MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stressed the need to invest in the country’s innovators, highlighting that the government will continue to support inventions that serve the Filipino people.
A leading electric bus company has blasted the Queensland government’s purchase of 630 diesel buses, saying the decision could be a mistake that would eventually cost the state’s taxpayers a quarter of a billion dollars.
Mumbai: Premier Chris Minns has thrown his support behind a proposal to allow users to quit social media algorithms and has a warning for tech companies that resist: “Stuff them.”
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- A prominent expert said Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump may not have a problem with acknowledging North Korea's possession of nuclear weapons as he thinks it is "not his fault," while noting that Pyongyang might wait for the November midterm election outcome before a potenti…
Sunderland’s Reinildo Mandava, left, and Arsenal’s Gabriel Martinelli fight for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Sunderland in London, England, Feb. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
Otzma Yehudit chairman and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Thursday unveiled "Disengagement 710," a policy plan to encourage Gaza Strip residents to emigrate voluntarily to countries willing to receive them.
Dozens of civil rights and advocacy groups are urging Congress to scrap a defense bill provision that would deepen US-Israeli military technology ties, according to a letter seen by Reuters, at a time of growing US skepticism toward the longtime ally.
Former Biden administration senior adviser Amos Hochstein rejected opposition leader Yair Lapid’s claim that Israel had previously succeeded in blocking a US-Saudi nuclear agreement, saying Washington’s negotiations with Riyadh were conducted independently and only gained momentum after the Bennett-Lapid government …
Senior officials from Arab countries have been holding discussions with people close to former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot ahead of Israel’s October 27 elections, according to two sources familiar with the talks who spoke to The Jerusalem Post.
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov has announced the launch of a new military technology company, with Palantir CEO Alex Karp set to become its lead investor.
A member of the U.S. Secret Service stands before President Donald Trump arrives to board his limousine at Myrtle Beach International Airport in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
MANILA, Philippines — Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Thursday said senators "are closely divided" over whether to proceed with the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (BSKE) elections in November this year that would effectively extend the term of incumbent local officials.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says Madrid has found no evidence that Morocco orchestrated a surge of 70,000 people who crossed into its North African enclave of Ceuta a month ago.
BRUSSELS — Volkswagen’s growing crisis — with the company proposing factory closures and thousands of layoffs — is turning into political rocket fuel for the far-right Alternative for Germany party ahead of Sunday’s state election in Saxony-Anhalt.
A Maltese businessman has been cleared of involvement in the journalist’s death, but his trial revealed the challenges faced by those leading the search for her killers
The dissection of the war and peace policies that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces from his challengers in the October 27 election is not new: he has failed to achieve diplomatic and lasting strategic changes to make Israel safer, wasting a wide range of large tactical military wins.
Wearing white and carrying placards, dozens of nurses took to the streets of Nairobi, protesting over what they say is the government's failure to address long-standing labor grievances.
A mine operated by Serra Verde Mining digs for rare earth elements including neodymium, praseodymium, terbium and dysprosium, which are essential for the production of permanent magnets, in Minacu, Goias state, Brazil, July 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)
Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said it was a "realistic" plan to forcibly remove Palestinians from Gaza and send them abroad.
ARCHIVO – Un agente federal porta una placa del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés) en Nueva York, el 10 de junio de 2025. (AP Foto/Yuki Iwamura, Archivo)
WASHINGTON, United States — The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday flagged that while the country’s general economic outlook was positive, heightened uncertainty due to high energy prices, policy issues and the Iran war was weighing on industry and household sentiment.
Yemeni government forces are engaged in fierce clashes with Houthi fighters across several fronts west of Taiz province, as the Iran-backed group launches a broad offensive along front lines on the western Red Sea coast.
EARLY last month, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia appealed to Congress to decide by September whether or not to postpone the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) scheduled for Nov. 2.
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has formally stripped Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao chief minister Abdulraof “Sammy Gambar” Macacua and several other former high-ranking officials of their titles and positions within the front.
ZAMBOANGA CITY — Core leaders of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) said that the success of the region’s first parliamentary elections is vital to replacing the interim Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) with fully mandated representatives chosen directly by the Bangsamoro electorate, cementing self-govern…
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday returned fire after Trump administration Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick claimed Ottawa tanked trade talks with the U.S. for political purposes.
A FEDERAL judge has blocked United States President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to limit birthright citizenship, granting a preliminary injunction against an executive order that the administration said would target “birth tourism.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A US federal judge on Wednesday refused to force Google to sell a division of its digital advertising business, rejecting the government’s push to break up part of the company’s ad empire.
CONTINUED borrowings and a weaker peso drove the national government’s (NG) outstanding debt to a new record high of P19.39 trillion in July, Bureau of the Treasury data showed on Thursday.
The High Court of Justice ordered 189 former Shin Bet (Israeli Security Agency) officials who sought to overturn David Zini’s appointment as head of the agency to reveal their identities to him by next Thursday, bringing the latest dispute arising from one of Israel’s most contested security appointments closer to a…
BRUSSELS — The Slovak government on Wednesday rejected a 12-month extension for the EU's individual sanctions package against Russia, three diplomats told POLITICO.
Germany appears to be seeking a pretext for further confrontation with Russia by accusing Moscow without evidence over a recent drone incident, former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl has told RT.
Ukraine’s SBU security service alleged Thursday that a commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps, a unit of far-right Russians fighting alongside Ukrainian forces, was recruited by Moscow to assassinate a Russian opposition figure.
Argentina’s Enzo Fernandez leaves the match after receiving a red card during the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr,File)
BRUSSELS — The European Parliament will push for stricter limits on allowing oil and gas companies to be classed as green investments under the EU’s updated sustainable finance rules, according to a document obtained by POLITICO,