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Australia says Assyrian church stabbing was terrorist act

By Renju Jose and Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian police on Tuesday said a knife attack on an Assyrian church bishop and some followers in Sydney was a terrorist act motivated by suspected religious extremism, as the country reeled from a second stabbing incident in three days. At least four people were wounded in the attack, including Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel of the Assyrian Christ

2024-04-16T07:46:58Z

Macron remembers dark side of French WWII history in resistance tribute

President Emmanuel Macron is on Tuesday to pay tribute to the heroism of members of the World War II Resistance based at a remote Alpine plateau who were attacked by the Nazi army and French collaborationist forces. With 2024 marking 80 years since the penultimate year of World War II, Macron is making a series of high-profile commemorations to remember resistance heroes but also to note the role played by native French collaborationist militia...

2024-04-16T11:26:17Z

Israeli ‘diplomatic offensive’ urges sanctions against Iran

Push on partners to sanction Tehran comes as Israel mulls military retaliation for Iran’s weekend attack.

2024-04-16T11:09:23Z

Alvarez says Marcos support withdrawal call is not seditious

MANILA, Philippines — Davao del Norte 1st District Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez said his call for the country’s police and military to withdraw their support from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. cannot be deemed seditious. According to the former speaker of the House of Representatives, his appeal is not the same as advocating a coup-d’état style of withdrawing support from the current administration because “ it was done in a peaceful and orderly...

2024-04-16T01:57:26Z

Divisions among Colombia's EMC rebels fracture peace talks, rebel leader and government say

By Luis Jaime Acosta YARI PLAINS (Reuters) - A majority of the units that make up Colombia's Estado Mayor Central (EMC) armed group have abandoned peace negotiations with the government because of internal divisions, according to a rebel leader and the head government peace negotiator, as observers warn the fissures could worsen violence and put civilians at risk. The talks with the EMC, which

2024-04-16T11:41:58Z

Ex-ES Vic Rodriguez urges Marcos to undergo 'credible' drug test

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr's former executive secretary, Atty. Vic Rodriguez, on Tuesday urged him to undergo a "credible hair follicle drug test" in order to put an end to allegations that he is an illegal drug user. Rodriguez made the statement when asked about Marcos' remark in January that he would not dignify inquiries on his alleged illegal drug use. "That's not dignifying, it's heeding the call and the clamor of the Filipino...

2024-04-16T05:01:59Z

Woman attacked by suspected XL bully dog

Police say the woman needed hospital treatment following the attack in Blackpool on Monday.

2024-04-16T08:04:16Z

Singapore FM warns of 'bleak' future for ASEAN, Indo-Pacific if SCS tensions rise

Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan on Tuesday warned of a “bleak” future for Southeast Asian nations and the Indo-Pacific region if the ongoing tensions in the South China Sea escalate into a full-blown conflict. Balakrishnan, currently in Manila for an official visit, said the spike in tensions in the contested waters would put the region’s economy at stake, threatening devastating inflationary impact, an increase in insurance...

2024-04-16T11:07:36Z

Negros execs slam local Church try to veto NIR revival

BACOLOD CITY — Local government officials of Negros have defended plans to revive the Negros Island Region (NIR) amid the request of the Diocese of Dumaguete for President Marcos to veto it. Rep. Manuel Sagarbarria of Negros Oriental’s 2nd district said consultations about the NIR had been done for the past decade contrary to what the local church claims. “Are 10 years of consultations not enough time? This (NIR push) has been going on for the...

2024-04-16T02:57:31Z

MPs to vote on cigarettes ban TODAY as Rishi Sunak faces revolt

Dozens of the PM's own MPs are set to oppose the plans to ensure anyone currently aged 15 or younger will never be able to buy a cigarette legally.

2024-04-16T08:18:09Z

Ukraine says it 'ran out of missiles' to stop Russian strike ruining power station

(Reuters) - A lack of air defense missiles prevented Ukraine from thwarting a Russian missile attack last week that destroyed the biggest power plant in the region around the capital Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Zelenskiy's comments, which follow repeated warnings from his government to its allies about scarce air defences, reflect the dire situation Ukraine finds itself in as Russia

2024-04-16T10:46:41Z

Greece plans 2 marine protected areas. But rival Turkey and environmental groups aren't impressed

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece aims to create two large marine parks as part of a 780-million-euro ($830 million) program to protect biodiversity and marine ecosystems, with the plans to be announced at an international oceans conference starting in Athens on Tuesday. But the plan has irked Greece's neighbor and regional rival, Turkey, while environmental organizations say the initiative doesn't go far enough, noting that the country also allows...

2024-04-16T10:39:46Z

Mother in court over death of baby found in bath

Seven-month-old Charlie Goodall was found unresponsive in a house in Chilton, County Durham, in 2022.

2024-04-16T11:04:32Z

Muslim student loses school prayer ban challenge

Michaela School in London was challenged over a policy allegedly amounting to a prayer ban.

2024-04-16T10:04:21Z

Malaya Lolas slam gov’t ‘failure’ to meet UN ruling

ANGELES CITY, PAMPANGA, Philippines — The financial aid given by the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to survivors of wartime sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army is “not in compliance” with the decision of the United Nations to help them, the women’s group Kaisa-Ka said. Lawyer Virginia Lacsa Suarez, chair of Kaisa-Ka, pointed this out in a forum held before the launch of the exhibit “Behind the Battle of the Malaya...

2024-04-15T20:57:19Z

MCWD ‘condemns’ LWUA, City Hall for ‘atrocious disruption’

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Amid the water crisis in Cebu City, the end for the dispute between the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) and the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) remains a blur. In a statement released by the MCWD on Tuesday, April 16, the water district “condemns” for the “brazen actions” taken by the LWUA, its interim board, the Cebu City Hall, and the LWUA-appointed officer-in-charge general manager, Lawyer John Dx...

2024-04-16T03:18:06Z

Easter church garden theft 'especially upsetting'

The thief was caught on CCTV taking 12 scaffolding boards from the community garden.

2024-04-16T08:19:37Z

Koko Pimentel: ‘Insulate’ armed forces from politics

MANILA, Philippines — Let people speak out, but insulate the country’s armed forces from politics. This was according to Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel, who was reacting to statements made following Davao Del Norte 1st District Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez’s controversial remarks about the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue. Speaking at a political rally in Tagum City on Sunday, Alvarez urged the armed forces to withdraw their support...

2024-04-16T02:27:29Z

Slater refused bail on domestic violence charges

Former Australia batter Michael Slater is refused bail and remanded in custody over domestic violence charges.

2024-04-16T09:15:53Z

Defense chief: AFP won't heed calls to withdraw support for Marcos

Calls for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to withdraw support from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. are "futile" and will only lead to a "possible criminal investigation," Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said. “The AFP is standing steadfast in upholding the Constitution under the leadership of the Commander in Chief President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. Calls for them to withdraw support will not amount to anything but to a possible...

2024-04-16T12:02:44Z

Bowen: Iran's attack on Israel offers Netanyahu a lifeline

Gaza is out of the headlines, but the pressure on Israel's PM has changed rather than disappeared.

2024-04-16T11:19:35Z

Stabbing victim found after police appeal

Police appealed for help to find Owen Sharp following an attack in St Paul's Street.

2024-04-16T10:04:22Z

Civil servant reveals 40,000 migrants have been left in limbo

Civil servant reveals the government have left 40,000+ migrants in limbo.

2024-04-16T10:32:12Z

Magna Carta of Seafarers pushed amid maritime threats

MANILA, Philippines — Two House lawmakers called for the urgent enactment of the sidelined Magna Carta of Seafarers bill to give mariners greater protection from piracy and other threats at sea, following Iran’s seizure on Sunday of a Portuguese cargo ship with four Filipinos on board in a Middle Eastern waterway. Kabayan Rep. Ron Salo, chair of the House committee on overseas workers affairs, and OFW Rep. Marissa Magsino emphasized the...

2024-04-15T21:42:21Z

Israeli forces vow response to Iran's attack despite calls for restraint

By James Mackenzie JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israelis awaited word on how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would respond to Iran's first-ever direct attack as international pressure for restraint grew amid fears of an escalation of conflict in the Middle East. Netanyahu on Monday summoned his war cabinet for the second time in less than 24 hours to weigh a response to Iran's massive weekend missile

2024-04-16T11:22:25Z

Driver arrested three times over drink-drive limit

Police are urging people not to drink-drive after three arrests are made in one weekend.

2024-04-16T09:49:13Z

DOTr: Traffic unaffected by strike, plans to ‘move forward’ with PUVMP

The Department of Transportation said the two-day transport strike held by PISTON and MANIBELA did not paralyze the flow of Philippine traffic. In a public briefing on Tuesday, Jonathan Gesmundo, executive assistant to Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista, said the concerned government agencies are focusing on the next steps of the PUV Modernization Program (PUVMP). “Hindi kami nakatutok on how to respond. It’s more of moving forward kami,”...

2024-04-16T09:02:20Z

Australia offers French mall stabbing hero citizenship

Sydney, Australia — Australia’s prime minister on Tuesday suggested a visiting Frenchman who heroically fended off a knife-wielding Sydney mall attacker using only a bollard could be offered citizenship. Damien Guerot has been dubbed “bollard man” and a “hero” of Saturday’s attack that killed six people a wounded a dozen more. READ: Police probe killer’s targeting of women in Sydney mall attack Prime Minister Anthony Albanese singled Guerot out...

2024-04-16T03:46:54Z

'Bollard Man' who saved kids during Sydney stabbing offered Australian citizenship

Aussie PM Anthony Albanese said French construction worker Damien Guerot, who showed 'extraordinary bravery' in confronting the Bondi Junction attacker with a bollard, is welcome to stay in the country 'as long as he likes'.

2024-04-16T09:06:42Z

Police search for suspected robber 'carrying axe'

Officers say the suspect "acted aggressively to the staff" at a Post Office in Tilbury.

2024-04-16T09:19:14Z

After 'biggest' drug haul, Marcos tells syndicates: Aabutan namin kayo

In the wake of what has been described as possibly one of biggest drug busts in the country's history, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Tuesday warned members of drug syndicates that his administration would prosecute them with the full force of the law. "Bahala kayo sa ginagawa ninyo basta't tuloy-tuloy lang kami. Aabutan din namin kayo. Maliit lang ang Pilipinas," Marcos said in an ambush interview after inspecting the inventory of...

2024-04-16T05:01:57Z

U.N. commission accuses Israel of obstructing Oct. 7 probe

GENEVA (Reuters) - A U.N.-mandated commission of inquiry that probes violations of international human rights law on Tuesday accused Israel of obstructing its efforts to collect evidence from the victims of the attack by Hamas in southern Israel on Oct. 7. "So far as the government of Israel is concerned, we have not only seen a lack of cooperation, but active obstruction of our efforts to

2024-04-16T11:22:21Z

DMW to recommend Strait of Hormuz as 'high-risk area' to protect Pinoy seafarers

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Tuesday said it will recommend the Strait of Hormuz to be classified as a “high-risk area” for seafaring activities following Iran's seizure of an Israel-linked ship in the waterway over the weekend. Officer-in-charge Hans Leo Cacdac said the DMW will make the recommendation to the International Bargaining Forum (IBF), a global platform that brings together the International Transport Workers Federation...

2024-04-16T11:07:35Z

Protest rally at Welcome Rotonda ends; DOTr says transport strike just created traffic

The protest rally against the government's PUV Modernization Program at Welcome Rotonda at the boundary of Quezon City and Manila ended Tuesday morning. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) however said the transport strike was successful only in creating traffic. According to a Balitanghali report by Joseph Morong, members of the Samahang Manibela Mananakay at Nagkaisang Terminal ng Transportasyon or MANIBELA who gathered at the Welcome...

2024-04-16T09:02:22Z

Man charged with 2013 murder of widow, 86

Police say they have charged David Newton, 69, from Wisbech.

2024-04-16T08:19:17Z

Tensions rise in Australia after a bishop and priest are wounded in a knife attack in a church

SYDNEY (AP) — A teenager has been accused of wounding a Christian bishop and priest during a church service in a second high-profile knife attack to rock Sydney in recent days, leaving communities on edge, leaders calling for calm and a besieged church urging against retaliation. The 16-year-old was overpowered by the shocked congregation at Christ the Good Shepherd Church after he allegedly stabbed Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel and Fr. Isaac Royel...

2024-04-16T06:55:03Z

Rwanda battle ramps up as unelected Lords brace to defy MPs AGAIN

The House of Lords will again debate the Prime Minister's flagship Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill this afternoon.

2024-04-16T09:48:18Z

Police 'attempt to shut down' National Conservatism event in Brussels

The ex-UKIP leader claimed police and a local mayor in the Belgian capital were attempting to cancel a 'National Conservatism' gathering.

2024-04-16T11:48:26Z

On a China visit, the German chancellor says Russia's invasion of Ukraine threatens global security

BEIJING (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told Chinese leader Xi Jinping who hosted him in Beijing on Tuesday that Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine threatens global security, in an apparent call for China to apply greater pressure on its neighbor and close strategic partner to resolve the conflict. Scholz also told Xi at their meeting that the use of nuclear weapons in the 2-year-old war should not even be threatened, German media...

2024-04-16T08:56:51Z

Not my duty to apologize for martial law atrocities — PBBM

MANILA, Philippines — For President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., it is not his duty to apologize to the victims of martial law under his father. “I don’t think it’s a duty for a president to be involved, that is a personal matter for the Marcos family,” Marcos said during the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines forum held in Manila Hotel when asked if he’s going to issue an apology on behalf of Ferdinand Marcos Sr. When...

2024-04-15T22:42:41Z

Incoming Singapore PM says incumbent Lee to serve as senior minister in next cabinet - media

(Reuters) - Singapore's prime minister-designate, Lawrence Wong, on Tuesday said the city-state's incumbent leader Lee Hsien Loong would serve as a senior minister in his cabinet after he takes power on May 15. Wong, the current finance minister, said he would announce a new cabinet line-up a few days before he is sworn in as Singapore's fourth prime minister, the Straits Times reported. But he

2024-04-16T09:51:27Z

Afghan man in UK fears for family's deportation

He tells the BBC his family are considered enemies by the Taliban after helping British forces.

2024-04-16T08:34:20Z

Statue to Tony Blair honours "Tonibler" cult in Kosovo

By Fatos Bytyci FERIZAJ, Kosovo (Reuters) -As sculptor Agon Qosa put some of the finishing touches to a statue of Tony Blair, he thought about what the former British prime minister had done for Kosovo a quarter of a century ago. Qosa and other ethnic Albanians in Kosovo idolise Blair for his leadership role during a NATO bombing campaign in 1999 that halted Serb forces' advances and ultimately

2024-04-16T11:27:00Z

55 Chinese vessels monitored in WPS features —PH Navy

A total of 55 Chinese vessels were monitored in different features in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine Navy said on Tuesday. Philippine Navy spokesperson for the WPS Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad said the following Chinese vessels were spotted in the following areas: Bajo de Masinloc - two Chinese Coast Guard vessels, 24 Chinese maritime militia vessels Ayungin Shoal - one Chinese Coast Guard vessel, five Chinese fishing vessels...

2024-04-16T09:02:18Z

Public school teachers, employees may wear alternative uniforms — DepEd

MANILA, Philippines — Amid high temperatures across the country, public school teachers are allowed to wear collared Department of Education (DepEd) polo shirts. This is according to DepEd on Monday. “Dulot ng mainit na panahon sa buong bansa, pinahihintulutan ang lahat ng DepEd teaching at non-teaching personnel [na magsuot ng alternate uniform],” DepEd said in an advisory. (Due to the high heat nationwide, all DepEd teaching and non-teaching...

2024-04-16T00:57:52Z

Administrasyon, inaalam na ang detalye sa umano'y secret agreement ni Ex-Pres. Duterte sa China;

Administrasyon, inaalam na ang detalye sa umano'y secret agreement ni Ex-Pres. Duterte sa China; PBBM, tiniyak na hindi apektado ang bansa sa secret agreement

2024-04-16T01:47:34Z

Man jailed after exposing himself to children

Ramon Cleal has "a long-standing sexual perversion" the judge at his sentencing says.

2024-04-16T10:49:27Z

Iran says any action against its interests will get a severe response

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran will respond to any action against its interests, President Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday, according to the Iranian Student News Agency, a day after Israel warned it will respond to Tehran's weekend drone and missile attack. "We categorically declare that the smallest action against Iranian interests will certainly be met with a severe, widespread and painful response

2024-04-16T06:56:54Z

Plebiscite to create 8 towns in BARMM successful—Comelec

COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — Voters in 63 former villages of Cotabato province that now make up the Special Geographic Area (SGA) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) ratified on Saturday the creation of eight new SGA towns in a quiet and peaceful electoral process that stood in sharp contrast with the bloody and violent village elections last year. According to the Commission on Elections (Comelec), voters’...

2024-04-15T20:42:19Z

US military to step in if Filipino is killed in attack in West Philippine Sea​ — Marcos

President Marcos on Monday, April 15, made it clear that if any Filipino serviceman would be killed in an attack in the West Philippine Sea, the United States would step in to defend the Philippines. As gray zone operations—or activities that fall short of being called as war—continue in the waters still contested by China, Marcos finally said what would invoke the Philippines' Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with the Philippines. READ MORE: https://mb.com.ph/2024/4/15/us-military-to-step-in-if-filipino-is-killed-in-attack-in-west-philippine-sea-marcos

2024-04-16T05:03:05Z