South Korea court blocks K-pop group NewJeans from leaving agency
SEOUL — A South Korean court issued an injunction on Friday to stop members of K-pop group NewJeans from pursuing independent projects, marking the latest twist in a...
Analysis: Powerful Asian countries will struggle to fill aid gap left by US
MANILA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — China is best placed to replace the United States as a key foreign donor in Asia but may be reluctant to...
Universal Woman Philippine director confirms Sophia Bianca Santos’ exclusion in global pageant
After weeks of speculation, the national director of the Universal Woman Philippines pageant confirmed that its titleholder will not be able to compete on...
Pope Francis returns to Vatican, but remains out of public view
Pope Francis back at the Vatican after 5 weeks in hospital
Doctors prescribed pope two months of further rest
Unclear how often pope...
How to have conversations with people who fall for misinformation this election campaign
Canadians head to the polls on April 28. Like other recent general elections, both in Canada and around the world, this federal election campaign...
U2 to get highest honor at Britain’s Ivors songwriting awards
LONDON — Irish rockers U2 will receive the Ivors Academy Fellowship at this year's Ivors, Britain's annual awards for songwriters and screen composers, organizers said on...
Shaira Diaz hints at revealing more skin after Bench fashion show stint
Sparkle artist and TV host Shaira Diaz teased the public about revealing more skin after participating in the Bench "Body of Work" underwear fashion...
BSP sees wider current account deficit this year, 2026
MANILA — The Philippine central bank forecasts the country's current account balance to be at a deficit of 3.9% of gross domestic product this year and...
WTA 1000, Miami Open presented by Itau Women’s Singles Final Rounds and Seeds Progress
Final Rounds and Seeds Progress from the WTA 1000, Miami Open presented by Itau Women's Singles matches on Monday Final Rounds .. Seed Round Rslt...
Cardinal Advincula orders ‘oratio imperata’ for the nation amidst political division
The head of Manila’s Roman Catholic Church urged Catholics to turn to prayer as the country faces “a time of crisis, conflict and confusion.” Cardinal...
Road safety highlighted anew amid circulating footage of truck-vehicle collision
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) mentor Edison "Bong" Nebrija called out a vehicle involved in an accident for being in the blind spot of...
US and Philippines launch joint army drills with 5,000 soldiers
MANILA — Soldiers from the Philippine and the U.S. armies began three weeks of joint military exercises on Monday, with drills focused on territorial defense and...
China says it has not received any asylum application from Duterte
BEIJING — China has not received any application for asylum from Philippines' former President Rodrigo Duterte and his family, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday.
Duterte's...
Duterte supporters in Australia deface national flag with eagle design, imprints
(Updated 4:53 p.m.) Some supporters of former president Rodrigo Duterte in Australia defaced an image of the Philippine flag by placing a graphic of...
Pope appoints Archbishop Auza as apostolic nuncio to EU
Pope Francis on Saturday appointed Filipino Archbishop Bernardito Auza as the new apostolic nuncio to the European Union. Auza, 65, will continue to serve as...