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Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Sunday announced a heightened military posture in the war with the US, saying that new attacks on the country will "meet a faster, heavier and more painful response."
The anti-immigration AfD is seeking to become the first far-right party to lead a regional government in the country since World War II
The anti-immigration AfD is seeking to become the first far-right party to lead a regional government in the country since World War II
THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) may have to further tighten policy to address peso and inflation pressures even if this weighs on economic growth, a Cabinet official said.
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas on Sunday was forced to cancel the launch of a new high-level group made up of former political and military leaders following pressure from EU member countries, in what could prove another blow to the former Estonian prime minister.
Legal fight continues as states begin sending out ballots for voters to vote by mail in November’s midterm elections
By Rachel Marsden, a columnist, political strategist, and host of independently produced talk-shows in French and English.
Exit poll shows Alternative für Deutschland on 44.5% of vote in Saxony-Anhalt after huge turnout, with votes still being counted
THE government’s P20-per-kilogram rice program has enough funding until President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. steps down in June 2028, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Sunday.
BERLIN — Exit polls suggest the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is on track to win Sunday’s crucial regional election in Saxony-Anhalt that will determine whether the far right will hold a position of real power in the country for the first time since World War II.
MAGUING, Lanao del Sur — The Philippine Army’s 1st Infantry "Tabak" Division (1ID) has mobilized troops from the 55th Infantry "Vigilant" Battalion (55IB) across Lanao del Sur on Saturday to safeguard the upcoming Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections.
THE Senate impeachment court can vote on the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte even if the conviction threshold is challenged before the Supreme Court, a member of the House prosecution team said on Sunday.
THE government has begun deploying fast-to-install flood barriers along the flood-prone San Simon Interchange and Tulaoc Bridge sections of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), two days after Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon ordered additional defenses following the massive flooding that paralyzed traffic last week.
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has won the Saxony-Anhalt elections in Germany’s east, according to exit polls, becoming the first far-right party to take power at a state level since World War II.
TOKYO — Prince Hisahito turned 20 on Sunday as he faces growing attention as a future monarch in Japan following the government’s unpopular revision to the Imperial House Law that reinforces male-only succession rules.
TAIPEI — Foxconn’s third-quarter performance is expected to outperform market expectations given strong artificial intelligence (AI)-related demand, the Taiwanese contract electronics maker said on Saturday, though it offered caution about “volatile” global politics.
WHETHER or not the doctrine of the president’s immunity from suit applies to the vice president has become a swirling controversy among certain politicized members of the bar. Lawyers of various political persuasions have joined the current debate on the subject owing to the issuance of a warrant of arrest by a Quez…
The Central Elections Committee voted on Sunday to allow party representatives inside polling stations to report in real time which voters have cast ballots, restoring - for now - a central part of parties’ Election Day turnout operations ahead of the October 27 election.
BACOLOD CITY — Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson has vowed to sustain the campaign against the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) as the provincial government of Negros Occidental announced a promising breakthrough using locally developed biocontrol materials.
HYDERABAD — India’s drug regulator has flagged a batch of widely used rabies vaccine Abhayrab as substandard and potentially spurious after it failed a potency test, a government document seen by Reuters shows.
Article warns that claims ancient Greece was a hoax or the Industrial Revolution originated in China have already hurt the country’s image
Article warns that claims ancient Greece was a hoax or the Industrial Revolution originated in China have already hurt the country’s image
The US Federal Reserve began its quiet period this weekend, with officials still weighing whether or not increased interest rates are needed to dampen inflation.
Niger’s military government has accused France of orchestrating a failed mutiny that rocked the capital, Niamey, last week.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino arrives to attend the opening game of the Women’s U20 World Cup opening match between Poland and Argentina in Katowice, Poland, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Beata Zawrzel)
Olivia Grange, Jamaica's culture minister, will be leading the delegation to the UK
Former Yesh Atid lawmaker Yoav Segalovitz will occupy the second position on Ra’am’s ticket in Israel’s October 27 election, putting a Jewish Zionist immediately behind the leader of a party built primarily around an Arab Muslim constituency. Segalovitz told The Media Line that he will join Ra’am’s parliamentary fac…
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich signed an order on Sunday cutting the price of gasoline by 50 agorot per liter beginning at midnight, bringing the self-service price of 95-octane gasoline down from NIS 8.25 to NIS 7.75 per liter, Walla reported on Sunday.
Everton’s Ainsley Maitland-Niles celebrates scoring their side’s second goal of the game during the English Premier League soccer match between Everton and Manchester United in Liverpool, England, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)
The UAE is among eight countries to strongly condemn remarks by Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Defence Minister Israel Katz about the displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
Greens defence spokesman says ‘words are just distractions’ until government takes action
The Israeli Chamber of Commerce last week opened an office in Banja Luka, the seat of government of the Bosnia and Herzegovina entity of Republika Srpska, in a move officials said would “further strengthen” the two sides’ ties.
MK Zvika Fogel announced Sunday that he will not run with Otzma Yehudit in the upcoming October elections.
Envelopes for mail-in ballots at the Wake County Board of Elections are seen on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Ramey)
Infantino is under pressure to resign after sell-off plan
Leicester’s Jamie Vardy during the English Premier League soccer match between Leicester City and Liverpool at King Power stadium in Leicester, England, Sunday, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, File)
Director’s controversial comments earlier this year warned of films that ‘enter the field of politics’
Minute-by-minute updates from the action at Hill Dickinson Stadium
Voters in Saxony-Anhalt head to the polls today in an election that could deliver Germany's most massive political shock in decades, with the right-wing Alternative für Deutschland on track to beat Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats.
MANILA, Philippines — PLDT High Speed Hitters ended Creamline Cool Smashers’ hopes of reaching the 2026 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Invitational finals, while Nxled secured a championship berth following a thrilling five-set showdown on Sunday night at the Araneta Coliseum.
Yemen’s internationally recognised government says its forces have made significant gains against the Houthis as fighting has escalated in recent weeks, raising fears of a return to full-scale war.
BERLIN – Why are so many Germans wringing their hands over Sunday’s election in Saxony-Anhalt?
Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News,
The B’Yachad party, led by former prime minister Naftali Bennett, announced on Sunday its selection of candidates for its Knesset slate ahead of the upcoming deadline to submit lists before the October elections.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis delivers a speech during Thessaloniki’s international trade fair, in the northern city of Thessaloniki, Greece, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov responded to the accusation on Sunday. (Reuters: Ramil Sitdikov)
Slavery’s legacy continues ‘to deprive our country and our people’, says minister, as group prepares to appeal to Jamaica’s head of state
Hapoel Tel Aviv cruised past Beitar Jerusalem 3-0 in Israel Premier League action as Roi Alkukin scored in the first half, while Douglas Owusu and Daniel Dappa added goals after the break to give Eliyaniv Barda’s squad a convincing victory in front of its home crowd at Bloomfield Stadium.
There are judges in Jerusalem. The government knew it.
Contractual handcuffs that prevent people on less than $190,000 from moving to a better-paying or more interesting job would be banned under proposed laws to be unveiled by the federal government on Monday.