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Man who flew €8.4m of cocaine to Ireland jailed for 11 years

A man who flew €8.4m worth of cocaine from France into Ireland has been jailed for 11 years.

Zamboanga City gov’t suspends firecracker distributor permit after blast

ZAMBOANGA CITY — Mayor John Dalipe suspended the business permit of Jonathan “Jojie” Chua, operator of the Next Step Fireworks Shoppe, whose stockpile of fireworks exploded on Saturday, killing five people and hurting 38 others. Chua had secured a sole proprietorship in selling, dealing, and distributing all types of pyrotechnics in this city. He also owned the old firecracker shop at Veterans Street here that caught fire and left two people...

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

Comelec grants accreditation of Mamamayang Liberal as party-list

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has granted accreditation to Mamamayang Liberal (ML) as a party-list group, making it eligible to bid for a seat in the House of Representatives as a party-list representative in the 2025 elections. ML represents workers, farmers, fisherfolk, indigenous peoples, urban poor, women, youth, professionals, and members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) community. In a July 3 resolution, the...

Guernsey school 'welcoming and inclusive' says Ofsted

Inspectors said Vauvert school was rated as "good" with a "broad and balanced" curriculum.

Ukrainian forces pull back from part of strategic eastern town

By Anastasiia Malenko KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's military said on Thursday its troops had pulled back from part of Chasiv Yar in the eastern Donetsk region, a day after Russia said its forces had taken control of a district in the strategic town. Chasiv Yar stands on high ground. If Russian forces establish full control over the town, they could potentially use it as a staging post to advance

Exclusive-Kenya president spoke to IMF chief after pulling tax hikes, sources say

By Aaron Ross NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan President William Ruto spoke by phone with International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva in the days after he withdrew $2.7 billion in proposed tax hikes in response to deadly protests, two diplomatic sources told Reuters. The finance bill containing the tax increases was central to policy reforms agreed by Kenya with the IMF as part of a lending

Journalists find feared and devilish hitwoman thanks to selfies

In September 2019, American Aimee Betro tried to shoot store owner Sikander Ali to death in Acocks Green, a suburb of the British city of Birmingham. She had her face hidden behind a hidjab and pointed her firearm at Skiander Ali and pulled the trigger. But the gun jammed. The following night, three more bullets were fired at his residence. Two days after the attempted assassination, Aimee Betro traveled back to the US. Since then, police had...

Find out who Vladimir Putin really is

As the world reacts in horror and disbelief to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the man who ordered the military attack, President Vladimir Putin, is being widely condemned for what's been described as a dangerous and unprovoked act of aggression. But who is this man from Leningrad who grew up to become one of the most powerful men in recent history? Click through and find out more about Vladimir Putin's life and career.

Ukraine might have just destroyed a very expensive air defense system

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...

Wife who orchestrated petrol bomb plot against mother-in-law is jailed

A wife has been jailed for a petrol bomb plot against her mother-in-law for saying she 'wasn't good enough' to marry her son.

Court extends period of examination of high-tech gadgets from arrested Chinese national

A Quezon City court has given authorities more time to conduct digital forensic examination of high-tech and military-grade devices recovered from a Chinese citizen arrested in Makati. According to Mark Makalalad’s report on Super Radyo dzBB, the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 90 granted the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group’s motion for extension of time to submit computer data. “Considering the large number of mobile devices...

Cops probe new theory in mystery death of dad found with bite marks in Magaluf

Father-of-four Michael Grant was on holiday with his family when he was found collapsed in the early hours of Monday morning close to the popular Punta Ballena strip

Public warned vs. individuals, entities claiming to be BSP reps

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Thursday warned the public anew against parties illegally claiming to be representatives of the central bank to perpetrate scams and other fraudulent activities. In an advisory, the central bank said there have been individuals and entities using the names or signatures of BSP officers or its name and logo in their letters, emails, messages, websites, or social media accounts. These parties then use these...

17 ex-GOCC, NGO execs found guilty in pork scam

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan has convicted for graft and malversation of public funds 15 former officials of now dissolved government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs) that acted as implementing agencies, as well as two members of nongovernment organizations (NGOs) tapped as project partners, in bogus livelihood projects supposedly funded by the pork barrel of a former Misamis Occidental lawmaker, who remains in hiding. Found...

Chocoholic arrested after stealing 250 blocks of the sweet treat

The alleged thief is accused of loading his trolley with 241 Whittaker's chocolate blocks worth $1349.60 from a supermarket in South Auckland, New Zealand this week.

Moscow is bombing and looting its own cities in Russia

According to the Washington Post, relying on internal Ukrainian intelligence documents, Russia has accidentally dropped unguided bombs on its own territory. The independent Russian medium Astra estimates that Russia has inadvertently dropped more than 100 bombs on its own territory and in occupied territories in eastern Ukraine over the past four months, this at a time when the use of slide bombs has increased sharply. Military expert Ruslan...

India, China foreign ministers agree to work on border issues

NEW DELHI/BEIJING (Reuters) -India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Thursday in Kazakhstan where the two agreed to step up talks to resolve issues along their border, New Delhi said in a statement. India and China share a long Himalayan border, much of it poorly demarcated, and relations between the two countries have been sour since a military

LOOK: Marcos leads a command conference with AFP officials

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday met with officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in a mid-year command conference at the AFP Headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. Marcos, who serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the AFP, reviewed the progress of the military campaigns and programs. He also provided further directives for the rest of the year. According to the AFP, in a statement, ground...

Daughter, 36, admits poisoning father and stabbing mother to death

Virginia McCullough, 36, killed John, 74, and Lois, 75, (pictured together) at their home in Chelmsford, Essex, between June 17 and June 20, 2019.

McDonald's forced to intervene due to bird flu

Australian authorities have identified bird flu type H7 in a dozen poultry farms in southeastern Australia. The outbreak is in the states of Victoria and New South Wales and in the region around the Australian capital, Canberra. And that is causing supply problems for fast food chain McDonald's. Consequently, the chain is forced to adjust its breakfast hours in Australia. The supply problems are forcing McDonald's to take the last orders for...

West Philippine Sea: Navy's June 17 encounter with CCG incurs P60M damage | INQToday

WATCH: The damage resulting from China Coast Guard's violent encounter with personnel of the Philippine Navy on a resupply mission in the West Philippine Sea on June 17 amounts to P60 million.

Just Stop Oil activists get conditional bail

Two private jets were sprayed with orange paint in the attack at Stansted Airport on 5 June.

Lord Sugar hails 'impressive' police probe after Essex thief's daughters ordered to pay £100,000

Lord Sugar hails 'impressive' police probe after Essex thief's daughters ordered to pay £100,000 - David Buisson targeted homes across Essex and stole from Lord Sugar’s home

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

6 arrested in separate anti-gambling ops in Angeles City

Authorities nabbed six individuals in separate anti-gambling operations in Angeles City, Pampanga, the Angeles City Police Office reported Thursday. Two of the suspects were arrested in Barangay Sto. Rosario, Angeles City on early Thursday morning. The police also seized two P1 coins used as toss coins and the bet money amounting to P1,072 in different denominations. In another operation on Wednesday evening, the police arrested four suspects in...

Man charged with murder following crash

Neil Sullingston, 52, has been charged following a crash on the A244 Claremont Lane in Esher.

Army spox: US missile system removed from PH by Sept

MANILA, Philippines — The powerful US midrange missile system, which saw action in recent large-scale military exercises between Filipino and American troops, remains in the Philippines but will be “shipped out of the country” this September, according to a Philippine military official. “The Mid-Range Capability (MRC) system is still in the country. It was used during the last training with the Army Artillery Regiment last June 27,” Col. Louie...

Marcos hopes improved Tacloban airport ready by 2026

President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. on Thursday expressed hope that an improved Tacloban Airport could be ready in the next two years. Marcos made the remark during the distribution of the presidential assistance to farmers and fisherfolk in Palo, Leyte. ''Isa na nga po rito ang ating patuloy na pagsasaayos sa Tacloban Airport na nagkakahalaga ng higit dalawa at kalahating bilyong piso. Noong dinaanan namin, noong nag-landing kami sa ---...

Canada names first woman to lead military

OTTAWA — Canada’s prime minister announced Wednesday the appointment of Lieutenant-General Jennie Carignan as the first woman to lead the G7 and NATO member nation’s military. A highly decorated soldier and mother of four children, two of whom serve in the Canadian Armed Forces, Carignan will be promoted to the rank of general and take over from retiring General Wayne Eyre as chief of the Defense Staff at a ceremony on July 18. “I am confident...

As explosions rattle our Gaza field hospital, we brace for the wounded

A Red Cross surgeon takes us inside a hospital’s operations as staff work to save patients following an attack.

Lasting tribute to man who fed roundabout's chickens

An information board is installed to remember a man who fed chickens on a village's roundabout.

Xi and Putin set out ambitions for Eurasian security club

ASTANA (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping urged members of a regional security club on Thursday to resist external meddling, while President Vladimir Putin was due to speak about creating a new Eurasian security system at the group's annual meeting. Putin and Xi have expanded the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a club founded in 2001 with Russia, China and Central Asian nations, to

Britons vote in election expected to propel Labour to power

By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -Britons were 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

Mystery of man who vanished nearly 22 years ago takes dramatic twist

Cold case murder detectives have made an arrest in the unsolved mystery surrounding the disappearance of a Scottish in Northumbria man more than two decades ago.

What does Israel want in Gaza?

Israel’s plan to continue fighting in Gaza – at a lower intensity – is becoming clearer. Will it work?

Is humanity ready? Unmasking the horrors of chemical warfare

The use of gas in warfare can be traced back to Antiquity. Though crude in their make up, these ancient chemical weapons proved very effective and provided new and deadly ways in which to dispatch an enemy. The widescale development of chemical weaponry began in earnest during the early years of the 20th century. In 1915, the first full-scale use of gas in war took place on the battlefields at Ypres in Belgium. By the Armistice, all sides involved in the First World War had used chemical weapons. The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1997 prohibits the large-scale use, development, production, stockpiling, and transfer of chemical weapons. And yet as recently as 2013 in Syria, chemical weapons have been deployed to devastating effect. Click through and follow this timeline of the development and use of chemical weapons.

Putin offers Kim Jong-un a poisoned gift

Two weeks ago, the Russian president visited North Korea. And he did not visit Kim Jong-un empty-handed. Vladimir Putin handed his North Korean counterpart a luxurious limousine: according to Reuters news agency, it was an Aurus Senat by Sollers, a "Russian Rolls Royce." The price of an entry-level Sollers model is around 500,000 euros. Imagine the two state leaders at the wheel of an imposing limousine, both with twinkling eyes. It was a...

Animal rescuers work to save 125 dolphins stranded off Cape Cod

As many as 125 Atlantic white-sided dolphins became stranded on Cape Cod and at least 10 died, prompting an intensive rescue effort, according to the International Fund for Animal Welfare. The animals were stranded off the coast of Massachusetts.

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.

Boy drowns in Cebu City; scammer siphons off e-wallet donations

A four-year-old boy drowned after he tumbled onto a paved section by the riverside in Sitio Tal-ot, Barangay Inayawan, Cebu City before plunging into the water. To make the situation even worse, the donation sent through an electronic wallet application was lost reportedly to a scammer. The grandparent of the child disclosed that Mark Louie slipped past their attention. He went out of the house unnoticed. It was too late when they learned of his...

Ying Yong grants interview to Russian newspaper Izvestia

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, July 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from chinadaily.com.cn: The photo shows the page of the Russian newspaper Izvestia that features the interview with Ying Yong, Chief Grand Prosecutor and Prosecutor General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) of China, on June On June 20, Ying Yong, Chief Grand Prosecutor and Prosecutor General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) of China, granted an interview to...

More than a dozen dolphins die in mass stranding around Cape Cod

Around 125 Atlantic white-sided dolphins became stranded in the area, which rescue workers called a 'big dolphin trap'. Hours of work meant that more than 100 of the dolphins were freed.

DA: ‘Large-scale’ trial of P29/kilo rice for vulnerable sectors to launch July 5

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to launch a mass trial of the P29 per kilo rice program on July 5 at 10 locations in Metro Manila and Bulacan and is aimed at providing affordable rice to vulnerable sectors. At a press conference in Quezon City on Thursday, DA Assistant Secretary Genevieve Guevarra announced that the “large-scale” trial of selling aging National Food Authority (NFA) buffer rice stock will be done simultaneously in 10...

Where have 14 years of Conservative rule left Britain?

INQToday: China ‘monster ship’ kept watch over PCG vessel in Escoda Shoal – monitor

Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories: China ‘monster ship’ kept watch over PCG vessel in Escoda Shoal – monitor West Philippine Sea monitor Ray Powell says the China Coast Guard’s biggest vessel, dubbed the “monster ship,” was spotted in Escoda Shoal. In a post on X, Powell says China Coast Guard 5901 kept watch over the Philippine Coast Guard’s BRP Teresa Magbanua in Escoda Shoal. Angara shrugs off claims he will use DepEd post for...

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...

China's largest coast guard ship seen off Escoda Shoal, days after Manila-Beijing talks

MANILA, Philippines — Just days after a dialogue between Manila and China, several Chinese ships were monitored off Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal with the world's largest coast guard ship--China Coast Guard 5901--sighted off Escoda (Sabina) Shoal. On Thursday, CCG and Chinese maritime militia vessels were deployed in 2-line "blockade" formation near Ayungin. A total of 23 China vessels were spotted off Panganiban (Mischief) Reef on Wednesday. On...

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.