THE latest International Criminal Court (ICC) spectacle in the Philippines is being marketed, predictably, as a grand morality play about accountability, justice and the rule of law. But scratch the surface, it’s actually a new franchise of the “Hunger Games” among political elites played in the domestic political t…
THIS time, the superheroes crash trying not to save the world, but to save themselves. The way the Justice League imploded was out of character. We used to see them exposed to danger when people’s welfare was at stake. Now, we see them in the middle of chaos — which they may have created themselves — that not only r…
Last December 2025, my husband and his friends were apprehended for alleged use of prohibited drugs. He was, then, charged with the violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, but the same was dismissed.
Dubai Police have issued a safety warning against performing stunts on public roads, after a motorist was caught on video driving dangerously and the car was seized.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche arrives for a closed-door meeting with Republican senators who are expected to abandon a proposal for $1 billion in security money for the White House complex and President Donald Trump’s ballroom after it has failed to win enough party support, at the Capitol in Washington, Thur…
An Israeli drone attack has killed one person and wounded several others in Gaza City’s al-Zaytoun neighbourhood, the Paelstinian news agency Wafa reported.
A Turkish court has annulled the 2023 leadership election of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), dealing a blow to opponents of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP).
Women grieve over the bodies of relatives who were killed on Tuesday in Israeli airstrikes in the southern village of Deir Qanoun al-Nahr, ahead of their funeral procession inside a morgue in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
This photo, provided by the Belarusian Association of Journalists, shows an imprisoned Belarusian journalist Kiryl Pazniak, 49, who has fallen seriously ill in custody, prompting his family and media rights advocates to demand his quick release. (Belarusian Association of Journalists via AP)
Lebanon has opened a large tent shelter on Beirut’s seafront to house civilians displaced by Israeli bombardment, as the number of people forced from their homes continues to rise. Rows of blue tents have been installed near Beirut port to replace informal camps that had spread along the Mediterranean coast in recen…
RT has gained rare access to Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in the southern Iranian city of Minab, more than 80 days after US and Israeli strikes left the site in ruins and killed more than 170 people, most of them children.
RT has gained rare access to Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in the southern Iranian city of Minab, more than 80 days after US and Israeli strikes left the site in ruins and killed more than 170 people, most of them children.
A second lawsuit challenging the creation of the controversial $1.8 billion 'lawfare" fund by the Department of Justice was filed Friday in Virginia federal court.
The bodies of Ryan Al-Fanikh, left, and Aya Al-Fanikh, whom relatives said were killed by an explosion caused by war remnants while they were playing in the village of Abu Habbah in eastern Idlib countryside, are carried during their funeral in Abu Habbah, Syria, Thursday, May 21, 2026. Another child was also killed…
Anti-government protesters standing in a field are silhouetted against clouds of tear gas launched by police, near El Alto, Bolivia, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
A man, arrested for shouting "I will kill you Jews," who then threatened to blow up Jewish schools an hour after being released from custody, was jailed in a London court on Friday after admitting antisemitic hate crimes.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Shell and climate activists went head-to-head in the Dutch Supreme Court on Friday, the latest hearing in a long-running legal battle over whether the fossil fuel giant should be forced to cut its carbon emissions.
In the Russian‑occupied city of Starobilsk, drones struck a vocational college and its student dormitory overnight, partially collapsing the five‑storey residence building, according to Russian‑installed authorities. Officials said one person was killed and at least 35 injured in the attack in the occupied part of U…
Anyone who will attempt to help, protect or block the arrest of Sen. Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa will be charged, says the Philippine National Police on May 22, 2026, as it defers to the Department of Justice the decision on whether to fly the senator to The Hague, Netherlands after taking him into custody. Dela Rosa, f…
The deadly shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego has left southern California's Muslim community reeling, with grieving residents directing their fury at city leaders for ignoring years of warnings over rising Islamophobia.
Israeli strikes have killed 3089 and injured 9397 others betweeen 2 March and 21 May, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry's updated statement yesterday.
On May 14, the high court in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh ruled that the centuries-old Kamal Maula mosque in the city of Dhar was actually a temple dedicated to a Hindu goddess. Two days later, saffron flags associated with Hindu far-right groups were all over the site, with supporters celebrating and …
Barangay Ginebra buried Rain or Shine with an avalanche of triples in a hot-shooting effort before holding off the Elasto Painters’ late-game rally to take Game 2, 109-101, and tie their PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup semifinal series at 1-1 on Friday at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
Forgive me if I’m not congratulating officers for investigating Andrew now – instead of, say, many years ago when they were with him in Jeffrey Epstein’s house
Palestine solidarity campaigners and the Green Party have welcomed London mayor Sadiq Khan’s decision to block a £50m ($67m) Metropolitan Police deal with Palantir, while warning that “smaller contracts are still in play”.
Anti-abortion activists rally outside of the U.S. Supreme Court during the March for Life in Washington, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
The police in Britain said on Friday that they were continuing their investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former Prince Andrew, and said they were assessing reports that a woman had been taken to an address in Windsor in 2010 for sexual purposes.
Democrats are moving to block people connected to the January 6 Capitol riots from accessing a recently created US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) $1.8 billion slush fund.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Sri Lankan court on Friday released on bail a senior Buddhist monk who was arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing a minor, in a case that has stirred heated debate in a country where Buddhism is the main religion.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The head of a far-left Greek militant group that killed 23 people — among them industrialists, diplomats and a CIA station chief — has been released from a maximum-security prison, officials said Friday. The decision is now being reexamined by a senior prosecutor.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche arrives for a closed-door meeting with Republican senators who are expected to abandon a proposal for $1 billion in security money for the White House complex and President Donald Trump’s ballroom after it has failed to win enough party support, at the Capitol in Washington, Thur…
Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry opened its annual Hajj security parade ahead of the pilgrimage season, showcasing the kingdom’s police and emergency response capabilities during a large-scale demonstration.
LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of people in Ireland are calling for justice after the death of a Congolese man who was restrained by security guards outside a Dublin department store.