MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) has directed the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to comment on a petition challenging the automated counting of votes at the precinct level in the 2025 polls.
TEHRAN, Iran — World leaders on Tuesday piled pressure on Tehran to stick to diplomacy to bring an end to the Middle East war, after a salvo of attacks in the region left a ceasefire crumbling.
Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government has accused neighbouring Pakistan of killing three civilians in a cross-border attack, which Kabul has condemned as a “war crime”.
Voters in the US state of Ohio are set to go to the polls in the state’s primaries, where they will pick candidates for several key positions in the upcoming midterm elections in November.
Families filled amusement parks and other child-friendly venues across South Korea on May 5, as the country marked Children’s Day, a national holiday dedicated to children.
LAPU-LAPU CITY — Regional leaders in Southeast Asia move to elevate disaster resiliency and energy security as core priorities of the 2026 ASEAN Summit, with Cebu serving as the central stage for preparations and coordination activities.
LAPU-LAPU CITY — Regional leaders in Southeast Asia move to elevate disaster resiliency and energy security as core priorities of the 2026 ASEAN Summit, with Cebu serving as the central stage for preparations and coordination activities.
Gaza City, Palestine – The United Nations has warned that a new public health crisis is emerging in Gaza, as skin diseases spread in crowded camps throughout the enclave, with fears that the situation could soon worsen during the summer.
Florida detectives are pursuing a group of teenagers whose late-night joyride across a local golf course left the pristine landscape scarred by deep tire tracks and thousands of dollars in property damage.
LAPU-LAPU CITY — Authorities have temporarily relocated 66 families from a community near the Mactan Expo in this city to a resort in Cordova, a neighborhing town, as part of security preparations for the Asean Leaders’ Summit on May 7 and 8.
Leon Botstein will end his half-century tenure as president of Bard College following an investigation commissioned by the school into his ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, the school’s Board of Trustees announced late Friday.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich claimed that the potential establishment of a government with Ra’am head Mansour Abbas was worse than the October 7, 2023, massacre, during a comprehensive interview on the Seven Nine program hosted by Gideon Oko and Amichai Atali on Radio 103FM.
US President Donald Trump has been struggling with two competing impulses over the last several days, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday: to punish Iran for continuing to pursue nuclear capabilities, and to avoid having the US drawn further into conflict through escalation
Reserve Bank of Australia raises cash rate for third consecutive meeting as governor says increases ‘are not going to do anything for inflation’ in next six months
A rare reckoning took place within Israel’s security establishment this week, as senior officials issued increasingly stark warnings about settler violence in the occupied West Bank.
A blast at a fireworks factory in China’s Hunan province has killed 21 people and injured 61, prompting a call from President Xi Jinping for a thorough investigation, state media reported on Tuesday.
A police constable attached to the Peliyagoda Police Headquarters has been taken into custody by officers from the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption over claims that he solicited and accepted a bribe amounting to Rs. 200,000.
Australian National University interim vice chancellor Rebekah Brown stepped into the role last year, replacing controversial vice chancellor Genevieve Bell. (ABC News)
A coal mine explosion in Colombia’s Cundinamarca province killed nine workers and injured six, the National Mining Agency said, weeks after issuing risk-control recommendations for the site.
Former SriLankan Airlines Chief Executive Officer Kapila Chandrasena has been granted bail by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court in connection with allegations of bribery linked to the airline’s Airbus aircraft procurement process.