The IDF Home Front Haifa District is readier than ever for war and emergency events emanating from Iran, the Yemen Houthis, and Hezbollah after the recent completion of a successful multi-front drill, District Commander Col. Yakir Bukabuza has told the Jerusalem Post.
UAE Customs foiled an attempt to smuggle 16.2kg of crystal methamphetamine into the country after the drugs were found concealed inside a vehicle's tyre at a border crossing.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani finally received federal security clearance, he said Wednesday — just a week after his chummy get together with President Trump at Gracie Mansion.
The Cornell University student at the center of an alleged fraternity gang rape scandal at the Ivy League school described how the events of that night “felt like coercion” in a report to a campus police officer at the time.
Burkina Faso has inaugurated its first gold refinery as its military-led government seeks to strengthen economic sovereignty after breaking ties with its traditional Western partners.
A federal appeals court has temporarily stopped Tennessee from executing death row inmate Christa Pike, intervening less than two hours before she was due to receive a lethal injection.
Children are going to bed hungry in one in five households in Lebanon as the conflict in the country exacerbates years of economic hardship, Unicef warned on Wednesday.
PHOENIX (AP) — As former Hurricane Polo weakened over northwestern Mexico on Tuesday evening, the storm’s remnants battered the US Southwest, flooding roadways and forcing residents in small New Mexico towns to evacuate over concerns about a dam failing.
The US federal workforce has plunged to about 2.7 million employees under the Trump administration — the lowest level in 60 years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) raided houses in Valle Verde, Pasig City, allegedly owned by former speaker Lord Allan Velasco and his wife, Rowena, in August over information that high-powered firearms were being kept there. Six days later, he flew out of the country.
THE Philippines fell two notches in the latest Global Innovation Index (GII) rankings, missing the government’s target, but is among the middle-income economies that have climbed the fastest since 2013, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) said in a report released on Tuesday.
Romania’s pro-European Prime Minister-designate Siegfried Muresan has failed to win a parliamentary vote of confidence, prolonging a political crisis seen as a boost for the rising far right.
FORMER Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) assistant engineer Brice Hernandez and six other former DPWH officials pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to a graft charge over the alleged P77-million ghost flood control project in Balagtas, Bulacan.
SENATE Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano and Sen. Panfilo Lacson traded barbs anew over the flood control probe, with Cayetano accusing Lacson of interfering in investigations and Lacson hitting back that he was merely following the evidence.
CITING years of “manufactured” water shortages, financial drain and alleged environmental sabotage, a consumer advocacy group and whistleblowers on Wednesday filed a complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman against San Jose del Monte (Bulacan) Water District (SJDMWD) officials and top executives of PrimeWater In…
KUALA LUMPUR — Japan Tobacco International (JTI) has backed the Department of Finance’s (DOF) proposal to unify excise taxes on e-cigarette liquids, saying it would close a loophole exploited by illicit vape traders.
UAE telecoms group e& has said that it has launched the world’s first mobile network operating on Upper 6GHz1 (U6GHz), in a major leap forward in developing 6G technology.
MORE Filipino adults believe Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team is performing better than the prosecution in her impeachment trial, a noncommissioned survey released on Wednesday said.
SHAREHOLDERS of ABS-CBN Corp. on Wednesday approved a P6-billion new investment in the media company as well as amendments to its articles of incorporation to accommodate the additional subscriptions.
FEMALE lawmakers and health experts on Tuesday pushed for HPV vaccination of boys and better use of Gender and Development (GAD) funds for cervical cancer prevention as the Philippines continues to lag behind several Southeast Asian neighbors.
THE Philippines risks a growing mismatch between the jobs it has been preparing workers for and those most vulnerable to artificial intelligence, an international development expert warned.
THIS week, much to the consternation of the public, news emerged that former House speaker Lord Allan Velasco abruptly left the country after allegations were made of his involvement in the transfer of P100 million in cash, and possibly more, representing kickbacks from contractors in the ongoing flood control scand…
APPLE’S new chief executive officer, John Ternus, is weighing a broad overhaul of the iPhone maker aimed at sharpening its engineering focus, introducing products more frequently and creating a leaner organization, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday.
BAGHDAD — A United States-led coalition deployed in Iraq more than a decade ago to fight jihadists concluded its mission on Wednesday, a move celebrated by the country’s leaders, but which some fear would embolden pro-Iran armed factions.
KYIV — Russia hit Ukrainian energy infrastructure in a wave of deadly drone and missile strikes on Wednesday, prompting an urgent call for contingencies as winter approaches.
THE Manila Hotel has once again been named the Philippines’ Leading Hotel at the 33rd World Travel Awards 2026, marking the Grand Dame’s third consecutive win in the category from 2024 to 2026.
Israeli settlers have been raiding the village of Awarta, south of Nablus, and the area surrounding al-Uzair shrine for more than 12 hours, Wafa news reported.
TABUK, Saudi Arabia — A flydubai plane bound for Tel Aviv was forced to land in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after an “incident,” the airline said, with Israeli media reporting an altercation between the pilots.
Ministers in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government called for increased military action on all regional fronts following what Israeli officials described as an attempted hijacking of a flydubai flight carrying more than 100 Israeli passengers on Wednesday.
IRANIAN officials indicated on Wednesday they had received an official United States response to Tehran’s latest proposal to end their seven-month war, which US President Donald Trump had publicly rejected just days earlier.
SEOUL — Seoul’s spy agency believes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy may have disclosed the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) to boost public support in South Korea for providing arms to Ukraine, a lawmaker said on Wednesday.
The widow of a retired California Highway Patrol officer just won big — a Placer County jury awarded her $15.8 million over the death of her husband in a motorcycle crash involving Kings minority owner Phil Oates.