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Poland very likely to sign security deal with Ukraine before NATO summit, says PM

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will almost certainly sign a bilateral security agreement with Ukraine before July's NATO summit in Washington, the Polish prime minister said on Friday. On Thursday, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that before the NATO summit in Washington, which starts on July 9, talks will be held in Warsaw with the president of Ukraine. "I must, together with the defence minister,

France's far-right National Rally seen winning 37% of vote in first election round

PARIS (Reuters) -An opinion poll published in the newspaper Les Echos on Friday showed that French far-right party National Rally (RN) might win as much as 37% of the popular vote, two days before the first voting round in parliamentary elections. RN was up two percentage points from the last publication of the poll, compiled by OpinionWay a week ago, while Macron's centrist bloc, Together, was

Guo to serve jail time in PH before deportation if convicted -Hontiveros

If she is convicted by the local courts, suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo would have to serve her sentence here in the Philippines before her possible deportation, Senator Risa Hontiveros said Friday. "Kahit magkaroon ng penalty of deportation sa kanya, kapag na-convict siya in any of those cases, she will first have to serve her sentence here in the Philippines," Hontiveros said in a press conference, citing a Department of Justice's opinion....

These are the 30 most corrupt countries in the world right now

Corruption, a scourge that undermines governance, stifles economic growth, and erodes the very fabric of society, is a global phenomenon that knows no borders. Its impact can be devastating, affecting not just the corridors of power but reaching deep into the daily lives of ordinary citizens. From the bustling markets of Guatemala to the oil-rich fields of Nigeria, corruption shapes the fortunes of nations and the destinies of their people. The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), a tool used to measure the perceived levels of public sector corruption, serves as a stark reminder of the challenges that lie ahead for many countries. With scores that paint a vivid picture of the state of corruption worldwide, the CPI highlights both the strugglers and the stragglers in the fight against this pervasive issue. It rates countries on a scale from 0-100, with 0 being "highly corrupt" and 100 being "very clean," according to the Transparency International website. Click through the gallery to delve deeper into the shadowy world of greed and discover which countries are most affected by corruption in 2024.

Labour to help 140,000 low-paid women workers in Scotland, Angela Rayner says

Labour to help 140,000 low-paid women workers in Scotland, Angela Rayner says - The party’s UK deputy leader will campaign in Scotland, setting out how the New Deal For Workers will help women north of the border.

These are history's most important sea battles

Some of history's most important and decisive battles have taken place at sea. Major engagements, including the Battle of Trafalgar and the Battle of Midway, are well known. But there are many other equally bloody and brutal confrontations that you may not be aware of and yet they changed the course of wars and campaigns, and often rewrote the tactical and strategical rule book. Click through the following gallery, set sail, and relive these historic sea battles.

Vladimir Putin’s latest escalation has hit far too close to home

Russian hackers have caused chaos in the NHS and put patients in danger. This month, one of the most serious cyber attacks we have ever faced hit London hospitals and GP surgeries by locking pathology service providers out of their own IT systems. This has forced more than 1,100 operations to be postponed, including cancer treatments and organ tran...

Remember when Ukraine revealed the upgraded version of a powerful naval drone?

South Korea releases video showing North Korean missile exploding in flight

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's military on Friday released a video that it said showed a North Korean missile abnormally spiralling early in flight and exploding, a rare publicising of surveillance footage to dismiss the North's claim of a successful test. Footage filmed by a thermal observation device with South Korean frontline units showed a projectile spiralling out of control on a irregular

Russian scientists conduct autopsy on 44,000-year-old permafrost wolf carcass

YAKUTSK, Russia (Reuters) - In Russia's far northeastern Yakutia region, local scientists are performing an autopsy on a wolf frozen in permafrost for around 44,000 years, a find they said was the first of its kind. Found by chance by locals in Yakutia's Abyyskiy district in 2021, the wolf's body is only now being properly examined by scientists. "This is the world's first discovery of a late

Episodes of 999 taken offline after TV ambulance star found dead

Police have launched a murderer probe after Mr Duffield, 24, and Lauren Evans, 22, were found dead by the young man's colleagues from West Midlands Ambulance Service.

Man charged with murder after stabbing death

The 28-year-old man is due to appear at Teesside Magistrates' Court.

Palarong Pambansa 2024: Suspended Mayor Rama vows to be present

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Suspended Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama announced he would be present during the Palarong Pambansa 2024 despite being preventively suspended. In a press conference on June 27, Rama announced his involvement. He stated that he had been involved from the beginning, making it impossible to simply sit back and do nothing but watch during the event. “Perti namong trabaho ani, dili man mahimo nga tan-aw rami. I will be around,”...

Wattah Wattah Festival 2024: San Juan Looking for Rioters

Mayor Francis Zamora is looking to hold them accountable.

The math behind your chance at a lottery win

Do you dream of winning a jackpot? Ever get lost daydreaming, imagining the freedom that a big lottery win could bring to your life? Well, looking at odds and probability, a lottery win is a matter of mathematics, however much a longshot! Intrigued? Click on to discover the math behind your chance at a lottery win.

‘No way I can vote Labour’: Will pro-Palestine Brits sway the UK election?

Despite raging protests, those abandoning Labour over Starmer’s position are unlikely to affect the outcome.

Murders that changed the world

Murders are always horrific, but some are more shocking and have greater impact than others. Political leaders, famous artists, and other powerful people have been victims of homicides that may have changed the course of history. Click here to see which homicides made waves.

Woolwich flat fire can be seen from miles away

Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters battled to put out the blaze on Rymill Street in North Woolwich.

One hospitalised and 27 evacuated in flat fire

An inspection by firefighters found the fire in Franklynn Road, Haywards Heath, began in the kitchen.

Kenya's tax-bill turmoil complicates IMF cash, could boost borrowing costs

By Libby George LONDON (Reuters) - The violent unrest that forced Kenya's president to withdraw support for a finance bill has left the country's efforts to meet International Monetary Fund targets in doubt and could make borrowing most costly, investors and analysts said. The bill included unpopular levies on bread, vegetable oil and sugar, mobile-money transfers and some imports. It had been

Delhi airport roof collapses months after Modi inaugurates project

The roof of a terminal building at New Delhi's international airport partially collapsed in heavy rains early Friday, killing one person, rescuers said, months after a refurbishment project inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. At the airport, civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu told reporters that the building inaugurated by Modi was not the one where the roof collapsed, which was opened in 2009.

Marcos says De Lima acquittal bolsters stand not to let ICC in

The Philippine government can cite the recent acquittal of former Sen. Leila de Lima as proof that the country’s justice system is working, thus bolstering the argument against letting the International Criminal Court (ICC) look into the “drug war” killings that occurred during the Duterte administration. President Marcos aired this view on Thursday as he stood firm on his position not to allow the entry of ICC investigators into the country....

Alice Guo’s removal as mayor via quo warranto may come sooner – OSG

MANILA, Philippines — Alice Guo’s removal as mayor of Bamban town in Tarlac via a quo warranto case may come sooner with the findings of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) that her fingerprints matched that of Chinese woman Guo Hua Ping. Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra said Friday that the NBI fingerprint-matching test result could speed up the filing of the quo warranto case against the suspended local chief executive. He said the...

Russia warns it can take unspecified measures in response to US drone flights over Black Sea

Russia's Defense Minister ordered officials to prepare a “response” to U.S. drone flights over the Black Sea, the ministry said Friday, in an apparent warning that Moscow may take forceful action to ward off the American reconnaissance aircraft. The Russian Defense Ministry noted a recent “increased intensity” of U.S. drones over the Black Sea, saying they “conduct intelligence and targeting for precision weapons supplied to the Ukrainian...

Indonesia president orders audit of data centres after cyberattack

By Stefanno Sulaiman and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo ordered on Friday an audit of government data centres after officials said the bulk of data affected by a recent ransomware cyberattack was not backed up, exposing the country's vulnerability to such attacks. Last week's cyberattack, the worst in Indonesia in recent years, has disrupted multiple

World leaders who took power via coups

Over centuries, established methods of handing over the reign of power, such as royal succession or popular elections, have been internally usurped by those who would prefer to simply take the seat for themselves, otherwise known as a coup. And while there have been many unsuccessful attempts at coups, several actually led to a new leader. From Napoleon Bonaparte to Vladimir Lenin, read through this gallery to discover world leaders who took power via coups.

China urges U.S. to stop supporting the Philippines’ ‘provocations’

BEIJING — China on Friday called on the United States to stop tolerating and supporting the Philippines’ “provocations,” after U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell expressed concerns about Beijing’s “destabilizing actions in the South China Sea.” READ: US raises concerns about destabilization in South China Sea with Chinese minister | US reiterates ‘ironclad’ commitment to Philippines amid China actions […]

Hospital failed man who fell to his death - coroner

Aaron Deeley fell from a second floor window which the hospital knew was defective, says coroner.

Charges over crash which left woman seriously hurt

Police say two young children who were believed to be involved in the crash are safe and well.

Chinese 'manager' linked to Porac POGO hub arrested in Clark — CIDG

A Chinese national who is allegedly the manager of a raided POGO hub in Porac, Pampanga was arrested during the implementation of a search warrant in a Clark leisure park on Thursday, the police said Friday. At a press briefing, Philippine National Police - Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) chief Police Major General Leo Francisco said 14 safety vaults were also confiscated in five villas in the area. “So the result of the...

Weekend rain bomb about to strike Australia along with polar blast

Australians living in the largest capital cities have been warned to rug up once again with more cold, wet and windy on the way.

P1.1M shabu seized from ‘high-value’ target in Batangas City

LUCENA CITY — Police seized more than P1.1 million worth of shabu (crystal meth) from a suspected big-time drug trafficker in a buy-bust operation on Thursday, June 27, in Batangas City. Batangas provincial police drug enforcement unit members and local cops arrested “Angelita” at 8:45 p.m. after she sold shabu worth P300,000 to a poseur buyer in Barangay Alangilan, the Police Regional Office 4A said. Law enforcers took from the suspect a paper...

China to US: Filipinos have right to know truth behind 'anti-vax propaganda'

The Chinese Embassy is calling on the United States Embassy in the Philippines to explain the alleged secret campaign of the American military to discredit China-made vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic. The supposed disinformation campaign had contributed to hundreds to thousands of deaths in the Philippines, the Chinese Embassy said, adding that it also endangered the health of the general public. "The Filipino people and the international...

French far-right extends poll lead as campaign ends

By Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) - France's far-right National Rally (RN) extended its lead in a poll published on the last day of campaigning before Sunday's first round of parliamentary elections, with another survey showing it in sight of a slim majority. Marine Le Pen's anti-immigrant, eurosceptic party has led polling since President Emmanuel Macron called a surprise snap election this

Timor-Leste OKs Teves extradition to PH

The Court of Appeals in Timor-Leste has granted the Philippine government’s request to extradite former lawmaker Arnolfo Teves Jr., who is facing a murder trial over the killing of a political rival last year, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Thursday night. “The information was relayed to us by the Attorney General of Timor-Leste. We have won,” Justice Assistant Secretary Jose Dominic Clavano IV said in a message to reporters. “We...

Israeli forces push deeper into southern and northern Gaza

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) - Israeli forces deepened their incursion into two northern and southern areas of the Gaza Strip on Friday, and Palestinian health officials said tank shelling in Rafah killed at least 11 people. Residents and Hamas media said tanks advanced further west into the Shakoush ‮neighbo‬u‮rhood‬ of Rafah, forcing thousands of displaced people there to leave their

Radioactive rhino horns to help curb poaching

MOKOPANE, South Africa — South African scientists on Tuesday injected radioactive material into live rhino horns to make them easier to detect at border posts in a pioneering project aimed at curbing poaching. The country is home to a large majority of the world’s rhinos and as such is a hot spot for poaching driven by demand from Asia, where horns are used in traditional medicine for their supposed therapeutic effect. At the Limpopo rhino...

Volunteers for cat community sought amid renovation of Makati malls

A non-profit animal organization is looking for volunteers who can commit to feeding the cat community in Greenbelt and Glorietta as the properties undergo redevelopment. CARA Welfare Philippines announced on Wednesday that it is seeking people who can help the org care for the felines in the areas being redeveloped by Ayala Malls. Greenbelt 1, […]

Singapore charges activists over pro-Palestinian letters

The letters addressed to the prime minister appealed to the government to end ties with Israel.

Brussels is becoming Far West: Again two people haphazardly shot dead on terrace

Drug violence is intensifying in the Belgian capital. Once again, two innocent lives are paying the price of fighting between drug gangs in Brussels. Two people were killed Wednesday night in a shooting on a terrace in Saint-Gilles in Brussels. Two more who were also sitting quietly on the terrace enjoying the summer weather are still fighting for their lives. Two persons on a scooter drove into the street and suddenly opened fire with a...

Doused student papers, broken windows: ‘Wattah Wattah’ Festival complaints

Complaints about the unruly behavior of some locals during the annual “Wattah Wattah” Festival in San Juan City last Monday filled social media. The city on June 24 commemorated the feast of its patron saint, St. John the Baptist, which involved its traditional “basaan” or water dousing activity. The “basaan” commemorates Jesus Christ’s baptism by St. John, […]

China honours woman who died saving Japanese family

Hu Youping, a bus attendant, tried to restrain an assailant at a bus stop outside a Japanese school.

‘Moonlighting’ SWAT team in hot water over party pics

Four members of a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team of the Philippine National Police were relieved of their duties and ordered to answer allegations that they were caught moonlighting as security escorts at a private party in Pasig City in January. “They were directed to explain and relieved from their present unit pending the result of the investigation,” the Eastern Police District (EPD) said on Thursday. Interior Secretary Benhur...

China passes revised emergency response law to improve protection for lives, property

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top legislative body passed a revised emergency response law on Friday, the official Xinhua news agency reported, with the aim of improved protection for lives and property. Extreme weather events have tested China's emergency response in recent years as it faces floods and drought, while disasters such as earthquakes have challenged the capabilities of local officials

Notable People who died in 2024

Anthony Albanese fights back tears as he makes a sad admission

Anthony Albanese fought back tears as makes a worrying admission.

Seven die in train collision with bus in Slovakia

(Reuters) -Seven people died and five others were injured when a train collided with a bus at a crossing in Slovakia on Thursday evening, emergency services said. The collision occurred near Nove Zamky, 110 km (68 miles) east of the capital Bratislava, as the international train travelled from Prague to Budapest, state railway company ZSSK said. Slovak and Czech media reported that none of the

Comelec: Makati's 2nd district intact despite losing 10 EMBO barangays

Makati's second congressional district remains intact and is entitled to elect a representative in the 20th Congress in Eleksyon 2025, the Commission on Elections has ruled. This developed even after the city and the legislative district lost the ten enlisted men's barrio (EMBO) barangays to Taguig City because of a Supreme Court ruling in April 2022. In a four-page resolution, the Comelec adopted the recommendation of its law department and...

Iran begins voting in presidential election with limited choices

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) -Iranians started voting on Friday for a new president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, choosing from a tightly controlled group of four candidates loyal to the supreme leader at a time of growing public frustration. State television showed queues inside polling stations in several cities. More than 61 million Iranians are eligible to

This is how the Taliban's drug prohibition is killing us

In 2021, the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan. And since the taliban introduced drug prohibition there, opium production has completely collapsed in Afghanistan. Afghanistan accounted for 90 percent of world production of opium poppies, which are the raw material for heroin. As a result, heroin production fell by as much as 70 percent last year. So reports the UNODC, the organization within the United Nations that fights against drugs and...