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MANILA, Philippines โ Stargazers are in for a rare celestial spectacle this week as two comets โ Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) and Comet SWAN (C/2025 R2) โ make their closest approach to Earth, coinciding with the peak of the Orionid…
Analyst Says Tomahawk Missiles Could Shatter Russiaโs Air Defenses, Tip War in Ukraine
A former British Army officer said U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missiles could decisively alter the war in Ukraine by breaking through Russiaโs air defenses, describing them as โbattle-proven weaponsโ capable of undermining President Vladimir Putinโs military advantage. Writing in The Telegraph…
ICC indicts Duterte for 76 murders in Davao, nationwide drug war killings
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay โ The International Criminal Court (ICC) has filed three counts of murder as crimes against humanity against former president Rodrigo Duterte, citing 76 victims from his years as Davao City mayor and during the bloody โwar on…
Timor-Leste activists issue manifesto alleging infiltration by foreign crime groups
MANILA, Philippines – Activists in Timor-Leste released a manifesto warning that transnational crime syndicates are trying to infiltrate state institutions through corruption and illicit financial flows. The 26-page document, titled โManifesto for the Defence of Timor-Leste,โ circulated this week in…
โQueen of Canadaโ: How Filipino immigrant Didulo became a cult figure and was arrested in Saskatchewan
For years, Romana Didulo traveled across Canada in an RV, proclaiming herself the โQueen of Canada.โ She issued decrees on social media declaring that citizens no longer had to pay taxes, mortgages or utility bills. Some followers believed her โ…
US would control Gaza, displace all residents under new plan โ report
MANILA, Philippines โ A controversial post-war plan for Gaza envisions the United States taking control of the besieged Palestinian territory for at least a decade, while relocating its entire population of more than 2 million, the Washington Post reported on…
Timor-Lesteโs Ramos-Horta Eyes New Era of Prosperity with ASEAN Membership
Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta has expressed optimism that his countryโs long-awaited entry into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will usher in a new era of prosperity and opportunity. In an interview with NHK on Tuesday, Ramos-Horta said the…
Timor-Leste Faces Aid Cuts: U.S. Assistance Was Always More About America Than Timor
DILI, East Timor โ East Timor has served as an exemplar of United States foreign assistance in Asia for two decades. Billions of dollars of aid headlines and photo opportunities have framed an image of Washington โassistingโ one of the…
Robert Prevost is Pope Leo XIV: A Return to Tradition, A Nod to Social Justice
VATICAN CITY โ American-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, in a historic first for the Roman Catholic Church, emerged on the balcony of St. Peterโs Basilica on Wednesday evening, May 8, as Pope Leo XIV, succeeding Pope Francis after his decade-long…
Bill Gates sets 2045 sunset for foundation, eyes final $200B push for global health
MANILA, Philippines โ Bill Gates marked the 25th anniversary of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with a sweeping announcement: the philanthropic giant will close its doors on December 31, 2045. In the next two decades, the foundation aims to…
US cardinal Robert Francis Prevost elected as Pope Leo XIV, first American to lead Roman Catholic Church
VATICAN CITY โ In a historic decision that reflects the Roman Catholic Church’s evolving global identity, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States was elected as the new pope on Wednesday, May 8 (Thursday, May 9, Manila time), becoming…
Trump gets schooled at Pope Francisโ funeral
Former US president Donald Trump got a front-row seat to his own public rebuke on Saturday, April 26, during the funeral of Pope Francis. Trump, who arrived in Rome the day before, sat alongside world leaders as the late popeโs…
