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Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano. (Photo from the Philippine Information Agency) The long wait is finally over for those wanting the real people behind corruption in government to be held accountable as the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) announced the filing two separate complaints for preliminary investigation against former House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez for plunder…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Thailand and China agreed to launch a new dialogue platform that will bring together their foreign and defense ministers as both countries expanded cooperation on security, trade and emerging technologies. The agreement was reached during talks in Beijing between Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who reaffirmed…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said two commercial tankers caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after an explosion forced both vessels to stop while sailing through the strategic waterway early Tuesday. In a statement, the IRGC claimed the ships had been directed by the United States to use a southern…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu At least nine workers were killed after a tunnel under construction for a hydroelectric power project collapsed in India’s northeastern state of Sikkim, authorities said. The accident occurred Monday afternoon in Namchi district, where rescue teams continued searching for several workers believed to be trapped. The Sikkim government said multiple agencies…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met UN secretary-general candidate Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett in Beijing on Monday and reaffirmed China’s support for the organization despite its shortcomings. Wang said the United Nations remained essential to global stability, peace and development as countries confronted mounting international challenges. He said the next secretary-general would be…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Algerian authorities brought 127 of 146 wildfires under control within 24 hours, while crews continued battling 19 active blazes across the country. Civil protection officials said firefighters were working with army units, forestry personnel, local authorities and volunteers to stop the remaining fires from spreading. The country had faced an intense…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand arrived in Pakistan on Monday for her first official visit to the country, marking the first trip by Canada’s top diplomat to Islamabad in nearly two decades. After arriving in the Pakistani capital, Anand proceeded to the Foreign Ministry for a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu The death toll from two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela in June climbed to 5,208, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said on Sunday. Rodriguez reported that 16,740 people were injured in the successive tremors, according to figures he posted on X. Authorities had provided assistance to 128,324 families affected by the…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said on Sunday that US forces had attacked the unfinished Darkhovin nuclear power plant in the country’s southwestern region. The agency confirmed the strike in a statement posted on X but did not disclose the extent of the damage to the facility. It also did not say…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said two ships were involved in an unspecified incident after attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz using a route that Iranian authorities considered unsafe. The IRGC Navy also said two other vessels were prevented from continuing their journeys through the strategic waterway on Sunday….