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Filipino villager to be nailed to a cross for the 35th time on Good Friday to pray for world peace

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Filipino villager plans to be nailed to a wooden cross for the 35th time to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a brutal Good Friday tradition he said he would devote to pray for peace in Ukraine, Gaza and the disputed South China Sea. Ruben Enaje, a 63-year-old carpenter and sign painter, said he and seven other villagers have registered for the real-life crucifixions, which have become an annual religious spectacle...


Unknown rapist attacks women four years apart

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


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


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.


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


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...


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.


Man arrested over death of Gogglebox star released

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


Russia faces backlash as veto ends UN's N. Korea sanctions monitoring

Russia faced a mounting backlash Friday after using its veto power to effectively end official UN monitoring of sanctions on North Korea amid a probe into alleged arms transfers between Moscow and Pyongyang. The European Union had earlier called Moscow's veto "an effort to conceal unlawful arms transfers between DPRK and Russia, in the context of the latter's illegal war of aggression against Ukraine", referring to the North by its official name.


Murder charge after man dies of stab wounds

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


More teens charged over alleged transphobic attack

The charges relate to an assault in Harrow in which an 18-year-old woman was stabbed.


Paris officials rally in support of school headmaster in hijab row

French lawmakers and officials joined dozens of people who gathered in Paris on Friday in a show of support for a school principal who resigned after receiving death threats in a hijab row. The principal later received death threats online.


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...


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


Family of US reporter jailed in Russia vows to keep fighting

One year after American journalist Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia on espionage charges, his family vowed Friday to continue fighting for his release, a pledge echoed by President Joe Biden. He vowed to "continue working every day to secure his release" as well as to "denounce and impose costs for Russia's appalling attempts to use Americans as bargaining chips."


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.


DUP leader quits after sex offence charges

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson is charged with historical sexual offences and has been suspended from the DUP


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.


Heathrow Airport hit with Border Force strikes over Easter school holiday rush

PCS general secretary Fran Heathcote has described proposed changes to workers' shift patterns at Heathrow Airport as "unfair and unnecessary" as Border Force employees plan a walk out


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.


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’.


China threats on PH show its ‘inability’ to hold sincere talks – DND

MANILA, Philippines — China’s threatening statements on the Philippines demonstrate its government’s “inability” to hold honest negotiations on the disputed waters, the Department of National Defense (DND) declared. “China’s defense ministry statement clearly reflects their isolation from the rest of the world on their illegal and uncivilized activities in the West Philippine Sea,” it said in a statement Friday. “It also shows the inability of...


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 ratcheting 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


Fretting Tory MPs urge Rishi Sunak to give Nigel Farage a job as Britain's ambassador to the US to stop him spearheading Reform UK's election campaign - as insurgent party now lead the Conservatives among working-class voters

Conservatives are increasingly worried about Reform's rise in opinion polls and fear Mr Farage's return to frontline politics could turbocharge their growing popularity.


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...


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.


Ukraine and India agree to restore ties to pre-war levels, discuss peace plan

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -The foreign ministers of India and Ukraine said on Friday they had agreed to restore trade and cooperation to levels before Russia's invasion, as Kyiv seeks to build support for its peace plan with an old friend of Moscow. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba was in India on the first visit by a top official from Kyiv since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022,


SEC exec Hubert Guevara dies – Office of the President

MANILA, Philippines — Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner and former Senior Deputy Executive Secretary (SDES) Hubert Dominic Guevara has died, the Office of the President (OP) announced Friday. The OP said the government official died earlier in the day, but did not give any detail on the cause of his death. Tributes to Guevara indicated that he was 55 years old. “The Office of the President extends our deepest condolences to...


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


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.


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...


Sudan slips into famine as warring sides starve civilians

Without online remittances, soaring prices and cereal production cut, Sudan is in the middle of a humanitarian disaster.


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.


Russia is going after Ukraine’s energy infrastructure again


Victorian politics scandal helps liven up alleyway

The 1851 election bribery scandal led to St Albans losing its MP for more than 30 years.


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


Tajikistan detains 9 people over Russian concert shooting - source

DUSHANBE (Reuters) - Tajikistan's State National Security Committee has detained nine people this week who it believes have links to the Russian concert hall shooting suspects as well as Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K), a Tajik security source told Reuters. All nine people were detained on Monday in the city of Vakhdat and have been brought to the capital, Dushanbe, the source said. (Reporting


Policeman sacked for drugs in his system on duty

A drug test revealed the former constable had Class C drugs in his system, a misconduct panel hears.


Israel kills dozens in airstrikes across the Gaza Strip

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) - Israel sustained its aerial and ground bombardment of the Gaza Strip on Friday, killing dozens of Palestinians, as fighting raged around Gaza City's main Al Shifa hospital, Palestinian officials and the Israeli military said. Palestinian health officials said two Israeli strikes on the Al-Shejaia suburb in eastern Gaza City killed 17 people, while an


Troubles victims' names read aloud for final time

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


Leader of Northern Ireland's main unionist party steps down as he is charged with sexual offenses

LONDON (AP) — The leader of Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party has stepped down from the top job after being charged with sexual offenses of a historic nature, the party said in a statement on Friday. Jeffrey Donaldson left his post with immediate effect pending the outcome of the judicial process, the Democratic Unionist Party said. In accordance with party rules, it has suspended him from membership. The announcement came after police...


Investigators search for bodies of Easter pilgrims in bus that crashed off a bridge in South Africa

MMAMATLAKALA, South Africa (AP) — Forensic investigators in South Africa were searching Friday for the bodies of victims after a bus carrying pilgrims to an Easter gathering plunged off a bridge and caught fire. An 8-year-old child was the only survivor of the crash that killed at least 45. Hours after the Thursday afternoon crash, smoke seeped from the mangled, burned wreck underneath the concrete bridge. Authorities said it appeared that the...


Body pulled from river ‘not suspicious’

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


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...


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.


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 […]


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...


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.


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.