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PH should ensure deported criminals cannot return —Hontiveros

The Philippine government should ensure that deported foreigners involved in transnational criminal activities will no longer return to the country, Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Wednesday. Hontiveros made the remark following the meeting of Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) chairman Executive Secretary (ES) Lucas Bersamin and Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian regarding the ongoing government campaign against illegal...

Ex-cop among 7 persons of interest in missing beauty pageant bet, Israeli BF case

A former police officer is among the seven persons of interest in the disappearance of a beauty pageant contestant and her Israeli boyfriend in Central Luzon, the Philippine National Police's (PNP) Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said on Thursday. Interviewed on Super Radyo dzBB, CIDG chief Police Major General Leo Francisco said authorities have yet to communicate with all of the persons of interest. "Pito ang POIs natin...

Israeli soldier killed in mall stabbing attack

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli soldier was killed and a second person was wounded in a stabbing in an Israeli mall on Wednesday that police said was a suspected terror attack. Israel's Ynet news site named the accused assailant, who was killed in the attack, as Joud Rabia from Nahaf, a town where members of Israel's Arab minority live. There was no claim of responsibility from any group,

Far-right majority can be avoided, French PM says

By Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, a close ally of President Emmanuel Macron, said he believed a cross-party bid to deprive Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally of a majority in next Sunday's parliamentary run-off could succeed. However, he dismissed suggestions that Macron's centrists could look to form a cross-party government in the event of a hung

Islington North's Jeremy Corbyn votes in 2024 General Election

Islington North candidate Jeremy Corbyn votes in the 2024 general election at Pakeman School as the seat is currently predicted to be a toss up between the independent candidate and the Labour Party.

Lucy Letby: Courtroom drama, a failed appeal, and battles over the truth

She was convicted of multiple baby murders, but then fell out of the headlines. Here’s what’s happened since.

On Philippine-American Friendship Day We Celebrate a Year of Historic Achievements

On the Fourth of July – U.S. Independence Day and Philippine-American Friendship Day – we look back on what the U.S.-Philippine partnership has achieved over the past twelve months. We’ve reached incredible milestones together as friends, partners, and allies, setting a bold agenda to build a more secure and prosperous future for our peoples. The Trilateral Leaders’ Summit among President Biden, President Marcos, and Japanese Prime Minister...

Coal reliance growing in Philippines, Indonesia — report

Bangkok, Thailand — Coal accounts for a growing share of electricity generation in the Philippines and Indonesia, which are failing to ramp up renewables fast enough, a new report has warned. The growing reliance on coal in Indonesia comes despite a $20 billion international deal intended to help Jakarta wean itself off the fossil fuel. Coal is a key source of climate-warming carbon emissions, and many major economies have pledged to move away...

Record turnout vies in PPS Iligan juniors netfest

MANILA, Philippines — The nationwide search for tennis talents shifts to northern Mindanao with over 200 entries competing for top honors and ranking points across nine age categories in the Mayor Frederick Siao National Junior Tennis Championships, which kicked off Thursday. The boys' 18-and-under division drew a 64-player cast, while the boys' 16-, 14-, and 12-and-under classes each attracted 32-player rosters. To accommodate the large number...

Minnesota prosecutor provides most detailed account yet of shooting deaths of 3 first responders

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Police investigating a potential sexual abuse case in a Minneapolis suburb found themselves in a gunbattle against a well-armed resident in a darkened home while trying to protect seven children inside, a prosecutor said Tuesday in a report on the shootings that left two officers and a paramedic dead. Dakota County Attorney Kathryn Keena made the revelation in a memo, based on an investigation by the state Bureau of Criminal...

Israel studying Hamas response to Gaza ceasefire proposal, says Mossad

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel is studying Hamas' response to a proposal that would include a hostage release deal and ceasefire in Gaza, according to a statement from Israel's Mossad spy agency. "The mediators of the hostage deal have given the negotiating team Hamas' response to the hostage deal outline. Israel is examining the response and will respond to the mediators," said a statement released

Drugs gang jailed after cannabis raid on nightclub

Six men are jailed following a hearing at Ipswich Crown Court.

Man arrested in connection with fruit stall fire

The stall was set on fire in King Edward Street in Hull on Monday night.

Young woman's heartbreaking words before she died on Qantas flight

Aspiring chef, Manpreet Kaur, 24, suddenly died while putting on her seatbelt on a Qantas plane about to take off from Tullamarine Airport, Melbourn , on June 20.

Factbox-UK election: What has Labour promised to do if elected?

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Labour Party is projected to win Thursday's national election with a large majority, returning to power after 14 years in opposition. Below are some of the party's main domestic policy plans, set out in its manifesto ahead of the July 4 vote: ECONOMY Labour has said sustained economic growth will be its first mission for government. Its plan focuses on wealth

Keir Starmer depicts a 'different future' in last campaign speech

Keir Starmer says there are 'two different futures on the ballot box', in his final campaign speech before the general election. Speaking in the West Midlands, the Labour leader adds the election is an opportunity to 'rebuild the country.'

Fascinating photos show progress at UK's new £26bn nuclear power station

Hinkley Point C in Somerset is now preparing to install its first reactor at the £26bn nuclear power station - and newly released pictures showcase the progress being made

Voters go to polls across Dorset

Polling stations have opened for Dorset voters in the 2024 UK General Election.

Shop closed after complaints over 'illicit items'

Police officers say the shop is issued with a partial closure order, which will last until September.

Comelec has own fingerprint experts

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Wednesday it has its own team of fingerprint experts and would not rely solely on the findings of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in the course of its separate investigation into the real identity of suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo. Comelec Chairman George Garcia said they needed the findings of the NBI to determine if the fingerprints matched those on Guo's record when she...

Can Senegal’s Faye play peacemaker and help a splintered West Africa bloc?

Experts say ECOWAS’s tensions with Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso could roll back years of regional diplomacy.

Garcia urges end to partisan politics, calls to focus on public welfare

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia called for an end to partisan politics and urged a focus on the welfare of the people instead. Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia called for an end to partisan politics and urged a focus on the welfare of the people instead. During his annual State of the City Address (SOCA) on July 3, Garcia emphasized that party differences should not hinder their goal of working for Cebu City and its...

3 drug pushers busted in Cabuyao City

LUCENA CITY — Three drug pushers were arrested early Wednesday, July 3, in a buy-bust operation in Cabuyao City in Laguna province. Anti-narcotics operatives arrested “Mark,” “Rosa,” and “Fred” at 2:32 a.m. after they sold P500 worth of shabu to an undercover police officer in Barangay Banlic, the Region 4A police said in a report. Seized from the suspects were six plastic sachets containing meth weighing 17 grams with an estimated Dangerous...

Man jailed for killing woman, 72, in head-on crash

A man who killed a retired university housekeeper in a crash near Falkirk is jailed for three years.

A new leader for DepEd

Many regard the resignation of Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte as a positive development. The DepEd’s problems were already painfully obvious when she accepted the appointment. She came with little preparation for the education ministry, any track record for successfully managing an organization in crisis, or even much interest in the job. Insiders believed she would have preferred the defense portfolio. She was content to...

Oxford University student dies after 'jumping into water to celebrate end of exams'

A 19-year-old student, who has not yet been named, is believed to have drowned at Port Meadow on Friday, June 21 - with police currently treating the incident as 'unexplained'

Election outcomes won't change its Ukraine support, says the UN General Assembly's president

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly will keep standing up for Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty whatever the outcome of national elections across the globe this year, the body's president said Wednesday, adding that “no country has the right to invade another country.” That stance “cannot change because this is a matter of law,” General Assembly President Dennis Francis told The Associated Press during his first visit to...

UK's Conservatives say Labour rivals heading for record-breaking election win

By William James LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Conservative Party all-but conceded election defeat to Keir Starmer's Labour on Wednesday, a day before polling stations even opened, and warned that the opposition party was on course for a record-breaking victory. Opinion polls show the centre-left Labour Party is set for a big win in Thursday's vote that would end 14 years of Conservative

The 'Poltergeist Curse': tragic deaths and paranormal events

Binay walks out of Cayetano probe

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Nancy Binay walked out on the public hearing on the new Senate building’s cost of construction called by Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano after a heated exchange between the two senators. The back and forth between the two political scions yesterday reinforced views that their turf war over Makati and Taguig cities has spilled over to the accounts committee review of the New Senate Building. Cayetano took over the accounts...

French police question two filmmakers over alleged sexual abuse

French authorities on Tuesday were questioning two leading arthouse film directors for a second day after actors accused them of sexual abuse, a source close to the case said. Their interrogation over the alleged abuse of much younger actors, including in the 1980s and in several instances when they were underage, comes as activists say French cinema has too long provided cover for abuse.

Lucy Letby is found GUILTY of trying to murder baby girl

The neo-natal nurse, who worked at the Countess of Chester Hospital, was caught 'virtually red-handed' trying to kill the child, known as Baby K, in February 2016.

Biden awards posthumous Medal of Honor to two Civil War heroes

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Honor on Wednesday to two late U.S. Army privates who were part of a daring Union Army contingent that stole a Confederate train during the Civil War. The White House ceremony offered Biden a brief respite from the mounting criticism of some fellow Democrats after his shaky and halting performance in last week's

Jay Slater could be alive 'drinking rainwater', says PI

Army reservist and private investigator Juan García, 53, claimed missing teenager Jay Slater could be alive and keeping hydrated and fed by 'drinking rainwater and eating plants'.

Russian attacks on Kharkiv region kill one, injure 14

KYIV (Reuters) -A series of Russian strikes on Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region on Wednesday killed one person and injured at least 14, local authorities said. In the afternoon, Russia dropped guided UMPB D-30 bombs on the regional capital, Kharkiv regional prosecutors said on Telegram. At least eight people were injured, they added, including an 8-year-old boy. The attack damaged private

Ukrainian maritime attack on Black Sea port Novorossiysk repelled: Russia

Moscow claims to have destroyed sea drones targeting key oil shipping port Novorossiysk.

PNP reassigns 6 police officials

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) has reassigned six ranking police officials effective on Tuesday, July 2. The reorganization is in line with PNP chief General Rommel Marbil’s order dated July 1. READ: PNP reshuffles 11 ranking police officials Below is the list of police officers and their new assignment, based on the order: Lieutenant General Jonnel Estomo – Commander of Area Police Command (APC)-Southern Luzon Major...

2025 national budget to promote measures vs inflation – Marcos Jr.

MANILA, Philippines — The administration will be better equipped to cushion the impact of rising prices, as well as to produce jobs, strengthen health care and boost infrastructure with its proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for next year, according to President Marcos. “With our approved 2025 budget, we’re investing in what matters most – creating jobs, strengthening health care and expanding infrastructure. Our goal is to tackle rising...

Italy PM rejects fascist nostalgia after youth wing scandal

The comments follow reports of antisemitism and racism within the youth wing of the Italian PM's party.

The concepts of consensus and reconciliation

First of 2 parts CONSENSUS refers to a general agreement among a group of people (Collins Dictionary) about something. It is an idea or opinion that is shared by all people in a group. Meanwhile, reconciliation is an action of making one view or belief compatible with another (Oxford Languages). Reconciliation is an act of causing two people or groups to become friendly again after an agreement or disagreement. It is a process of resolving any...

Pro Palestine protesters scale roof of Australia's Parliament

By Peter Hobson and Alasdair Pal CANBERRA (Reuters) -Pro Palestine protesters climbed the roof of Australia's Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday and unfurled banners, one saying Palestine will be free, and accused Israel of war crimes, in a serious security breach condemned by lawmakers. Four people dressed in dark clothes stood on the roof of the building for around an hour, unfurling

Lapu-Lapu City unveils mascot symbolizing disaster resilience, preparedness

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The Lapu-Lapu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) has introduced a mascot named “Opong Andam,” short for Opanganon Andam, as the city celebrates National Disaster Resilience Month 2024. This year’s celebration bears the theme “Bantayog ng Katatagan at ang Pagbubuklod sa Layuning Kahandaan.” The mascot symbolizes the quest for disaster resilience and preparedness. According to Nagiel Bañacia, CDRRMO...

Here's Everything You Need to Know About Senator Sonny Angara, the Next Education Secretary

Including what happens to his Senate seat.

Vietnamese nabbed for making scene at Naia

MANILA, Philippines — Authorities arrested a Vietnamese woman at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) on Monday for unruly behavior. In a statement on Wednesday, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) identified the woman as Ban Thi Van, a 19-year-old Vietnamese who initially presented herself for immigration clearance to board a Cebu Pacific Air flight to Hanoi. Upon inspection, however, the BI said Ban “aggressively snatched” her passport...

Government to pay £75k for foreshore refund row

The government could pay back two men up to £75,000 with interest if a case review is approved.

Today's headlines: Binay & Cayetano, Porac POGO, 1Z's girl group | The wRap | July 3, 2024

Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: - Cayetano-led hearing on new Senate office gets too personal, Binay walks out - After ‘insulting’ P35 NCR wage hike, workers ramp up national campaign - 2 Chinese linked to Porac POGO sued for human trafficking - US has ‘undeniable complicity’ in Gaza war killings, say former US officials - ‘We’re doing this out of passion’: 1Z Entertainment on forming a new girl group https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/july-3-2024/

'Guo family abused PH's late birth registration process'

MANILA, Philippines — Mayor Alice Guo's family allegedly abused the country's late birth registration process to claim Filipino citizenship falsely, a senator said on Wednesday. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian made this pronouncement after discovering that other members of the Guo family also used dual passports, Chinese and Filipino passports interchangeably in their travels. "The NBI's role in this investigation is crucial. The evidence from the...

ICE created a fake university. Students can now sue the U.S. for it, appellate court rules

ICE created the fake University of Farmington in Michigan to catch fraudulent visas. Students are now proceeding forward in their lawsuit.

Bond increased to $1M for Texas woman accused in attempted drowning seen as possible hate crime

EULESS, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman accused of trying to drown a 3-year-old at an apartment complex pool in suburban Dallas after making racist remarks toward the child’s mother has been rearrested following an increase in her bond to $1 million, according to court records. Elizabeth Wolf, 42, had been released on a $40,000 bond after being charged with attempted capital murder and injury to a child. Police in Euless, a Dallas suburb, allege that...

India is likely undercounting heat deaths, affecting its response to increasingly harsh heat waves

BENGALURU, India (AP) — Months of scorching temperatures sometimes over 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in parts of India this year — its worst heat wave in over a decade — left hundreds dead or ill. But the official number of deaths listed in government reports barely scratches the surface of the true toll and that's affecting future preparations for similar swelters, according to public health experts. India now has a bit of respite from...