22, BARMM’s Ministry of Health (MOH) declared a measles...


Ukraine caught a Russian mole trying to join the police to spy on the army


As gang violence rages, UN expert says Haiti now needs 5,000 foreign police

New report says number of victims of gang violence has surged, calls for rapid deployment of UN-backed security mission.


Body pulled from river ‘not suspicious’

A man in his 50s is pulled from the water in Norwich and pronounced dead at the scene.


South Africa bus crash kills 45 Easter pilgrims, says Transport Ministry

A bus crash in the northern province of Limpopo resulted in 45 deaths and one serious injury, the Department of Transport of South Africa said Thursday. The driver lost control and collided with barriers on a bridge near Mamatlakala, causing the bus to go over the bridge and hit the ground, catching fire, according to a statement by the transport department. READ: South Africa’s ‘staggering’ visa quagmire bogs down economy READ: South Africa...


Taiwan leader asks defence chief to stay on after offering to resign

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has asked her defence minister to stay on the job after he offered to resign, her office said Friday, following local media reports that his son hired sex workers. Local media reported Thursday that Chiu's son, who works for the National Security Bureau, allegedly hired sex workers. aw/mca


OP mourns death of SEC Commissioner Hubert Guevara

The Office of the President on Friday expressed its deepest condolences to the bereaved family and loved ones of Securities and Exchange Commissioner and former Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Atty. Hubert Dominic Guevara. Guevara, who passed away earlier in the day, would be remembered for his service to Filipinos, according to the OP. ''Former SDES Guevara will be remembered for his spirit, dedication, and exemplary service to the Filipino...


Priests who neglect prayer fall to worldly temptations, says Manila archbishop

At his annual Chrism Mass on Holy Thursday, Cardinal Jose Advincula has warned that priests who fail to pray are susceptible to worldly temptations. In his homily at the Manila Cathedral, he spoke to priests about the value of prayer in their priestly lives, emphasizing that it is the way to intimacy with God. “Kaya’t […]


After veto, Russia says big powers need to stop 'strangling' North Korea

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday that major powers needed a new approach to North Korea, accusing the United States and its allies of ratchetting up military tensions in Asia and seeking to "strangle" the reclusive state. Russia vetoed the annual renewal of a panel of experts monitoring enforcement of longstanding United Nations sanctions against North Korea over its


Deer running in road causes four-vehicle crash

Bedfordshire Police says the incident took place on Wednesday at about 20:20 GMT.


Bodies of 2 missing minors in Cagayan drowning incident retrieved —PCG

Responders have recovered the bodies of the two 14-year-old boys who went missing while they were swimming in Solana, Cagayan, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Good Friday. In a statement, the PCG said the lifeless bodies of the victims were retrieved on Maundy Thursday. The victims went missing on Holy Wednesday while swimming in Cagayan River in Barangay Natappian, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said. “According to their...


Factbox-Ultra-Orthodox Israelis resist push for military service

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties are resisting pressure to lift exemptions of religious students from military duty, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's struggles to preserve his coalition and spread the wartime burden across society fairly. With a March 31 deadline looming for the Israeli government to come up with legislation to resolve a decades-long standoff over the


Israel hits Syria in heaviest raid in months on Iran proxies

BEIRUT (Reuters) -Israel carried out its deadliest strikes in months on northern Syria's Aleppo province early on Friday, stepping up its campaign against Iran's proxies in parallel with its war in Gaza. Israel has ramped up airstrikes in Syria against both the Lebanese Hezbollah militia and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) since the Iranian-backed Palestinian faction Hamas's attack


War a real threat and Europe unready - Poland's Tusk

Donald Tusk warns of a "pre-war era" and speaks of the most critical moment since World War Two.


Train conductor helps return missing children home

"Alarm bells" rang for the conductor as a girl and boy were seen boarding a late night train.


Secret police report warns Canadians may revolt once they realize how broke they are under Trudeau as 'many under 35s are unlikely ever to buy a home'

The secret report paints an apocalyptical picture of the future for America's northern neighbor, in which it will be riven by economic crisis, ecological meltdown and territorial disintegration.


KFC Nigeria sorry after disabled diner refused service

Wheelchair user says he felt less than human after he was told to leave the branch at Lagos airport.


Kyiv's top general says Ukraine needs fewer troops than expected

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's military will need to mobilise fewer people than initially expected to fend off Russia's two-year-old invasion, Kyiv's top general said on Friday. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in December that his military had proposed mobilising up to 500,000 more Ukrainians into the armed forces as Russia stepped up attacks along the 1,000-km (621-mile) front line.


Unknown rapist attacks women four years apart

The man, who targets lone women in the early hours, is "highly likely" to have more victims.


March of ‘terror’: Pakistan grapples with deadly attacks on China interests

Attacks on strategic facilities linked to China surge, as the killings of Chinese nationals test Pakistan’s government.


Israel strikes Syria hard as its pilots resume regular drills for northern war

BEIRUT (Reuters) -Israel carried out its deadliest strikes in months on northern Syria's Aleppo province early on Friday, stepping up its campaign against Iran's proxies in parallel with its war in Gaza. Israel has ramped up airstrikes Syria against both the Lebanese Hezbollah militia and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) since the Iranian-backed Palestinian faction Hamas's attack on


'We are fully prepared,' says China on growing support for PH in sea row

MANILA, Philippines: China is "fully prepared for any emergency and will resolutely safeguard its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests," its Defense Ministry said, amid the increasing pressure from countries that have expressed support for the Philippines in its dispute with Beijing in the South China Sea. "On the South China Sea issue between China and the Philippines, we have stated our serious position multiple times. We...


Tajikistan detains 9 people over Russian concert hall attack - source

DUSHANBE (Reuters) - Tajikistan has detained nine people this week suspected of having links to a mass shooting at a Russian concert hall last Friday and also to the militant Islamist group that claimed responsibility, a Tajik security source told Reuters. Four suspected gunmen behind the deadliest attack in Russia in 20 years are Tajik citizens. They have been arrested along with seven other


France to boost Olympics security with foreign military, police support

By John Irish and Juliette Jabkhiro PARIS (Reuters) - France has asked about 45 foreign countries to contribute several thousand extra military, police and civilian personnel to help safeguard the Paris Olympics this summer, government sources said on Friday, amid a complex geopolitical and security outlook. The country plans to deploy about 45,000 French police and security forces, 20,000


De Lima to Marcos: End drug war, stop the killings

VIENNA, AUSTRIA - Former senator Leila de Lima has challenged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. to “do something more” about the war on drugs in the Philippines, which she called a “failure.” “There are still killings, and that’s why I have to make this challenge to the President that he should do something more about that, and he should explicitly and categorically say, ‘Stop the killings,’” De Lima said during a sideline event at the...


Baltimore bridge, port recovery will be ‘very long road’

WASHINGTON, United States — A ship carrying a giant crane was en route Thursday to the scene of the catastrophic bridge collapse over Baltimore harbor, as authorities warned of extensive work before the major US port can reopen. The machinery will be deployed in a tricky operation to clear the twisted steel remnants of the Francis Scott Key Bridge from where it fell 185 feet (56 meters) into the Patapsco River — blocking the entrance to the Port...


Troubles victims' names read aloud for final time

The special service will take place at the Dublin Unitarian Church on St Stephen's Green.


S.African president sends condolences over fatal bus crash

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed his condolences on Friday over a bus crash just before Easter that killed 45 of the 46 people on board. Ramaphosa "conveyed his condolences to the Republic of Botswana and to the family and friends of the 45 bus crash victims", the president's office said.


Pakistan official says China halts work on two projects after deadly attack

Chinese contractors have halted construction on two major dam projects in Pakistan after a suicide bomber killed five Chinese engineers and a Pakistani driver this week, a provincial official told AFP on Friday. A senior official from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa interior department told AFP on condition of anonymity that since Wednesday, China Gezhouba Group Company has halted work on the Dasu dam in the province and Power China has stopped work on...


On the front line of Russian attacks, Ukraine’s Odesa cries out for US aid

As increasingly frequent and ferocious attacks kill civilians, Odesa is calling for promised US air defences.


Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years for FTX fraud

NEW YORK — Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a judge on Thursday for stealing $8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange he founded, the last step in the former billionaire wunderkind’s dramatic downfall. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan handed down the sentence at a Manhattan court hearing after rejecting Bankman-Fried’s claim that FTX customers did not actually lose money and finding that...


Bangladesh opens mosque for transgender hijra community

Kicked out of other prayer services, members of Bangladesh's transgender hijra community have been welcomed at a new mosque in the Muslim-majority nation with the promise of worship without discrimination. - 'Like any other people' - Hijra have been the beneficiaries of growing legal recognition in Bangladesh, which since 2013 has officially allowed members of the community to identify as a third gender.


Ukraine warns power supply under threat amid deadly Russian attacks

Ukraine warned Friday that Russian air attacks were putting its electricity supply under "increasing threat", hours after strikes damaged power stations and killed at least one person. A Russian drone killed a 39-year-old man and wounded another person near the southeastern city of Nikopol, while an air attack on Kamianske further north wounded five people, including a child, authorities said.


Paranoid Putin: Russia's leader goes to extreme lengths to stay safe


Man arrested over death of Gogglebox star released

A man held on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter is released under investigation.


Eastern DRC ‘at breaking point’ as security, humanitarian crises worsen

UN warns of deteriorating situation as M23 rebels continue to make gains, displacing hundreds of thousands of civilians.


Murder charge after man dies of stab wounds

Police were called to the Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate on Wednesday to reports of a disturbance.


Europe has entered a 'pre-war era' and is not prepared for what Putin will do if he defeats Ukraine, Poland's PM warns as NATO jets are scrambled to protect the country's airspace

'I know it sounds devastating, especially to people of the younger generation, but we have to mentally get used to the arrival of a new era. The pre-war era,' Tusk told foreign journalists


Investigators explore wreckage of Dali ship that crashed into Baltimore bridge

A team of investigators and engineers aboard the cargo ship Dali inspected hazardous materials and downloaded the vessel voyage data recorder.