MANILA, Philippines — Life in Israel has largely returned to normal despite ongoing regional tensions, particularly with Iran, the Israeli Embassy in the Philippines said Tuesday. Speaking at the Philippines-Israel Cybersecurity Forum in Taguig, Deputy Ambassador Ester Buzgan highlighted...
KUMAMOTO, Japan — Japanese authorities issued urgent evacuation orders for over three million residents in the country’s southwest on Monday as torrential rains unleashed widespread flooding and landslides, leaving at least three people missing and communities reeling from the...
MADRID — Extreme heat and gusty winds spawned dangerous "fire whirls" that torched homes and forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents near a UNESCO-listed national park in northern Spain, officials said Monday, as a blistering heatwave continued to...
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. unveiled a new online platform, sumbongsapangulo.ph, on Monday, aimed at boosting transparency in the nation’s flood control initiatives by empowering citizens to report irregularities and monitor projects.
Speaking at a press briefing...
In a significant step toward empowering overseas Filipino workers, 187 OFWs celebrated the completion of diverse upskilling programs Sunday at a ceremony held at the DMW-OWWA OFW Global Center.
The afternoon event, running from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., marked...
TOKYO — Two professional boxers have died from brain injuries sustained in separate bouts during the same boxing event in Tokyo, marking a rare tragedy that has shaken the Japanese boxing community, officials confirmed Sunday.
Super featherweight Shigetoshi Kotari and...
CHENGDU, China — Lydia Sham delivered a masterful performance Saturday, capturing gold in the Women's Wushu Changquan-Jianshu-Qiangshu combined event and further cementing Hong Kong's impressive showing at the World Games.
Sham's victory marks the third gold medal for Hong Kong...
DHARALI, India — A catastrophic flood of muddy water that obliterated the Himalayan town of Dharali in Uttarakhand state this week, killing at least four people and leaving scores missing, was likely caused by a rapidly melting glacier worsened...
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is ramping up efforts to support the country’s overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) through its “Bagong Bayani ng Mundo: OFW Serbisyo Caravan” and plans to open new Migrant Workers Offices (MWOs)...
Health officials reported three additional imported cases of chikungunya fever on Wednesday, raising the city's total to four this year, according to the Centre for Health Protection (CHP). The cases, linked to recent travel to Foshan, China, and Bangladesh,...

















