44+ min ago  (438+ words) UNITED STATES " US President Donald Trump unveiled on Friday a replacement Air Force One aircraft gifted by Qatar, which he dubbed a "flying White House." "This is considered the world's most luxurious plane," Trump said at a speech inside the…...

1+ hour ago  (763+ words) BEIRUT, Lebanon " Israel and Hezbollah agreed a ceasefire on Friday, a US official said, after deadly exchanges between the two sides in Lebanon once again put a deal to end the Middle East war under strain, less than two days…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago  (461+ words) Twenty-four Filipinos detained in the Siberian city of Irkutsk in Russia will be repatriated to the Philippines, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced Friday on social media at the end of his working visit in the city of Kazan, where Russia…...

8+ hour, 17+ min ago  (186+ words) Japan's parliament on Friday approved an agreement enabling the exchange of defense supplies and logistical support between the country's Self-Defense Forces and the Philippine military, with an eye to China's increasing regional assertiveness. The Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement to boost…...

8+ hour, 6+ min ago  (127+ words) The Japanese government on Friday decided to raise single-entry visa fees for foreigners fivefold to 15, 000 yen ($90) from 3, 000 yen beginning in July, marking the first increase since 1978 amid inflation and the yen's depreciation. Issuance fees for multiple-entry visas, which allow visitors…...

13+ hour, 27+ min ago  (310+ words) MANILA, Philippines " Parties and participants in the trial of former President Rodrigo Duterte at the International Criminal Court (ICC) will address how confidential information will be handled, among other issues, during the next status conference this month. In an order dated…...

14+ hour, 57+ min ago  (226+ words) Pioneer Insurance is encouraging parents to make insurance protection part of their back-to-school preparations, as the opening of classes coincides with Dengue Awareness Month." This is where Pioneer encourages parents to prepare ahead. By making insurance part of their back-to-school…...

15+ hour, 14+ min ago  (543+ words) Beirut, Lebanon " Lebanon said 18 people were killed Friday in Israeli airstrikes in the south, while Israel's military reported its first soldiers killed there since the sealing of a US-Iran deal to halt the Middle East war, including in Lebanon. Israel…...

18+ hour, 51+ min ago  (553+ words) ZURICH " The US push to quickly begin high-stakes talks with Iran hit a snag just two days after the'signing of an agreement that opens a 60-day window to negotiate a permanent understanding about Iran's nuclear program while getting oil traffic…...

16+ hour, 16+ min ago  (513+ words) In his acceptance speech, Alam urged the graduating class of 2026 to use their education to help others. Alam wove a string of parallels from household helpers in his native Dhaka to Filipino workers overseas. "I say this to you here…...