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Pakistan finance minister confident about new IMF programme

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's finance minister said on Sunday he was "very confident" his country would secure a new funding programme from the International Monetary Fund after the cash-strapped country's annual fiscal budget passed into law. The budget comes ahead of more talks with the IMF for a loan of between $6 billion and $8 billion to avert a debt default by Pakistan, the

2024-06-30T17:42:46Z

Suspected suicide bombers kill at least 18 in Nigeria, authorities say

By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - At least 18 people were killed and 30 others injured after a series of attacks by suspected female suicide bombers in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state on Saturday, the head of the local state emergency management agency said. Borno is at the centre of a 15-year Islamist insurgency that has killed thousands of people and displaced millions more.

2024-06-30T18:18:09Z

San Juan City Mayor takes stand vs rowdy revelers during Wattah Wattah Festival

San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora on Friday accompanied a Lalamove rider in filing a complaint against a reveler who allegedly drenched the rider, his mobile phone, and the documents he was carrying during the Wattah Wattah Festival last June 24. In his complaint, Eustaquio Rapal said he was performing his duties as a Lalamove rider when he encountered the rowdy reveler. Zamora assured the public that the city government would provide all...

2024-06-30T10:26:40Z

Coalition-building as an exercise in political shape-shifting

LAST week, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced that his political party, the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas, has entered into an alliance with the National Unity Party as he seeks to expand the Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas, a coalition he is building ahead of next year's midterm election. The NUP is the fourth party to join the Alyansa, and many more political groups are expected to sign up. The President's announcement came just days...

2024-06-30T16:20:32Z

Myanmar central bank denies UN report on weapons transactions

(Reuters) - Myanmar's central bank denied a U.N. report that the country's military government can still access money and weapons for its war against anti-coup forces, saying financial institutions under the bank's supervision followed prescribed procedures. The Central Bank of Myanmar "expressed our strong objection to the U.N. Special Rapporteur’s report", it said in a statement published in a

2024-06-30T15:27:54Z

Las Piñas votes to reset barangays boundaries

MANILA, Philippines — Residents of Las Piñas have voted to reset the boundaries of 20 barangays in the city, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced yesterday. Based on the certificates of canvass released yesterday, 41,493 residents approved an ordinance delineating the territorial boundaries of 20 barangays in the city. The Comelec recorded a voter turnout of 19.88 percent as 61,237 of 308,059 registered voters in Las Piñas...

2024-06-30T16:38:26Z

Man arrested after three people suffer knife wounds

A 24-year-old man is arrested after a woman and two men suffer stab wounds in Desborough.

2024-06-30T13:33:35Z

PAOCC receives death threats amid illegal POGO probe

The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) said Sunday some of its personnel have received death threats amid its investigation into the illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hubs. “Well opo, kami ay nakakatanggap ng ilang mga pagbabanta. Pero siguro po naman ay 'yun ay mga pananakot lamang,” PAOCC spokesperson Winston John Casio said in a Super Radyo dzBB interview. (Yes, we have been receiving some threats. But maybe...

2024-06-30T09:01:28Z

Fire station open days planned across Surrey

The first hour is open to those with special educational needs.

2024-06-30T18:34:30Z

Teves can be extradited by end of July, says DOJ

MANILA, Philippines — Former lawmaker turned murder suspect Arnolfo Teves Jr. could be brought back to the Philippines by July to finally face the multiple murder charges filed against him here, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Saturday. In a news forum in Quezon City, Mico Clavano, spokesperson for the DOJ, said they expected a favorable decision even if Teves’ camp appealed the Timor-Leste Court of Appeals’ decision granting the...

2024-06-30T06:03:52Z

43 Negros Occidental barangays declared rebel-free

BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — Forty-three more barangays in Negros Occidental have been declared free from the presence of communists insurgents, according to Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson. Each rebel-free barangay is proposed to receive P10 million worth of infrastructure projects as part of the support to barangay development program (SBDP) of the Department of the Interior and Local Government, Lacson said. The proposed budget for infrastructure...

2024-06-30T16:38:24Z

Duterte knows where Quiboloy is, but won’t tell

MANILA, Philippines — Former president Rodrigo Duterte said he knows where his friend Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy is hiding, but would not say where. “If the question is, ‘Where is pastor?’ I know where, but it’s a secret,” Duterte told reporters yesterday in Tacloban city. Duterte, administrator of KOJC properties, said Quiboloy, who has standing arrest warrants for sexual and child abuse and human trafficking cases,...

2024-06-30T16:38:30Z

World failed in attaining devt goals – UN

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations warned that only 17 percent of its 169 targets to improve life for the world's more than 7 billion people are on track to be reached by the 2030 deadline. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres launched the annual report saying, "It shows the world is getting a failing grade." World leaders adopted the 17 wide-ranging development goals from ending global poverty to achieving gender equality in 2015 and set 169...

2024-06-30T16:14:20Z

Duterte says court decision on de Lima’s acquittal should be respected

Former president Rodrigo Duterte said the court’s decision to clear former senator Leila de Lima of the third and last drug case against her after seven years, following her acquittal in two earlier cases, must be respected. In a visit to Tacloban City, Duterte said De Lima’s acquittal should be welcomed as this shows that democracy is working, as reported on GMA’s “24 Oras Weekend” on Sunday. This comes as the Muntinlupa City Regional Trial...

2024-06-30T17:02:47Z

Malaysia opposes Philippines continental shelf claim

MANILA, Philippines — Malaysia has opposed the Philippine submission to a United Nations body to formally recognize the extent of its undersea continental shelf, saying it is projected from the baselines of Sabah. In a note verbale to UN Secretary General António Guterres on June 27, Malaysia’s permanent mission to the United Nations said Malaysia has never recognized the Philippines’ claim to Sabah. Malaysia requested the UN Commission on the...

2024-06-30T16:38:30Z

Spanish police END hunt for missing teenager Jay Slater

Apprentice bricklayer Jay, 19, was last seen almost two weeks ago and a huge search involving dogs, drones and a helicopter has failed to find any trace.

2024-06-30T09:26:32Z

Two injured in light aircraft crash at country house

The light aircraft crash at Heveningham Hall, Halesworth, is the second in Suffolk this weekend.

2024-06-30T17:34:27Z

Rediscovering Catanduanes

I JUST returned from my home province of Catanduanes where I attended the June 26 installation of the Most Reverend Luisito Audal Occiano of Camarines Sur as the third Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Virac, following the retirement of the Most Reverend Manolo de los Santos after 30 years of devoted service to the Church and people of Catanduanes. Most Rev. Jose C. Sorra, the first bishop of Virac from 1974 to 1993, died in 2021, and his...

2024-06-30T16:20:33Z

Guided bomb attack on Ukraine's Kharkiv kills one, injures eight, officials say

(Reuters) - Russian forces attacked the centre of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second- largest city, with a guided bomb, killing one person, injuring eight and setting ablaze buildings and vehicles, officials said. Mayor Ihor Terekhov, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said the bomb hit near the city centre, triggering a fire. He put the death toll at one, with an 8-month-old infant among the injured.

2024-06-30T18:03:24Z

UK Reform leader Farage positive after 'tough' few days

LONDON (Reuters) -Nigel Farage, leader of Britain's right-wing Reform UK party, said his party was doing better than expected after a "tough" few days, as he addressed supporters at a rally with days to go before the country votes on July 4. Farage, one of the country's most recognisable and divisive politicians, has been a thorn in the side for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative party as

2024-06-30T18:17:12Z

Ex-Pres Duterte: WPS is part of PH's exclusive economic zone

Former President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said the disputed West Philippine Sea is part of the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone. “As a Filipino, yung contested area — although it is contested between China and tayo — If you ask me, atin talaga ‘yan. As a Filipino, I would insist that that part of the West Philippine Sea is sa atin, part of the (exclusive) economic zone,” Duterte Duterte said during a press conference on the Sonshine Media...

2024-06-30T16:02:37Z

Japan and Philippines trying to finish defense pact for signing in Manila as alarm grows over China

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Top defense and foreign affairs officials of Japan and the Philippines will meet in Manila next month to strengthen strategic ties and discuss regional concerns, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs said Friday at a time of escalating concerns over China’s actions in the disputed South China Sea. Details of the agenda of the July 8 meetings of Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko and Defense Minister Kihara...

2024-06-30T03:18:27Z

Cases filed in connection to Wattah Wattah Festival

Cases have been filed against two individuals involved in the recent Wattah Wattah Festival in San Juan City after they inconvenienced passersby by spraying water during the celebrations. Among those who filed a complaint was a delivery rider who filed cases of unjust vexation and slander against a resident of San Juan, after video footage showed two individuals spewing water on the rider which he said damaged his phone. The rider asked not to...

2024-06-30T14:02:16Z

Red Cross receives P60M donation from Okada Foundation to build new blood center in Cavite

OFFICIALS of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) national head office and its Cavite chapter were on hand recently to receive a donation from the Okada Foundation amounting to P60 million, which will fund the construction of a new building for the PRC Cavite Chapter in Vermosa Complex in Imus. The soon-to-rise building, which sits on 859 sqm of property donated by Ayala Land Inc., will serve as the primary blood center in Cavite. It will provide...

2024-06-30T17:30:52Z

Acquittal can't escape law of karma

THE government imposes punishment on those transgressing the laws of the land as a means of asserting its sovereign will of protecting its inhabitants from those who sow anarchy and disturb the peace. It is also a way of exacting retribution for the victims' suffering. It warns would-be transgressors that they cannot escape accountability for dastardly deeds like taking another's life, inflicting physical injury, forcibly or deceptively taking...

2024-06-30T16:05:32Z

Senate undecided on Bagong Pilipinas hymn in flag ceremony

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate leadership has yet to decide whether to include the Bagong Pilipinas hymn and pledge during the regular flag-raising ceremony, even as the House of Representatives intends to adopt it. Senate President Francis Escudero said he personally sees no problem in including the hymn and pledge, but the Senate secretariat is still in the process of studying the matter. “I have yet to receive their recommendation and/or...

2024-06-30T16:38:28Z

High turnout as France votes in election that could usher in far right

By Layli Foroudi and Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) -French voters flocked to the polls on Sunday in the first round of a snap parliamentary election that could usher in the country's first far-right government since World War Two, a potential sea change at the heart of the European Union. President Emmanuel Macron stunned the country when he called the vote after his centrist alliance was

2024-06-30T17:58:34Z

One dead in shooting at Turkish wedding in France

Gunmen opened fire on guests at a venue in Thionville, north east France killing a man in his 30s.

2024-06-30T14:11:35Z

Man told to tear down 8ft fence by 'ridiculous' council 'buffoons'

Residents of Derby's Limes Avenue had thanked their lucky stars when Matt Hubbard and his family moved into the grade II listed cottage two years ago.

2024-06-30T10:11:58Z

Philippines, Australia swap intel vs terrorism, human smuggling

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) and Australia’s Department of Home Affairs (DHA) recently signed an agreement to exchange intelligence to boost border security capabilities against terrorism and human smuggling. The BI and DHA would cooperate in migration management and border control, streamlining procedures to encourage legitimate travel and implementing safeguards against illegal migration. “This agreement marks a pivotal...

2024-06-30T16:38:24Z

Motorcyclist in his 50s killed in crash with car

Police are appealing for any information about the crash on the A146 at Stockton.

2024-06-30T11:18:16Z

Police motorcyclist taken to hospital after crash

The man's injuries are not believed to be serious, say Leicestershire Police.

2024-06-30T12:03:20Z

Kanlaon remains under alert Level 2

MANILA, Philippines — Despite the recent elevated gas emission, Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Occidental remains under alert Level 2, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Phivolcs director Teresito Bacolcol yesterday said state seismologists could not yet increase the alert level as they were still monitoring the volcano’s activity. “Sometimes it is high, sometimes it is low,” Bacolcol said, referring to Kanlaon’s gas...

2024-06-30T16:38:23Z

Dela Rosa’s refusal to attend drug war probe ‘a cowardly act’ – Castro

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Ronald Dela Rosa’s decision to skip the House of Representatives probe into former President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war is “a cowardly act” and “an attempt to evade accountability,” a lawmaker said on Sunday. ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro said this after Dela Rosa, the Philippine National Police (PNP) chief during the Duterte administration, said he would only face the allegations against him and the...

2024-06-30T08:26:23Z

‘Name ex-Cabinet official who lobbied for illegal POGOs’

MANILA, Philippines — Senators challenged the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) to name the former Cabinet official who allegedly facilitated the grant of gaming licenses to Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) so as not to cast doubt on all other former members of the Cabinet. Senate President Francis Escudero said if PAGCOR fails to name this former Cabinet official, then his colleagues Senators Risa Hontiveros and Sherwin...

2024-06-30T16:38:30Z

Marbil tells cops to stop moonlighting: Attend to public needs and concerns

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Rommel Marbil ordered police officers and police personnel to refrain from moonlighting. Marbil said he issued the directive to guarantee that all members of the police force are available to respond swiftly to citizens’ complaints and emergencies. “Our duty is to ensure the safety of our citizens. Police must be available at all times to address the needs and concerns of the...

2024-06-30T03:10:28Z

Proper method of photographic identification

Dear PAO, A man was killed while attending our town's foundation day festivities. The police conducted an initial investigation. However, since the initial witnesses could not positively identify any suspect, the police entered into its blotter entry "unidentified suspects still at large." During the trial, the same witnesses now claimed to have identified with certainty the suspects after being shown, at the police station, the pictures of...

2024-06-30T16:09:44Z

Bulgaria's new patriarch enthroned in Sofia cathedral

SOFIA (Reuters) - Top Orthodox Christian clergy from across Europe and Bulgaria's senior government officials gathered in Sofia's main cathedral on Sunday for the enthronement of the new patriarch of the country's influential church. Patriarch Daniil, 52, was elected among three candidates on Sunday morning to succeed Neophyte who died in March. Representatives from Orthodox Churches in Greece,

2024-06-30T17:08:25Z

Two dead, one missing after Swiss landslide–police

GENEVA — Two people have died and a third is missing after torrential rains triggered a landslide in southeastern Switzerland, police said on Sunday. Violent storms lashed the Alpine country with rain this weekend, with hundreds of people evacuated in the west after the Rhone river and its tributaries broke their banks. “The bodies of two people were found by rescuers in connection with the landslide in the Fontana region,” police in the...

2024-06-30T09:50:54Z

Searca director urges NVSU graduates to tackle agri challenges

SOUTHEAST Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (Searca) director Glenn Gregorio delivered the commencement speech at the 20th Commencement Exercises of Nueva Vizcaya State University (NVSU) held at the Carlos M. Padilla Convention Center on Thursday, June 27, 2024. Speaking before graduates, faculty and guests, Gregorio emphasized the vital role that every graduate can play in addressing agricultural challenges...

2024-06-30T16:34:03Z

Hungary’s Orban moves to form new EU parliament group

VIENNA — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Sunday announced he wanted to form a new EU parliament alliance, together with Austria’s far-right party and the Czech centrist group of ex-premier Andrej Babis. “We take on the responsibility to launch this new platform and new faction. I want to make it clear that this is our goal,” the nationalist premier told reporters at a joint press conference with Austria’s Freedom Party (FPOe) leader...

2024-06-30T09:50:53Z

Vice President Sara rejects tag as opposition leader

Duterte not running for senator DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte disagreed with claims that she is now the leader of the opposition against the Marcos administration. Her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, meanwhile said he would not run for a Senate seat in the May 2025 midterm elections, contrary to Sara’s June 25 announcement. “Based on my work, my character and my principles, I don’t act for the benefit of the...

2024-06-30T16:38:32Z

Baguio Midland Courier to close down in July after 77 years

MANILA, Philippines — The Baguio Midland Courier will cease its operation starting July 22 after 77 years of publication, it announced on Sunday. “The decision to cease publication was a difficult one, and the management deeply regrets any impact this may have on [its] esteemed readers, newsboys, supporters, contributors, and advertisers,” the newspaper said. READ: PDI moving to a newer building: How do you say farewell to your old home? Founded...

2024-06-30T06:26:02Z

'Tulong Pambaon' program helps students finish primary education

ONE of the most cherished Filipino values, the bayanihan spirit embodies communal unity, cooperation and civil efforts to address social issues. This spirit drives the corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs of companies such as the Investment and Capital Corporation of the Philippines (ICCP), the flagship company of the ICCP Group. A diversified conglomerate engaged in financial services, property development and exhibition facilities,...

2024-06-30T16:34:06Z

Morocco announces death of King Mohammed VI’s mother

RABAT — Princess Lalla Latifa, the mother of Morocco’s King Mohammed VI and the widow of his father King Hassan II, died on Saturday, a royal palace spokesman said. Morocco’s MAP news agency carried a statement which read: “The Official Spokesperson for the Royal Palace announces, with great sadness and deep sorrow, the passing of HRH Princess Lalla Latifa, may she rest in peace, on Saturday.” The king’s mother had no official responsibilities...

2024-06-30T04:04:56Z

Man in critical condition after stabbing

Police say they are treating the attack as an isolated incident but are appealing for witnesses.

2024-06-30T07:47:58Z

Man shot before stolen car set on fire, police say

A man from Sheffield was shot after he and another man met a group of men in Wallasey, police say.

2024-06-30T14:03:44Z

Family demands accountability for NY police killing of 13-year-old boy. Police said he aimed BB gun

On Wednesday, Nyah Mway finished middle school in the central New York city where his family moved about a decade ago as refugees from Myanmar, relatives said. By Friday night, the 13-year-old was fatally shot by police who’d tackled him to the ground after he allegedly pointed what turned out to be a BB gun at them during a foot chase. Struggling to comprehend his death, his anguished relatives and outraged members of their immigrant community...

2024-06-30T16:25:19Z

NHCP leads 22nd PH-ES Friendship Day celebration in Baler, Aurora

THE National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) leads the nation in celebrating the 22nd Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day and commemorating the 126th anniversary of the Start of the Siege in Baler, Aurora, today, July 1, at 8 a.m. in front of Baler Church and Baler Plaza. Guests of honor Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri and Spanish Ambassador to the Philippines Miguel Utray lead the wreath-laying ceremonies at the Baler Church in the...

2024-06-30T16:30:43Z

5 dead, 38 hurt in firecracker depot blast

(UPDATE) FIVE people, including a 4-year-old child, were killed in a massive explosion at a pyrotechnics warehouse in Mindanao, emergency services said Sunday. The Saturday afternoon blast at the Zamboanga City site tore a large hole in the ground, sent debris careening into nearby buildings and houses, and ignited a blaze, fire investigator Luigi Chan said. Four warehouse workers and the 4-year-old son of one of the staffers were killed, Chan...

2024-06-30T16:29:05Z