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Map of Taiwan. – AFP / AFP MANILA, April 3, 2024 (AFP) – The Philippines warned of “high tsunami waves” and called for the evacuation of coastal areas in the country’s north on Wednesday, lowering an earlier warning after a major quake struck neighbouring Taiwan. “The people in the coastal …

Five aid workers with the international humanitarian group World Central Kitchen (WCK) were reported to have been killed while delivering food in Gaza on Monday. The Hamas-run Gaza media office blamed the strike on Israel — while the Israeli military says it's investigating the "tragic incident." Israel says it's investigating …

On Monday, North America will experience a total solar eclipse — a rare celestial phenomenon that won’t happen again for another 20 years. Here's what you should know. If the skies stay clear, the show will start in Mexico and finish off the coast of Newfoundland See NASA's live coverage …

Israeli forces left Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Monday after a two-week operation by special forces who detained hundreds of suspected Palestinian militants and left a wasteland of destroyed buildings. Latest military operation ends after 2 weeks following battles with Hamas Gaza hospital in ruins after weeks-long Israeli raid …

President Ferdinand Marcos said Thursday the Philippines will not be “cowed into silence” by Beijing after confrontations in the South China Sea that injured Filipino troops and damaged vessels. Marcos’s remarks came as China blamed the Philippines for raising tensions in the hotly contested waterway, which Beijing claims almost entirely. …

(File photo) Workers unload sacks of rice at a warehouse of the National Food Authority (NFA) on October 7, 2014. (Photo by Jay Directo / AFP) (Eagle News)–Farmers have increased their rice and corn production despite the El Niño phenomenon thanks to the implementation of a farming strategy that maximizes …

This handout satellite image released by Maxar Technologies on March 24, 2024 and dated March 23, 2024 shows an overview of waters where the Philippines said the China Coast Guard blocked their supply vessel and damaged it with water cannon, during a Philippine supply mission near Second Thomas Shoal in …

A new national security law came into force in Hong Kong on Saturday despite growing international criticism that it could erode freedoms in the China-ruled city and damage its international financial hub credentials. Article 23 covers collusion with foreign entities, expands on controversial 2020 law A new national security law …

The picture shows the burning Crocus City Hall concert hall following the shooting incident in Krasnogorsk, near Moscow, on March 22, 2024. Gunmen opened fire at the concert hall, leaving over 100 dead and several wounded before a major fire spread through the building, Moscow’s mayor and Russian news agencies …

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that authorities have detained 11 people after an attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed at least 133 people and left the sprawling venue a smoldering ruin. Islamic State group claims responsibility; Putin says perpetrators will be punished The latest: Gunmen kill …