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E-bike driver shot in Cebu City, persons of interest identified

CEBU CITY, Philippines —An e-bike driver was shot by two assailants who began shooting out of nowhere in Sitio Cabancalan 2, Barangay Bulacao, Cebu City on Tuesday evening, July 2, 2024. Around 10:40 p.m. on Tuesday, the Inayawan Police Station received a call from a concerned citizen reporting a shooting near a bakery in the barangay. The victim, identified as a man known by the alias “Bryan,” of legal age and a resident of the barangay, earns...

'Entitled neighbour asked me to put her bin out – it kicked off when I didn't'

One woman was left 'seeing red' after her neighbour kicked off at her for not bowing to her demand - but many were left wondering why she'd asked in the first place

DICT checking reported hacking of DFA

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), which was recently victimized by a system breach, is verifying a reported cyberattack launched against the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Assistant Secretary Renato Paraiso of the DICT, in an interview with the Inquirer on Wednesday, said they were monitoring the situation for now to confirm the cybersecurity incident. He added that they were also...

Who would YOU snog, marry, avoid out of Rishi, Starmer and Farage?

Members of the public recoiled as they reluctantly picked between Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and Reform UK's Nigel Farage.

Modern slavery gang masters 'beat' workers 'for fun'

The BBC was granted rare access to a safe house where victims shared their story of exploitation.

Countries that still have mandatory military service

As conflicts rage on around the world and new ones begin seemingly every day, it's unsurprising that some countries make defense a priority. Depending on the geopolitical location of a nation, they might want to make sure their population has basic military skills. Whether it's because they are situated next to a bigger, more hostile neighbor, or if the government sees military identity as an important aspect of citizenship, in this gallery we take a look at the countries where serving in the military is still a normal part of life. Curious? Click on to discover the countries that still have mandatory military service.

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...

Bishop hits ‘harassment’ of Palawan islanders over resort dispute

A Catholic bishop has deplored the ‘harassment’ of island villagers in southern Palawan, who risk losing their land to a proposed high-end resort. Bishop Socrates Mesiona of Puerto Princesa, in a statement, expressed concern for the people of Mariahangin, an island settlement in Bugsuk village in Balabac town. Masked men reportedly fired shots over the […]

Parents of stabbed teen install emergency bleed kit

The parents of a teenage girl who was stabbed to death have installed an emergency bleed kit close to where she died. Holly Newton, 15, was found with stab wounds in Hexham, Northumberland in January last year and died in hospital. Her mother and step-father, Micala and Lee Trussler, have installed the box at Hexham Abbey in the hope it will be use...

88 animals killed in Marinduque to curb spread of Q fever

MANILA, Philippines — A total of 88 animals have been slaughtered in Marinduque province as the government seeks to prevent the spread of Query fever, also known as Q fever, a disease that can affect both humans and animals. Local authorities killed and disposed of 81 goats and seven cattle (six adults and one calf) from a farm in Barangay Napo, Santa Cruz town, according to the country’s report to the World Organization for Animal Health...

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Italy court trims sentences for US tourists over police officer's murder, again

By Marco Carta ROME (Reuters) -An Italian appeals court on Wednesday again reduced the prison terms imposed on two American tourists, who were originally given life sentences for the 2019 murder of a police officer in a case that shook Italy. The court ruled that Finnegan Lee Elder, 19 at the time of the incident, should now serve 15 years and two months in jail for stabbing officer Mario

Ukraine might have just destroyed a very expensive air defense system

Angara shrugs off claims he will use DepEd post for political gain | INQToday

WATCH: Incoming Education Secretary Sen. Sonny Angara stresses that he would never use his post to advance his political interests.

Britain's most unusual polling stations where voters can vote

From a caravan in Cambridgeshire, to a shipping container in Battersea and even a Hindu temple in Wimbledon, there are a number of surprising polling stations.

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...

A few Ukrainian brigades just got some help from an interesting source

Ukraine calls them meat assaults: Russia's brutal plan to take ground

Russia is throwing wave after wave of men forward in Ukraine to make ground. The tactic is working.

Labour is hopeful and Conservatives morose as voters deliver their verdict on UK's election day

LONDON (AP) — British voters are picking a new government Thursday in a parliamentary election that is widely expected to bring the Labour Party to power against a gloomy backdrop of economic malaise, mounting distrust in institutions and a fraying social fabric. A jaded electorate is delivering its verdict on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party, which has been in power since 2010. Polls opened at 7 a.m. Sunak made the short journey...

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'.

Smuggled cigarettes seized in Camiguin, Sulu

The Bureau of Customs seized 350 reams of illegally smuggled cigarettes worth P280,000 in Guinsiliban, Camiguin. The Bureau of Customs – Port of Cagayan de Oro (BOC-CDO) seized the reams through the implementation of a Warrant of Seizure and Detention on June 25. Authorities were also able to seize a Wing Van Truck that was being used to transport the smuggled cigarettes. This brings the amount of illegally smuggled cigarettes in Northern...

Cayetano chides DPWH for rising cost of NSB

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, chairman of the Senate Committee on Accounts, said that the rising cost of the new Senate building (NSB) could have been avoided had the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) consulted the Senate, a key stakeholder in the project. Cayetano said they were not consulted before the Detailed Architectural and Engineering Design (DAED) of the project was finalized. "How could we have avoided...

China's Xi urges regional security bloc to resist 'external interference'

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping told a regional economic, defence and security bloc that includes Russia and its latest member Belarus that member-nations must work together to resist "external interference" and firmly support one another. "In the face of the real risks of small yards with high fences, we must safeguard the right to development," Xi was quoted by Chinese state

Pub apologises after wrongly accusing family of 'dine and dash' after ordering £27 steaks

Bar staff at Horse and Jockey in Tideswell accused the family of slipping away after consuming two £27 10oz ribeye steaks and Derbyshireryshire gammon steaks, costing £15.25

Floods kill nine in India and Bangladesh, millions affected

Torrential rains and surging rivers across northeast India and neighbouring Bangladesh have killed at least nine people, disaster officials said Thursday, with more than three million people affected. In low-lying Bangladesh, downstream from India, the disaster management agency said floods had impacted around 1.8 million people.

Woman denied compensation after manhole fall

Buckinghamshire Council say they were unaware the manhole cover was faulty.

Philippines says US mid-range missile system to be pulled out

A US mid-range missile system deployed in the Philippines for annual joint military exercises -- to the annoyance of China -- will be pulled out of the country, a Philippine Army spokesman said Thursday. The US Army said in April it had deployed the Mid-Range Capability missile system which can fire the Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) and the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile in the northern Philippines.

World champion high jumper Jacques Freitag found dead in suspected murder

Imee Marcos Uncovers Alleged Chinese 'Hypersonic Missiles' Plan

The senator caused quite a stir on social media as she claimed that there was a Chinese plan in place to target the Philippines using hypersonic missiles.

Hungary's Viktor Orban urges Ukraine to lay down their arms

Mr Orban - Europe's most pro-Russian leader - made the comments in Kyiv a day after Hungary took over the rotating presidency of the EU, claiming a ceasefire could help end the war.

Britons start voting in election expected to propel Labour to power

By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -Britons began voting on Thursday in a parliamentary election that is expected to bring Keir Starmer's Labour Party to power, sweeping away Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservatives after 14 often turbulent years. Opinion polls put Starmer's centre-left party on course for a landslide victory but also suggest many voters simply want change after a period of

UK general election 2024: Key issues by the numbers

Economic stagnation, crumbling healthcare system, housing crisis and immigration are some of the biggest concerns.

UK election: Ten seats to watch as the results come in

LONDON (Reuters) -Opinion polls project Britain's Labour Party is on course to return to government with a large majority in Thursday's national election after 14 years in opposition. Polls close at 10 p.m. (2100 GMT) and results are due to be announced in each of parliament's 650 constituencies throughout the night. Since the last UK general election was held in December 2019, new boundaries

Final polling predicts Conservative wipeout hours before polls open

A final round of mega-polls suggested that Labour is on course to eclipse Tony Blair 's 1997 landslide with a majority of more than 200 seats - the biggest for any party since 1832.

India, China foreign ministers agree to step up talks on border issues

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Thursday in Kazakhstan where the two leaders agreed to step up talks to resolve issues along their border at the earliest, New Delhi said in a statement. "The two ministers agreed that the prolongation of the current situation in the border areas is not in the interest of either side,"

Why is the far-right gaining popularity among young people in Europe?

The success of far-right parties in the recent European Parliamentary elections has sent shockwaves across the continent. And with Marine Le Pen's National Rally party set to become the dominant political force in France, Europe is leaning ever more towards the right, and all the implications that entails. Fueling this seismic shift in politics is an increasing number of young people, first-time voters disillusioned with established mainstream parties and seeking change. But how has Gen Z been persuaded to take such a radical course of action? Click through and find out more about the ascension of the right in Europe.

Labour supermajority 'would wreck Britain': Rishi Sunak issues warning

Writing in the Daily Mail, the Prime Minister urges former Tory voters considering voting Reform to lend their votes to his party to stop Sir Keir Starmer.

3 arrested, including cop, for illegally selling firearms in Taguig

MANILA, Philippines — Three suspects, including a police officer, were arrested in an entrapment operation for illegally selling firearms, the Southern Police District (SPD) said on Wednesday. The operation was conducted by the SPD Special Operations Unit on Tuesday along Acacia Street, Cembo, Taguig City. READ: Retired cop busted for selling loose firearms It resulted in the apprehension of alias Bobby Lewis, a 28-year-old woman, alias John,...

Philippines wakes up to result of Gilas’ first OQT game

SCHEDULE: Gilas Pilipinas at Fiba OQT in Riga, Latvia National coach Tim Cone has made one thing clear months before the tall order Gilas Pilipinas needs to hurdle in the Fiba Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) in Latvia. “I’m a big believer that there are always really hard things to do. But nothing’s impossible,” he had told the Inquirer. The architect behind last year’s golden romp in the Asian Games in China put that mantra to the test once...

Air ambulance called to two hoaxes in one day

The charity said the journeys cost about £6,000 which wasted money obtained through donations.

Philippines hopes to sign key defence pact with Japan

The Philippines' military chief said Thursday he hoped a key defence pact with Japan allowing for the deployment of troops on each other's territory will be signed at security talks next week. "We are hoping that during that meeting, the RAA, or the reciprocal access agreement, will be signed," military chief General Romeo Brawner told reporters.

China 'monster ship' kept watch over PCG vessel in Escoda Shoal - monitor | INQToday

WATCH: West Philippine Sea monitor Ray Powell says the China Coast Guard's biggest vessel "kept watch" over the Philippine Coast Guard's BRP Teresa Magbanua in Escoda Shoal.

Angeles Mayor offers P100,000 for info on missing couple

ANGELES CITY, PAMPANGA, Philippines — Mayor Carmelo Lazatin Jr. on Tuesday offered a P100,000 reward for any information that would help authorities find beauty pageant candidate Geneva Lopez and her boyfriend, who have been missing for almost two weeks. Lopez, a former Mutya ng Pilipinas 2024 candidate who represented Sto. Tomas, Pampanga, has been missing since June 21 with Israeli boyfriend Yitshak Cohen. They were reportedly on their way to...

Haunting moment terrified driver flees enormous California wildfires

The unidentified resident is one of over 28,000 who've been ordered to evacuate Butte county after the Thompson wildfire burned through more than 3,000 acres.

SC: Bigamous marriages don’t count in inheritance law

MANILA, Philippines — Only the legal spouse and legitimate or illegitimate children of a deceased seafarer are entitled to benefits under his Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) contract, the Supreme Court has ruled. In an April 3 decision made public only on Tuesday, the high court’s Third Division ordered the release of P4.5 million in death benefits due to deceased seafarer Pedrito Macalinao’s heirs, including his...

Marcos: Samar has come a long way in fight vs. insurgency

President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. on Thursday said Samar province has come a long way when it comes to fighting insurgency. Marcos made the remark during the distribution of presidential assistance to farmers, fisherfolk and their families in a program at the Northwest Samar State University (NWSSU) in Calbayog City. Without identifying them, Marcos said at least five municipalities in the province have already reached a stable...

Waitress almost drowns after being dragged in lake by dine-and-dashers

Waitress Liahna Bertels, 20, was forced to swim her way out of the Missouri lake as a result, crying and traumatized by the encounter.

UP Law Achieves Historic Milestone as World Finalists in Criminal Moot Court Tilt

The University of the Philippines College of Law (UP Law) finished as a World Finalist and Top 3 placer at the prestigious 2024 International Bar Association International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition (IBA ICC MCC). This marks the first time a Philippine team has reached the world finals in the competition’s 11th edition held on […] The post UP Law Achieves Historic Milestone as World Finalists in Criminal Moot Court Tilt appeared first...

NSC: No ‘imminent attack from China despite Sen. Marcos’ warning

MANILA, Philippines — The National Security Council (NSC) assures on Wednesday that the Philippines does not face an “imminent attack” from China. The NSC made the assurance after Senator Imee Marcos’ warning that 25 areas in the country could be possible targets of a Chinese hypersonic missile attack. Marcos warned on Monday that Beijing might use its hypersonic missiles in areas including the Ilocos region, Subic, and Batanes due to Manila’s...