The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) sounded the alarm on Saturday over the fate of education in Gaza, warning that more than 660,000 children have been deprived of schooling for a third consecutive year as Israel’s devastating war nears the two-year mark. “The war in Gaza is a war on children and it must…
Chinese President Xi Jinping is hosting a summit Sunday of global leaders in the northern city of Tianjin for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), state-run Xinhua News reported. Xi held bilateral talks with various leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu and Armenian…
An earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province on Sunday night local time, killing at least 250 people and injuring 500 across multiple districts, state-owned Bakhtar News Agency reported on Monday. The provincial disaster authority confirmed the fatalities and injuries, according to the media. Officials noted that the toll is preliminary, as rescue teams have been…
President Prabowo Subianto has decided to cancel his upcoming visit to China due to the unrest that engulfed several cities in Indonesia, State Secretary Minister and Presidential Spokesperson Prasetyo Hadi confirmed. President Prabowo was invited by Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend the Victory Day Parade in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2025. He was among…
Japanese war orphans left behind in China amid the turmoil at the end of World War II and repatriated to Japan decades later are now entering old age. Many struggle to adapt to conventional nursing homes because of language barriers. To meet their needs, Mariko Kamijo, 47, the eldest daughter of a repatriated orphan, has…
Malacañang assured on Monday that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will not tolerate questionable “insertions” in the proposed 2026 national budget, emphasizing that government funds must go only to legitimate projects and not be used for completed works. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said the President was angered by reports that the 2026 National Expenditure…
Malacañang announced Monday that an independent commission will be formed to investigate alleged irregularities in multibillion-peso flood control projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said members of the commission will undergo strict screening to ensure impartiality and credibility, stressing that they must be “truly independent” and…
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday refuted China’s statement that public security in the Philippines is “worsening,” stressing that crime incidents have actually declined in the first eight months of 2025. PNP information chief Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño reported during a press briefing that crime incidents from January 1 to August 28, 2025, dropped…
Novak Djokovic is no stranger to rewriting tennis history, but at 38, his greatest challenge may be balancing the weight of his legacy with the pull of family life. On Sunday night, Djokovic powered past Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2, to book a spot in the US Open quarterfinals for the 64th time in…
Fresh from making history at the US Open, Filipina tennis star Alex Eala now shifts her focus to the Guadalajara 125 Open in Mexico, where she opens her campaign against a very familiar foe. The 20-year-old Eala, ranked No. 75 in the world, has drawn Dutch opponent Arianne Hartono in the first round of the…