ISTANBUL– US actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie on Friday reiterated her support for Palestinians during a visit to Egypt’s Arish city and the Rafah border crossing, where she reviewed key sites linked to humanitarian aid for Gaza. Jolie said she was “honored” to meet humanitarian aid volunteers at the crossing, where she was accompanied by…
A drone photo taken on Jan. 1, 2026 shows a steel temporary access bridge and the Gyirong Port in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region. China-Nepal Gyirong-Rasuwa Port, one of the largest land ports between the two countries, resumed customs and passenger clearance on Thursday morning, nearly six months after the area was struck by flood….
Head of Vladimir Zelensky’s office Kirill Budanov© Maxym Marusenko/ NurPhoto via Getty Images MOSCOW – Kirill Budanov (designated in Russia as a terrorist and extremist) has been relieved as chief of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s Main Directorate of Intelligence as appointed as head of Vladimir Zelensky’s office. Meanwhile, Foreign Intelligence Service Chief Oleg Ivashchenko has been…
Baku – A strong earthquake rattled southern and central Mexico on Friday, interrupting President Claudia Sheinbaum ’s first press briefing of the new year as seismic alarms sounded, AP reported. The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 and its epicenter was near the town of San Marcos in the southern state of Guerrero near…
The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday reported a significant 42% decline in fireworks-related injuries during the recent New Year celebrations, though officials noted that the severity of some injuries remains a concern. Data from 62 sentinel hospitals nationwide recorded 235 cases from Dec. 21, 2025, to 4:00 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2026. This is…
Affordable food, the elimination of government corruption, and the creation of more jobs have emerged as the primary demands of Filipinos for their local leaders, according to a recent Pulse Asia survey. The survey, commissioned by the Stratbase Group and conducted from December 12 to 15, 2025, asked respondents to identify the single most urgent…
MANILA, Philippines — Several members of the House of Representatives on Friday formally rejected allegations made by Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Leviste regarding a supposed P2-million “Christmas bonus” distributed to lawmakers. Lanao del Sur 1st District Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong led the pushback, describing the claims as “unfair,” “disingenuous,” and a “misrepresentation” of official…
Local government units in Albay have begun the systematic evacuation of residents following the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology’s (Phivolcs) decision to raise Mayon Volcano’s status to Alert Level 3. The alert level was adjusted Thursday after monitoring equipment detected an increase in rockfall events and the presence of a growing lava dome at…
Road crash injuries during the 2025 holiday season surged by 82 percent compared to the previous year, with motorcycles figuring in the vast majority of incidents, the Department of Health (DOH) has reported. Data from 10 sentinel hospitals nationwide revealed a total of 1,113 road injury cases recorded between Dec. 21, 2025, and the early…
Three weather systems, including a shear line, the northeast monsoon, and the easterlies, will continue to bring rain across many parts of the country, the state weather bureau reported Saturday. In its 4 a.m. advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) stated that the shear line will cause cloudy skies with scattered…