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Fans and A-list stars gather for the wedding of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce in New York – in pictures

View image in fullscreenFans gather behind police barriers near Madison Square Garden in the hours before the wedding. Photograph: Jeremy Weine/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenA Chevrolet Suburban SUV believed to be transporting Taylor Swift arrives at Madison Square Garden on Friday afternoon. Photograph: …

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ICC grants partial access to Duterte belongings, denies request for keys

MANILA, Philippines — The International Criminal Court (ICC) has partially granted prosecutors access to materials seized from former president Rodrig Duterte upon his arrest but denied a request to examine all keys found among his belongings, according to a decision released on July 3, 2026.

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Iran begins epic funeral for supreme leader Ali Khamenei, killed on opening day of war

Tehran: Iran has begun a series of elaborate events to mourn and bury its late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with banners across the capital, Tehran, urging people to rise up in support of the Islamic Republic after the devastating war that killed the 86-year-old cleric.

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Comelec cancels candidacy of bet in BARMM polls

COTABATO CITY — The Second Division of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has canceled the certificate of candidacy (COC) of an aspirant under the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP), the political party of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), for the first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao …

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WATCH: Palace: Marcos won't interfere in plunder case vs Marcoleta

Malacañang on Friday (Saturday in Manila) says that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. would not interfere in the plunder charges filed against Sen. Rodante Marcoleta by the Office of the Ombudsman, saying the executive branch respects the principle of separation of powers. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said that g…

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Trump Targets Not Just Georgia’s Vote, but Also Trust in Elections

At first glance, the Trump administration’s deployment of more than 200 F.B.I. analysts to Georgia this week seems to be another stubborn assault on a fact that has refused to budge: Despite the president’s baseless claims, no evidence of fraud in the 2020 election has ever surfaced there.But critics contend that it…

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The week around the world in 20 pictures

View image in fullscreenKyiv, UkraineA woman holding a child cries next to a residential building damaged after a Russian air attack on Kyiv. At least 27 people were killed and dozens injured in what the city’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, called the worst Russian attack on the capital during more than four years of air…

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PNP urges parents to call 911 for kids exposed to online violence

MANILA, Philippines —The Philippine National Police (PNP) urges parents to immediately call 911 or seek assistance to the nearest police station if they notice unusual changes in their children's behavior, saying early reporting could help prevent minors from being recruited or influenced by extremist groups.

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Separation of church and state

THE normal daily routine of Metro Manila was disrupted and forced to follow the rhythm of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) rally starting the morning of June 30, when thousands of INC members massed near the EDSA People Power Monument to protest the impending plunder and indirect bribery case against Sen. Rodante Marcole…

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No use debating the arbitral ruling in legalese

TEN years after its promulgation, the 2016 ruling of the arbitral tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at The Hague on the China-Philippines conflict over the South China Sea draws focus of interest invariably on the legal angle. This matter is amply taken care of by the book “The South China Sea Arb…

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The plunder case against Senator Marcoleta and the anatomy of selective justice

THE three-day Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) rally from June 30 to July 2, 2026, was certainly not a crowd-control story nor an EDSA traffic story, and certainly not merely a religious group defending one of its own. It was a political thunderclap. It was a public warning that many Filipinos now see the Marcos Jr. administ…

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