(Photo: Anadolu) WASHINGTON – A group of US Senate Democrats urged Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Marco Rubio to ensure the State Department is fully involved in the Pentagon-led review of the US military posture in Europe. In a letter to Rubio, the senators said decisions on troop deployments and force posture should…
BRATISLAVA – Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico warned Thursday that Europe faces what he described as an unprecedented risk of a wider military conflict as tensions surrounding the war in Ukraine intensify. Speaking in Presov, Fico said the situation had “never been as serious and tense” in terms of the possibility of a pan-European conflict….
The National Kidney and Transplant Institute has cautioned the public against social media posts and AI-generated images joking about selling or trading kidneys in exchange for gadgets. While acknowledging that many of the posts are meant as humor, the NKTI stressed that human organs should never be treated as commodities or forms of payment. The…
The Philippine Stock Exchange index posted a modest recovery on Thursday as investors picked up discounted shares following the previous session’s sell-off, while the peso remained broadly unchanged against the US dollar. The PSEi rose 0.70 percent to close at 5,958.64, while the broader All Shares index gained 0.54 percent to 3,318.11. Regina Capital Development…
(Contributed photo) The Department of Public Works and Highways, San Miguel Corp. and the Apayao provincial government have launched a joint flood-control project aimed at reducing recurring flooding through dredging and waterway clearing. The “Oplan Kontra Baha” initiative will run from September 2026 to September 2027 and cover around 12 rivers and creeks with a…
(Photo: Anadolu) The Israeli military has warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government that a multibillion-shekel budget shortfall could undermine its ability to maintain operations in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and Lebanon, according to Israeli media reports. The military is expected to present estimates showing an additional funding need of around 25 billion shekels, or…
(Photo: Anadolu) Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Thursday he intends to expand Jewish settlement and development efforts in the Negev and Galilee, a day after highlighting settlement expansion and demolitions of Palestinian structures in the occupied West Bank. In a post on X, Smotrich said the government would pursue in the Negev and Galilee…
(Photo Courtesy: Anadolu) The Antarctic ozone hole expanded rapidly in early September, reaching an estimated 25 million square kilometers, about 5 million square kilometers above the average for this time of year, according to the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service. Copernicus said the ozone hole initially developed at a typical pace from the second half of…
The Department of Energy said Thursday it is coordinating with the Bureau of Fire Protection and the Maritime Industry Authority to develop clearer safety standards for electric and hybrid vehicles carried aboard passenger vessels. The DOE said the coordination forms part of preparations for the 2026 implementing rules and regulations of the Fire Code, with…
Detained Sen. Rodante Marcoleta said Thursday he will not ask the Sandiganbayan for temporary release to participate in a Senate vote on the disputed conviction threshold in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial. Marcoleta said the Constitution already requires the concurrence of two-thirds of all senators for conviction and argued that the threshold should not…