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Man arrested for alleged rape of 4 minors

The Manila Police District (MPD) implemented a warrant of arrest against a man who allegedly raped four minors. According to a "24 Oras" report by Marison Abdurahman on Friday, the suspect allegedly raped his niece in Calamba, Laguna when she was just 10 years old without her mother’s knowledge. “Hanggang mag-seventeen yung bata, hanggang magpunta na siya sa DSWD at doon nakapagsumbong. Tinatakot daw siya lagi nitong ating suspect na papatayin...

Former sheriff's deputy convicted of misdemeanor in shooting death of Christian Glass

DENVER (AP) — A former Colorado sheriff’s deputy was convicted of a misdemeanor on Friday in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man in distress who had called 911 for help after his car got stuck in a small mountain community. Andrew Buen was also charged with second-degree murder and official misconduct in the 2022 death of Christian Glass, which drew national attention and prompted calls for police reform focused on crisis intervention. But...

Hundreds of UK's brightest students denied chance to train as doctors

More than 1,550 Britons with at least three A*s have been refused a spot at medical school over the past five years, officials have revealed.

Town meeting in chaos after Satanic temple leader gives speech

Chaos erupted at the Ottawa County board meeting in Michigan when a member of the Satanic Church delivered an invocation to start the gathering.

Colorado paramedic sentenced to 14 months of work release in Elijah McClain's death

By Brad Brooks LONGMONT, Colorado (Reuters) -A Colorado judge on Friday sentenced a paramedic convicted in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain to 14 months in a work-release program and four years of probation. The Black 23-year-old died after police slammed him to the ground soon after stopping him and put him in a chokehold at least twice. Paramedics injected him with an excessive dose of

Mayor Binay worried over Taguig’s ‘lukewarm support’ to robotics team

MANILA, Philippines — Makati Mayor Abby Binay gave financial assistance to an elementary school once within Makati’s jurisdiction but is now under Taguig, and expressed worry of the latter local government’s “seeming lukewarm support.” The team, composed of two Grade 5 and two Grade 6 students, is set to compete at the 2024 VEX Robotics World Championship in Dallas, Texas in April from April 25 to May 3, 2024. According to Mayor Abby Binay,...

Man, 4-year-old daughter shot dead in Abra

BAGUIO CITY , Philippines — A 44-year-old man and his four-year-old daughter were gunned down in Sitio Quemmel, Barangay Lubluba in Dolores, Abra on Wednesday night. Arnel Zapata and his daughter Ailish Precious were on a folding bed in front of their house when an unidentified man on a motorcycle arrived and opened fire. Cordillera police director Brig. Gen. David Peredo said the gunman was armed with an M16 rifle. Zapata and Ailish were...

Australian police charge five teenagers in Sydney cleric's stabbing

(This April 25 story has been refiled to fix the name of Sydney suburb to Wakeley, from Wakefield, in paragraph 4) SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian police said on Thursday they charged five teenagers with terrorism-related offences in investigations following the stabbing of an Assyrian Christian bishop while he was giving a livestreamed sermon earlier this month. The five boys, who were due in

2GO fortifies fleet with new ships

MANILA, Philippines — Logistics giant 2GO Group Inc. has brought in a new vessel to cater to the resurgent demand for sea travel, as it plans to strengthen roll-on, roll-off (RORO) services to Visayas and Mindanao. 2GO yesterday welcomed MV Masigla to its fleet of RORO ships, assigning it to sail passengers to Iloilo, Bacolod and Cagayan de Oro. Apart from this, 2GO will launch another vessel within the first semester of the year in a show of...

Beijing and many of China’s major cities are slowly sinking

43% of Pinoys want PH to align with US in SCS dispute —survey

At least 43% of Filipinos are in favor of the Philippines aligning with the US in the ongoing dispute in the South China Sea (SCS), results from a survey of the Oculum Research and Analytics showed. Around 3,000 Filipino adults participated in the survey conducted from Feb. 21 to Feb. 29, 2024, through face-to-face interviews. It has a sampling error margin of ± 2 and a high confidence level of 97%. According to the poll, only 3% of the...

Painting by Gustav Klimt sold for $32 million after being lost for about 100 years

The "Portrait of Fräulein Lieser" by prestigious Austrian painter Gustav Klimt was estimated to sell between €30 million-€50 million.

Reading terror attack: Deaths of three men 'probably avoidable' after failings

The Reading terror attacks in which three men were murdered in a park were "probably avoidable" and contributed to by the failings of multiple agencies, a coroner has said at the conclusion of inquest proceedings. Libyan refugee Khairi Saadallah shouted "Allahu akhbar" as he fatally stabbed friends James Furlong, 36, Dr David Wails, 49, and Joseph Ritchie-Bennett, 39, on June 20 2020 in the town's Forbury Gardens. The "failings of the state exposed by this inquest sicken and disgust me", Said Dr David Wails's brother Andrew Wails following the ruling.

BSP ready to defend weakening peso

MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is ready to defend the peso as the local currency sinks to 17-month lows amid a rallying US dollar, its governor said. In a statement on Thursday, BSP Governor Eli Remolona Jr. explained that the recent depreciation of the local unit was more of a case of strengthening dollar than peso weakness, as geopolitical risks, and shifting outlook on rate cuts in the United States trigger a...

Indian students have died in the US – the community wants answers

A spate of unconnected deaths of Indian students in the US has set off safety concerns within the community.

PH, China reached 'understanding' in Ayungin row, embassy claims

THE Philippines made two "arrangements" with China last year toward a peaceful resolution to the dispute over the Ayungin Shoal, a ranking Chinese official told The Manila Times. The official, who agreed to an exclusive interview with The Times as long as his identity is not revealed, described the arrangements as a "new internal understanding" and a "new model" that are completely different from the earlier "gentlemen's agreement" between...

Protest leader sorry for 'kill Zionists' comments

The Columbia student had said "Zionists don't deserve to live" in recently resurfaced video.

3 hurt in Marikina fire

MANILA, Philippines — Three people were injured after a fire razed seven houses in Marikina yesterday. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)’s National Capital Region field office said the victims, a man and two women, were treated by first aid responders. Two of the victims sustained fractures while the other had abrasions on the legs. Arson probers said the fire broke out in a residential area in Barangay Malanday at around 1:40 a.m. and reached...

Canada province seeks to ban public hard drug use

British Columbia wants to "urgently" restrict where drugs can be used under its decriminalisation project.

80 fall ill due to 'food poisoning' after wedding in Maguindanao del Sur

About 80 people fell ill due to suspected food poisoning after attending a tribal wedding in South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur, according to a report on "State of the Nation." According to the Integrated Health Office, the victims complained of stomach ache and vomiting and many were brought to the hospital for treatment. It is possible that the food served was spoiled due to the hot weather. One of the dishes served was beniton, which is prepared...

Ahly, Esperance book CAF Champions League final places

Title-holders Al Ahly of Egypt and long-time rivals Esperance of Tunisia will meet in the two-leg CAF Champions League final during May. It will be the third time Ahly and Esperance face each other in the final of the Champions League with the Egyptians winning in 2012 and the Tunisians succeeding in 2018.

'Return of the King' and 'teacher shortage crisis'

News that the King is to resume public duties and a lack of teachers in schools lead the papers.

West Philippine Sea: An unfolding ecological catastrophe

"I SHALL never tire of repeating the declaration that I made from the first day that I took office: I will not allow any attempt by any foreign power to take even one square inch of our sovereign territory," President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said in his speech delivered before the Parliament of Australia in February 2024. On July 12, 2016, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, the Netherlands ruled in favor of the Philippines, finding...

Baby orca free after month trapped in Canadian lagoon

Orphaned calf swims from British Columbia after several rescue attempts by First Nations community.

UN warns Sudan paramilitary forces are encircling a capital in western Darfur, urges against attack

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Sudanese paramilitary forces are encircling the only capital they haven’t captured in the western Darfur region, the United Nations said Friday, warning that an attack would have “devastating consequences” for the city's 800,000 inhabitants. At the same time, the U.N. said, the rival Sudanese Armed Forces “appear to be positioning themselves.” U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres again called on the paramilitary Rapid...

Loved ones await recovery of 2 bodies from Baltimore bridge wreckage a month after the collapse

BALTIMORE (AP) — A wooden cross is laden with Miguel Luna’s personal belongings — his construction uniform and work boots, a family photo, the flag of his native El Salvador — but his body remains missing after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. More than a month has passed since six members of a roadwork crew plunged to their deaths when a container ship lost power and crashed into one of the bridge’s supporting columns. Four bodies...

Secret leaked document confirms Russia’s hybrid war against the West

Fish catch down since Balikatan – group

MANILA, Philippines — Fish catch around Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal has decreased since the start of the Balikatan exercises, which may have prompted the Chinese to send more vessels to the area and continue harassing Filipino fishermen, a local fishers’ group said yesterday. “The bullying of the Chinese coast guard continues and their number increased right after the Balikatan,” New Masinloc Fishermen’s Association president Leonardo Cuaresma...

British man injured after Tobago shark attack

The 64-year-old was 10 metres off the shore when he was attacked and is receiving critical care in hospital.

Hamas says it received Israel's response to its ceasefire proposal

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) - Hamas said it had received on Saturday Israel's official response to its latest ceasefire proposal and will study it before submitting its reply, the group's deputy Gaza chief said in a statement. "Hamas has received today the official response of the Zionist occupation to the proposal presented to the Egyptian and the Qatari mediators on April 13," Khalil

Burkina Faso suspends BBC over HRW report coverage

BBC Africa is suspended for two weeks for covering a Human Rights Watch report on alleged mass killings.

Shapps says now is 'not the time or place' for Tory leadership battle

In an interview with The Times, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said: 'Let him get on with the job. He's doing a great job, he's doing it under difficult circumstances.

Stranded ships exit Baltimore port via temporary channel

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Four cargo ships, stuck for about a month at the Port of Baltimore by the ruins of the collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge, have exited this week via a temporary channel, according to shipping data. Large ship traffic to and from the port, the busiest in the U.S. for auto shipments, has been severely restricted since the hulking Dali container ship lost

Will winning a confidence vote be enough to save Yousaf?

The future of Scotland's first minister is far from secure after a week of turmoil.

DOLE to build workers rehabilitation center complex

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Friday that it will build a rehabilitation center complex for workers who have experienced occupational hazards. This is part of its Labor Day celebrations, the DOLE said. READ: Free MRT-3, LRT-2 ride for workers on May 1, Labor Day “Magkakaroon po tayo ng signing of memorandum of understanding […] ng anim na partido, na limang national government agency at isang local...

Michigan man caught after attempting to flee US to Hong Kong after fatal building explosion, fire: police

Noor Noel Kestou, 31, attempted to flee the U.S. after the fatal explosion at his vape and smoke business, Goo Smoke Shop/Select Distributors, on March 4.

Two expatriate workers killed by drone attack on Iraq's Khor Mor - report

At least two expatriate workers were killed and two other people wounded after a drone attack targeted the Khor Mor gas field in Iraq's Kurdistan region on Friday, an advisor to the Iraqi Kurdish Prime Minister and a senior Kurdish political source told Reuters. Production has also been suspended, both sources added. The drone attack on the Khor Mo...

Oil tanker damaged in Houthi missile strike

The Yemeni rebel group says its latest attack targeted the Andromeda Star.

Marcos urges Filipinos to embrace Lapulapu's ideals, PH heritage

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday remembered Lapulapu's bravery and encouraged Filipinos to embrace the hero's ideals and the wealth of Philippine heritage in the shift to "Bagong Pilipinas". “The challenge now for all, especially the youth, is to continue embracing his [Lapulapu] ideals and the wealth of our heritage as we realize a ‘Bagong Pilipinas’ that is built on the foundations of the liberty and freedom that he and all our other...

Romualdez calls on broadcasters to continue fight vs misinformation

MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Martin Romualdez called on broadcasters to continue their fight against misinformation and disinformation. Romualdez made the pronouncement after a video, dismissed by the Presidential Communications Office as a “deepfake” video, of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. supposedly ordering an attack on China surfaced online. “We recognize its indispensable role in our democracy – as a reliable source of truth and a...

Filipinos favor alliance with US – survey

MORE Filipinos want the Philippines to align with the United States than with the People's Republic of China, a recent survey said. The results of a nationwide poll by Oculum Research and Analytics conducted from February 21 to 20 revealed that 43 percent of the 3,000 respondents favored an alliance with the US, while only 3 percent preferred closer ties with China. Oculum Research Head and Analytics Chief Statistician Joseph Mercado said the...

Arrogant. Inadequate. Incapable. He is not fit to be First Minister

For Humza Yousaf's premiership, it is five minutes to midnight. He has lost his governing majority. His Green allies have turned on him as he turned on them.

Retirement honors ni PNP Chief PGen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr., pinangunahan ni PBBM | GMA Integrated News Bulletin

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Generation gap: What student protests say about US politics, Israel support

Experts say growing protest movement on university campuses could help shift US policy on Israel in the long term.

MMDA fines 105 in road clearing operation

MANILA, Philippines — One hundred five people were fined at least P1,000 each for leaving obstructions such as tables, chairs and vehicles as well as food carts and stalls during a road clearing operation yesterday in preparation for the closure of the EDSA-Kamuning flyover on May 1. Personnel from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Special Operations Group Strike Force cleared Panay Avenue, Scout Borromeo street and Sergeant...

Antony Blinken says China attempting to 'interfere' with 2024 election

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. has seen evidence that China is trying to 'influence' and 'interfere' in the November presidential election despite a commitment from leader Xi Jinping not to.

Xi tells Blinken US, China should be ‘partners, not rivals’

BEIJING, China – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday told top US diplomat Antony Blinken that the world’s biggest economies should be “partners, not rivals” as the two sides pressed for headway on a range of concerns. Blinken, in China for the second time in less than a year, pointed to improvements in the relationship but urged greater action from Beijing on areas including curbing support for Russia. Meeting Blinken in Beijing’s Great Hall...

Mega Millions winning numbers for April 26 drawing: Did anyone win $228 million jackpot?

Mega Millions players, are you feeling lucky? The winning numbers are in for the April 26 drawing. Here are the results for the $228 million jackpot.

1,500 students in Panay provinces receive P2,500 cash aid

MANILA, Philippines — A total of 1,500 students from provinces in Panay received P2,000 cash aid from a government scholarship program, said Speaker Martin Romualdez on Friday. READ: Romualdez vows aid for kin of seafarers killed in Houthi attack The students, all from Iloilo, Aklan, Antique, Capiz, and Guimaras, were granted financial aid under Integrated Scholarships and Incentives Program (ISIP) for the Youth, which was held at the West...

PH to import 25000 MT fish —DA

To ensure a stable supply of fish before the closed fishing season, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has authorized the importation of 25,000 metric tons of frozen fish for wet markets. Under Memorandum Order No. 17, the DA issued the Certificate of Necessity to Import (CNI) 25, 000 MT of frozen small pelagic fish for wet markets from October 1 to December 31, 2024. According to a "24 Oras" report by Bernadette Reyes, the department released...