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Suspended Mayor Rama gets ‘more’ nationwide support from city mayors

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Suspended Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama continues to receive strong support and solidarity from his fellow mayors nationwide during this period. Rama is the national president of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP), an organization comprising all city mayors to foster collaboration, unity, and cooperation among the country’s cities. Previously, at least three mayors, who are members of the League of Cities of...


Funeral taking place for boy who died in sword attack

Mourners gather for the funeral of Daniel Anjorin, 14, two weeks after he died on his way to school.


How could the rest of the war in Ukraine unfold in 2024?


Did Russia use chemical weapons to capture a key Ukrainian village?


Woman admits driving without licence in fatal crash

Ivy Mwangi repeated her not guilty plea to causing the death of the teenager by careless driving.


North Korea fires multiple short-range ballistic missiles, Seoul says

By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired a number of short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast on Friday, South Korea's military said, a day after the U.S. and South Korea conducted joint drills with stealth fighter jets simulating air combat. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff condemned the launch as a provocation. It said the projectiles were fired from the east


US military begins aid deliveries into Gaza via $320mn floating pier

Trucks carrying vital humanitarian aid began moving ashore around 9am local time today. From here, aid will be transported inland towards Gaza City for distribution.


Marcos questions Mayor Guo’s background: ‘No one knows her’

President Marcos on Thursday raised concerns about the true background of Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, saying they were curious about her origins and how this happened. Meanwhile, the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) began investigating her legal eligibility for public office, given questions about her alleged connections to China. Interviewed in Cagayan de Oro City, the President said no one among Tarlac’s local politicians had heard of...


Fierce fighting in northern Gaza as Israel defends itself at World Court

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) - Israeli forces battled Hamas fighters in the narrow alleyways of Jabalia in northern Gaza on Friday in some of the fiercest engagements since they returned to the area a week ago, while in the south militants attacked tanks massing around Rafah. Residents said Israeli armour had thrust as far as the market at the heart of Jabalia, the largest of Gaza's


Israel tells World Court South Africa case makes a mockery of genocide

THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Israel defended the military necessity of its Gaza offensive on Friday at the International Court of Justice after South Africa asked judges to order it to halt operations in Rafah and completely withdraw from the Palestinian territory. Israeli Justice Ministry official Gilad Noam called South Africa's case, which accuses Israel of violating the Genocide Convention, "


Marcos: We’ve found a solution to bring down rice prices

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. revealed an alternative plan on Thursday to lower rice prices amid calls to amend the Rice Tariffication Law. (RTL). “Well, I don’t want to preempt the bicameral committee but I think we have found the solution already,” said Marcos in an ambush interview in Cagayan de Oro. Marcos said that if rice prices are high, the government would release cheap rice into the market to force...


Spain denied port of call to ship carrying arms to Israel

(This May 16 story has been corrected to fix the name of the ship operator from Danica Maritime to H. Folmer & Co in paragraph 5) MADRID (Reuters) - Spain has refused permission for an Israel-bound ship carrying arms to call at the southeastern port of Cartagena, Transport Minister Oscar Puente said on Thursday. The Marianne Danica was carrying a cargo of arms to Israel and had requested


Bamban Mayor Alice Guo must be probed, says President Marcos

MANILA, Philippines — Questions on how Bamban Mayor Alice Guo was elected has been raised by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. President Marcos noted that local leaders did not know her. “Kilala ko lahat ng mga taga-Tarlac na politiko. Walang may kilala sa kanya,” the president said in an ambush interview in Cagayan de Oro. (I know all of the politicians from Tarlac. Nobody knows her.) READ MORE: Solicitor General forms team to probe Bamban Mayor...


NWRB lowers water allocation for Metro Manila

The National Water Resources Board (NWRB) on Friday said it has lowered the water allocation for Metro Manila. The move, however, will not mean water supply interruptions, assured the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). DENR Undersecretary Carlos Primo David said the allocation for the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System was reduced from 50 cubic meters per second to 49 cubic meters per second starting yesterday until...


Spain to recognise Palestinian state together with other countries

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Friday that Madrid would only recognise a Palestinian state in a joint action with other countries. In an interview with TV channel La Sexta, Sanchez also denied reports that the recognition would occur on May 21. (Reporting by Inti Landauro; Writing by David Latona; Editing by Andrei Khalip)


Kremlin warns tensions could spill into WW3

'We warn that they are playing with fire. (The US) have long been in a state of proxy war with the Russian Federation,' Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said


Man jailed for life for prom night murder

Sharp-Meade must serve a minimum of 26 years and 12 days before he can be considered for parole.


Retired man who came to Britain from Ghana in1977 faces deportation

Nelson Shardey, 74, (pictured) assumed he was officially seen as British until 2019 when he tried to apply for a British passport.


China orders detention of foreigners suspected of illegally crossing borders

MANILA, Philippines — Beijing has expanded the powers of the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) to detain foreigners suspected of illegally crossing borders. New regulations on Wednesday stipulate that suspects can be held for up to 60 days without trial. The order, which will take effect in June, coincides with the arrival of a group of civilians and fishermen from the Philippines at Scarborough Shoal, a disputed territory in the South China Sea. This...


Sinister declassified CIA operations

The Central Intelligence Agency, better known simply as the CIA, has inspired fear, suspicion, and curiosity ever since its official formation in 1947. Before it was called the CIA, it was known as the Office of Strategic Services, and was responsible for some of the most covert operations during and after World War II. As the CIA, the organization has become notorious for an apparent disregard of federal and international law, and is suspected to handle some projects that even the president of the United States is unaware of. From toppling governments and staging false flag operations, to introducing one of the world's most addictive drugs to the US, the covert operations of the CIA that have come to light are, if nothing else, fascinating to read about. Intrigued? Read on to learn more about some of the CIA's declassified deeds.


Taiwan's incoming president faces angry China, fractured parliament

By Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) - Lai Ching-te takes office as Taiwan's president on Monday, facing a China that calls him a "dangerous separatist" and has ramped up military drills, as well as a fractured parliament at home where no party has a majority. Lai, vice president for the past four years, succeeds President Tsai Ing-wen at a time Beijing has been increasing military


Violence in New Caledonia subsides slightly as France sends reinforcements for security

PARIS (AP) — The number of violent incidents reported in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia fell slightly on Friday, a day after France imposed a state of emergency as 1,000 promised reinforcements for security services were deployed with increased powers to quell unrest in the archipelago that has long sought independence. The top French official in the territory, High Commissioner Louis Le Franc, announced stringent measures Friday...


PH to acquire 5 more patrol ships from Japan

The Philippines on Friday signed an agreement with Japan for the acquisition of five 97-meter patrol ships that would strengthen the country's capability to guard its territory at a time of increased hostilities with China in the West Philippine Sea. Provision of the vessels will be facilitated under a JPY64.38-billion (approximately P23.85 billion) Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan arrangement by Japan to the Philippines for the...


INQToday: Scarborough Shoal civilian convoy safely returns to Subic, Zambales

Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories: Scarborough Shoal civilian convoy safely returns to Subic, Zambales The civilian convoy to Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) returned safely to Subic fishing port early Friday morning after about two days. The mother ship Fbca Bing Bing, along with four other boats locally known as “pangulong”, already returned to port at around 1:30 a.m. Marcos tells troops: Fight false narratives,...


Big wave of Ukrainian drones kills two in Russia, causes refinery fire

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Ukraine mounted an unusually large wave of overnight drone attacks on Russia that killed two people in Belgorod region and set fire to an oil refinery at Tuapse on the Black Sea, Russian officials said on Friday. Belgorod regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said a mother and her four-year-old son were killed while travelling in a car. The fire at the Tuapse refinery was


Man arrested after person climbs on town centre roof

The 50-year-old suspect is being questioned in custody after being discharged from hospital.


Russia says US 'playing with fire' in 'indirect war' with Moscow

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A top Russian diplomat said on Friday the United States had long since entered into a state of indirect war with Moscow and was playing with fire over Ukraine by behaving in such a way that the situation could spin out of control. The comments by deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov in an interview with state TASS news agency reflect growing Russian concern over what Moscow


Man guilty of road rage manslaughter

Jake McIntyre had claimed he had hit Andrew Peart with a metal wheel brace in self-defence.


PH fishers spot pipe installation off Scarborough – ‘Atin Ito’ leader

SUBIC, Zambales — Filipino fisherfolk saw a pipe installation in waters near the Scarborough (Panatag) Shoal, according to a team leader of an NGO that initiated a civilian mission in the West Philippine Sea. Mark Figueras, team leader of the “Atin Ito” convoy’s advance boat, said fishers could go 50 to 100 meters close to the low-tide elevation before this suspected construction off the sandbar which began last month. “Now, they have been...


French police kill man who set fire to Rouen synagogue

By Dominique Vidalon and Zhifan Liu PARIS (Reuters) - French police shot dead an armed man who set fire to a synagogue in the northwestern city of Rouen early on Friday, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin and local officials said. Police, who were called to the site because of smoke coming out of the building, shot the man when he threw an iron bar at them and threatened them with a knife as he


"The bloodshed in Ukraine is Trump's fault"

General Michel Yakovleff, former Deputy Chief of Staff of NATO, was present on the set of French news channel LCI to give his analysis of the Russian advance in recent days and the lack of means to resist it. The general said 2 words that carried a lot of weight: "Too late." "You know, all historians, when they write the history books about this war, will call it too late, one way or another. As MacArthur said, every defeat can be summed up in...


Ukraine's defence lines stretched as Russian troops advance

The BBC's Jonathan Beale joins Ukrainian forces in Kharkiv as they try to shore up a weakened frontline.


Police request anonymity at shooting death inquest

Former soldier Sean Fitzgerald was shot and killed during a police raid in 2019.


Senegal PM questions French military presence

Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has questioned the military presence of former colonial ruler France, which has several bases in the West African nation, saying it impinged on Dakar's sovereignty. Sonko, who said he was addressing the students as the head of his party and not as prime minister, stressed he sought cooperation with other countries "based on mutual respect and the legitimate aspirations of every nation for sovereignty".


House starts ‘tokhang’ probe; Duterte not invited

The House of Representatives’ panel on human rights has set an inquiry on extrajudicial killings (EJKs) during the Duterte administration’s war on drugs, scheduling the probe two days before the 19th Congress ends its second regular session on May 24. Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr., who chairs the House committee on human rights, said the inquiry is scheduled on May 22 and officials of the previous administration would be invited. He...


Russian northeast offensive pushes on as Putin blames Kyiv

Russian forces were pressing ahead Friday with their offensive in north-east Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin said there were no current plans to occupy Kharkiv city, the regional capital. Both countries said Friday that Russian troops were continuing to advance, as Ukraine warned more heavy fighting lay ahead.


"Putin is preparing a long war against the West"

The German newspaper Die Welt has just revealed the existence of a 17-page peace agreement that could have ended the war in Ukraine just weeks after Russia invaded. Negotiators from both sides had worked hard on it between February and April 2022, and the original version of this special document has now fallen into the hands of German media. "In March 2022, only a few conditions were still missing from the resolution of the conflict, which was...


Knife-wielding woman roams London street threatening Jews

A knife-wielding woman threatening London Jews and hurling antisemitic abuse was arrested by Metropolitan Police on Thursday, according to Jewish neighborhood watch and antisemitism reporting groups. "That ain't going to save you," the knifewoman shouted as she threw the knife at a Jewish woman, according to a video published by the Stamford Hill S...


Assassination attempt opens Slovakia’s wounds, some linked to PM Fico

A top minister warns the country is ‘on the edge of a civil war’ as political polarisation reaches dangerous heights.


Boy, 5, who died in fall from block of flats named

The Metropolitan Police says it is not treating the death as suspicious.


MEA warns Indian job seekers travelling to Laos, Cambodia, asks them to 'Beware of Fake Agents'

In an official statement, the ministry advised all Indian nationals planning to work in Cambodia and the surrounding areas to exercise extreme caution, emphasising the prevalence of fake agents in the region. It stressed that individuals should only consider job opportunities in Cambodia through authorised agents approved by the Ministry of External Affairs of India to avoid falling victim to exploitation.


Woman dies after being hit by bus on main road

Derbyshire Police confirmed a woman, in her 70s, had died after the collision.


Cops nab Canadian allegedly linked to P9.68 billion Batangas drug haul

A Canadian national allegedly linked to the P9.68 billion in shabu seized in Tagaytay City in April was arrested in Tagaytay City, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said on Friday. NCRPO chief Police Major General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. told GMA News Online that some illegal drugs were also seized from the suspect during the manhunt operation. The suspect, identified as Thomas Gordon or "James Martin,” was arrested in Maitim...


Suspected gunshots near Israeli embassy in Stockholm prompt police cordon

Swedish police have detained several people and cordoned off an area in Stockholm after a patrol heard suspected gunshots, they said on Friday, with the Israeli embassy located in the closed-off area. "A police patrol at Strandvagen in Stockholm heard bangs and suspected there had been a shooting," police said on their website, adding that the affe...


Rescue efforts halted after South African building collapse where 33 died

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Officials in the South African city of George halted the search for survivors and more bodies on Friday at the site of a collapsed building where 33 people died. Rescue personnel and volunteers have been combing through the rubble for 11 days, after the five-storey residential building under construction in the city east of Cape Town crumbled, leaving a cloud of dust in


'Massive' French police deployment arrives to secure New Caledonia

By Kirsty Needham and Camille Raynaud SYDNEY/PARIS (Reuters) -French police reinforcements have started arriving in New Caledonia as part of a massive operation to regain control of the capital Noumea, the top French official in the Pacific island territory said on Friday. The number of police and gendarmes on the French-ruled island will rise to 2,700 from 1,700 by Friday evening. After


Israel tells UN court it has right to press on with assault in Gaza’s Rafah

Rejecting South Africa’s accusations of genocide, Israel claims case makes ‘a mockery of the heinous charge’.


Putin says Russia wants buffer zone in Kharkiv but has no plans to capture city

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Moscow's offensive in Ukraine's Kharkiv region aims to create a buffer zone but he has no plans to capture the city. Speaking to reporters on Friday on a visit to Harbin, China, Mr Putin said that Moscow launched attacks in the Kharkiv region in response to the Ukrainian shelling of Russia's Belgorod region.


Panatag not reached, but still ‘mission accomplished’

WEST PHILIPPINE SEA—The civilian-led supply convoy on Thursday aborted plans to sail closer to Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, although organizers declared the success of their mission after another boat was able to deliver provisions to 144 Filipino fishers despite the presence of China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels in the area. “Parang sinabi niyong lumapit tayo kay Kamatayan ‘pag tumuloy tayo (It’s like telling us to approach the Grim Reaper had we...


Bangladesh To Begin Enforcing 'No Helmet, No Fuel' Policy Nationwide

Nearly 30 percent of all the road deaths in the country in 2023 were riders.