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Murder investigation launched after woman's death

Three people are arrested after a woman in her 30s is found dead in east Belfast.

Mother of stab victim meets boy saved by bleed kit

Daniel Baird was stabbed in Digbeth in 2017, prompting his mum to campaign for bleed kits in the UK.

Padilla seeks Balikatan inquiry: Many Filipinos still not fully aware of it

MANILA, Philippines — A Senate inquiry has been sought on the recently concluded Balikatan Exercises between the Philippines and the United States to inform the public of its gains and opportunities. Held from April 22 to May 10, the annual joint military training was dubbed as the largest in recent years with over 16,000 participants. Despite its reported success, however, Senator Robin Padilla believes that “many Filipinos are still not fully...

No mandatory graduation fees in all public schools in Marikina City

MANILA, Philippines — Graduating students of elementary and high school levels in public schools in Marikina City will have less to worry about their graduation expenses as their local government announced that they will not have to pay anything for their graduation. According to a Facebook post of the Marikina City Public Information Office on Wednesday, all graduation expenses will be handled by the local government. READ: Marikina lawmaker...

European Court upholds Belgium's school head scarf ban

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday upheld a head scarf ban at secondary schools in Flanders, Belgium's northern region. Students at Flemish secondary schools are allowed to wear head scarves during religion classes but have to remove them during other classes. The ban had been challenged by three young Muslim women but the court stated the Flemish

'Police might have saved my sister from husband'

Three police officers are under investigation for possible misconduct in connection the case.

Putin and Xi deepen partnership and scold the United States

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed on Thursday to deepen their "strategic partnership" while scolding the United States for a series of moves that they said threatened their countries. In a 7,000-word joint statement on "the deepening of the comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation entering a new era," the two leaders noted

Four dead in New Caledonia riots, France declares state of emergency

By Kirsty Needham, Juliette Jabkhiro and Augustin Turpin SYDNEY/PARIS (Reuters) -France declared a state of emergency on the Pacific island of New Caledonia on Wednesday after three young indigenous Kanak and a police official were killed in riots over electoral reform. The state of emergency, which entered into force at 5 a.m. local time (1800 GMT), gives authorities additional powers to ban

Delivery driver helps police find £87K cannabis farm

The driver called police because he could smell cannabis at a property with covered-up windows.

UC Irvine filled with anti-Israel protestors before face off with cops

Police arrested at least a dozen anti-Israel protestors at University of California, Irvine. They arrived in riot gear on Wednesday, clashing with protestors and clearing the encampment.

Russia's Putin arrives in China for state visit in a show of unity between the authoritarian allies

China’s leader Xi Jinping welcomed Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Thursday as he began a two-day state visit, in a show of unity between the authoritarian allies as Moscow presses forward with a new offensive in Ukraine. READ MORE: https://mb.com.ph/2024/5/16/russia-s-putin-arrives-in-china-for-state-visit-in-a-show-of-unity-between-the-authoritarian-allies

Schools across Devon are forced to shut after mystery illness spreads

Schools across Devon have been forced to shut after hundreds of people were struck down by a mystery illness which was sparked by contaminated water.

Everything we know about the assassination attempt on the PM of Slovakia

MMDA deputizes 10 Metro LGUs’ enforcers to issue tickets

MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Wednesday said it has already deputized traffic enforcers under 10 local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region (NCR) to issue violation tickets under the single-ticketing system (STS). The enforcers were from Malabon, Mandaluyong, Valenzuela, San Juan, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig and Quezon cities, as well as the municipality of Pateros, the MMDA...

Putin thanks Xi for aid with Ukraine

Vladimir Putin has thanked Xi Jinping for China's initiatives to resolve the Ukraine conflict at a Beijing summit where the Chinese leader said he hopes Europe will return to peace and stability soon. China last year offered a broad plan for peace outlining general principles for ending the war in Ukraine.

Three soldiers hit by car in Haifa, motive unclear - report

A car hit three soldiers who were standing on the sidewalk by the road on Moshe Dayan Street in Haifa, Israeli media reported on Thursday. According to the report, the reason and details of the incident are still unknown. However, the police have begun investigating all possibilities. The three soldiers were injured, and the car driver fled the sce...

Marcos: I won’t allow destabilization, division in our nation

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Thursday stressed that he would fend off any destabilization plot against his administration. “We will also not allow agents within the country to destabilize our government and create division within our nation,” Marcos said during his Talk to Troops at Camp Edilberto Evangelista in Cagayan de Oro City. “So, I urge all of you to continue to [demonstrate] your loyalty, patriotism, and service to your...

Russia wanted to capture a key settlement by May 9th but it failed

Taguig court convicts Maute matriarch to 40-year prison term for terrorism financing

A Taguig court has sentenced Ominta Romato Maute, the matriarch of the Maute family in Marawi City, to up to 40 years of imprisonment for terrorism financing. In a 39-page ruling provided by the Justice Department on Thursday, Taguig Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 266 found Maute guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating Section 4 of The Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act of 2012. It sentenced her to suffer the penalty of...

Abalos warns LGUs anew vs project fund ‘fixers’

MANILA, Philippines — Local government and barangay officials nationwide should beware of dealing with people who claim they can help facilitate the release of funding for their projects. “These incidents of poseurs claiming to be government agents pose serious threats to the integrity of government processes, and undermine the trust and confidence of the public in the administration of government funds,” Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos said in...

Court averts water cut in Cagayan de Oro

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines — A local court has temporarily eased the worries of some 40,000 households here whose taps could run dry due to an unresolved dispute between the water district and its bulk supplier. On Tuesday night, Mayor Rolando Uy announced that Regional Trial Court Branch 17 Judge Ana Candida Casiño issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against Cagayan de Oro Bulkwater Inc. (Cobi) and Rio Verde Water Consortium Inc....

Nakba to Nakba, Palestinian life 76 years post-catastrophe is worse than 75

On the 76th commemoration of the Nakba, Al Jazeera looks at the difference the last year has made to the Palestinians.

Council ordered to pay family it failed to house

An ombudsman found the council only acted when the family’s situation became desperate.

Controlled explosion 'at back of pre-school'

Met Police are now leading the investigation and a man is held under the Terrorism Act.

Putin ally says Ukraine risks dragging the West into a major war with Russia

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The speaker of Russia's lower house of parliament warned that Ukraine was dragging the United States and Europe into a major global war and on Thursday urged Western leaders to act responsibly to avoid a catastrophe. President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine has touched off the worst breakdown in relations between Russia and the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Russia

Philippine civilian boat convoy turns back from sail to China-held reef

A Philippine boat convoy bearing supplies for Filipino fishers was heading back to port Thursday, saying they ditched plans to sail to a Beijing-held reef off the Southeast Asian country after one of their boats was shadowed by a Chinese navy ship. The convoy also learned from fishers on boats near Scarborough Shoal via radio "that they had been chased away by the Chinese," the non-government group's spokesman Emman Hizon told AFP. He said the...

Takeaways from the AP's investigation into how US prisoners are hurt or killed on the job

A sweeping Associated Press investigation into prison labor in the United States found that prisoners who are hurt or killed on the job are often being denied the rights and protections offered to other American workers. These prisoners are being placed in dangerous jobs, sometimes with little or no training. They pick up trash along busy highways, fight wildfires, and operate heavy machinery. They work on industrial-sized farms and...

Solon: Marawi board needs P5 billion annually to cover all claims

The Marawi Compensation Board, which is mandated to provide financial remuneration to the victims of Marawi Siege, needs P5 billion annually for five years to cover the victims’ claims, House Assistant Majority Leader Zia Adiong said on Thursday. Adiong, in a press conference, said that the MCB’s 2024 budget of P2 billion is not enough given that 24 barangays of Marawi were ravaged when the terrorist group Maute in May 2017 occupied the Islamic...

US soldier held in Russia pleads guilty, RIA agency reports

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Gordon Black, a U.S. soldier being held in the Russian city of Vladivostok, has pleaded guilty to theft charges and is cooperating with investigators, Russia's RIA state news agencies reported on Thursday. "He is cooperating (with the investigation), he admitted (guilt)," RIA cited a representative of the local interior ministry as saying. Black could not be reached for

Police take back building from protesters at University of California, Irvine

By Daniel Trotta and Mike Blake IRVINE, California (Reuters) -Police on Wednesday took back a lecture hall from pro-Palestinian protesters who for hours occupied the building at the University of California, Irvine, then cleared a student encampment that stood for more than two weeks, witnesses said. Officers from about 10 nearby law-enforcement agencies converged on the campus after university

CHR visited NBP for probe vs. strip search — BuCor

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has visited the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) for their probe on the strip search that was conducted on families of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) and political prisoners, the agency said Thursday. In a statement, the BuCor said the investigators arrived at the NBP on Monday. “The BuCor gave the investigators a briefing and simulation of the strip cavity search to give them an idea on how visitations are...

Russian troops leave Karabakh, now back under Azerbaijan's control

(This May 15 story has been corrected to say 'recaptured' instead of 'captured' in paragraph 1) By Nailia Bagirova KHOJALY, Azerbaijan (Reuters) - Russia shut down a military base in Azerbaijan on Wednesday where nearly 2,000 of its troops had been deployed, after Azeri forces recaptured the area last year despite a two-year Russian mission to prevent war between Azerbaijan and Armenia. A total

A Ukrainian naval drone has done hundreds of millions in damage to Russia

Man arrested after disorder at Bristol pub

Police said several people suffered injuries after the disorder at The Rising Sun in Bristol.

Gething sacks minister from his government

In shock announcement, first minister sacks social partnership minister without giving a reason.

PH has no plan to militarize West Philippine Sea – PCG spokesman

The national government will not militarize the West Philippine Sea (WPS) even as a civilian group launched a mission to establish their presence in the disputed waters of Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) on Wednesday, May 15. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/5/15/ph-has-no-plan-to-militarize-west-philippine-sea-pcg-spokesman Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin Visit our website at http://mb.com.phFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletinInstagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletinTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin #ManilaBulletinOnline#ManilaBulletin#LatestNews

China challenges aircraft of senators bound for Pag-asa Island

KALAYAAN, PALAWAN—China issued a radio challenge Thursday to a private aircraft carrying Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, and Deputy Majority Leader JV Ejercito before landing at Pag-asa Island. The three lawmakers visited the largest island in the Kalayaan Island Group for the groundbreaking of a new barracks inside the Emilio Liwanag Naval Station and a Super Rural Health Unit in this municipality. The same...

Ukraine says halted Russian 'advance' in some Kharkiv zones

The Ukrainian army said on Thursday it had partially halted a Russian advance in the northeast, where Moscow has secured its largest territorial gains in 18 months over the last week. That is the largest territorial gain in a single operation since mid-December 2022, when Moscow advanced in the eastern Lugansk region.

House also wants to probe Bamban mayor

MANILA, Philippines — House lawmakers are eyeing a parallel probe of Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, who is being investigated by the Senate over allegations she may be a Chinese asset who has infiltrated the government by winning the local post in 2022. During a regular press briefing, House Assistant Majority Leaders AKO Bicol Rep. Jil Bongalon and La Union Rep. Paolo Ortega said it was “possible” to have a parallel investigation in the lower...

Iloilo under state of calamity due to El Niño

ILOILO CITY, Philippines — The provincial board of Iloilo on Tuesday placed the province under a state of calamity due to damage wrought by the El Niño phenomenon on agriculture, which topped P1 billion. The declaration, which was recommended by the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC), enables the provincial government, through the PDRRM Office (PDRRMO), to utilize P75.78 million in allocated funds for its El Niño...

Refugee 'so proud' to be town's first Hindu mayor

Elango Elavalakan says he chose Ipswich as his home town because the people were so friendly.

House panel to probe killings in Duterte war on drugs

The House human rights panel will investigate the drug war deaths during the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte on May 22, House human rights panel chairman Bienvenido Abante said Thursday. Abante said the inquiry, which will be attended by the relatives of drug war victims, police officers, and Cabinet officials from the Duterte administration, remains significant and timely in the interest of justice. “Ang tanong siguro ng iba,...

Over 40 Chinese ships move to block PH civilian mission in Scarborough

Forty-three Chinese vessels, including a warship, moved to Scarborough Shoal to block the Filipino civilian mission, which held fishing activities in the Philippine exclusive economic zone (EEZ) on Thursday. “China has finally moved the rest of its blockade into position,” former US Air Force official and ex-Defense Attaché Ray Powell said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday evening. According to him, there were one People's...

Senate starts review of Baguio charter

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — The Senate on Tuesday began correcting flaws in the modern Baguio City Charter (Republic Act No. 11689), which had upset sectors here for technically downgrading the city’s status as an independent, highly urbanized local government and for granting another agency power in the titling of city properties. The upper chamber is reviewing House Bill No. 7406 that was recently passed by the Lower House to amend erroneous...

House leaders call out Senate ‘foot-dragging’ on urgent bills

MANILA, Philippines — With their pet bills now either pending or languishing at the Senate, House leaders on Wednesday took issue with the growing disconnect between the two chambers in terms of priority legislation. During a regular press briefing, Deputy Speaker David Suarez, Lanao del Norte Rep. Mohamad Dimaporo, 1-Rider Rep. Rodge Gutierrez; and Davao Oriental Rep. Cheeno Almario questioned why the Senate appeared to be dragging its feet on...

Xi lauds China-Russia ties as Putin lands in Beijing

By Bernard Orr and Guy Faulconbridge BEIJING/MOSCOW (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to work with counterpart Vladimir Putin to "rejuvenate" their countries as the pair started a day of talks in Beijing, saying China would "always be a good partner" of Russia, according to Chinese state media. Putin arrived earlier on Thursday for a two-day state visit that will include detailed

Aussies turn on tenant who blasted Anthony Albanese over eviction

Jim Flanagan, 45, has lived in one of Mr Albanese's investment properties in the inner-west Sydney suburb of Dulwich Hill for four years.

Suspended Cebu City mayor Rama gets support from other mayors

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least three mayors who are members of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) have voiced their support for suspended Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama. In separate statements, Mayors Ma. Josefina “Joy” Belmonte (Quezon City), Carmen Geraldine Rosal (Legazpi City), and Baby Armi Alvarez (Muñoz City) expressed their support for Rama, who was the LCP president. “We write to express our support to Mayor Michael L. Rama...

Indonesia's death toll rises to 67 from Sumatra floods, 20 still missing

By Aidil Ichlas TANAH DATAR, Indonesia (Reuters) - In tears, Yose Rizal, 43, placed flowers on the graves of his sister and niece, who died during the intense flooding in Indonesia's West Sumatra province. Three of Yose's relatives are still missing. Yose's family was having a meeting when the flash floods struck on Saturday evening, he said. "The water came very sudden, it is difficult to

‘Atin Ito’ convoy breaches China’s blockade at Bajo de Masinloc

MANILA, Philippines — An advance team sent a day before the civilian convoy for the West Philippine Sea embarked on a voyage to Scarborough (Panatag) Shoal has reached the area and breached China’s blockade, according to Atin Ito (This is Ours) Coalition. In a Facebook post on Thursday, the coalition said the 10-member advance team comprised of members from Akbayan Party, Pambansang Katipunan ng mga Samahan sa Kanayunan and the Philippine Rural...