Tokyo’s cherry blossoms in full bloom draw crowds

TOKYO, April 4, 2024 (AFP) - Tourists and residents packed Tokyo's top cherry blossom spots on Thursday to enjoy the…

Taiwan rescuers try to reach scores trapped in tunnels after quake

By Yan ZHAO with Amber WANG in Taipei HUALIEN, Taiwan, April 4, 2024 (AFP) - Taiwanese rescuers worked Thursday to…

NATO urged to ensure Ukraine arms flow as 100-bn-euro fund floated

By Max DELANY BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 3, 2024 (AFP) - NATO foreign ministers on Wednesday debated the creation of a…

Finland extends Russian border closure indefinitely

HELSINKI, April 4, 2024 (AFP) - Finland on Thursday said it would extend its border closure with Russia "until further…

22 arrests, Italian villas seized in vast EU fraud swoop

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 4, 2024 (AFP) - A coordinated police swoop across Europe on Thursday netted 22 arrests and saw…

Biden, Netanyahu to speak by phone following Gaza aid deaths

By Adel Zaanoun with Joshua Melvin in Jerusalem GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories, April 4, 2024 (AFP) - US President Joe…

From Cold War to the Ukraine war: NATO at 75

The NATO military alliance on Thursday marks the 75th anniversary of the signing of its founding treaty in Washington. Here…

Free MRT-3, LRT-2 rides for veterans for one week

(Eagle News)--The Metro Rail Transit-3 and Light Rail Transit-2 are offering free rides for veterans for one week. The Department…

Magnitude-6.0 quake shakes northeast Japan, no tsunami alert

TOKYO, April 4, 2024 (AFP) - A magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck off northeastern Japan's Fukushima region on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological…

Apple explores making personal robots: report

Apple engineers are working on making personal robots, a report said on Wednesday, just weeks after the iPhone-maker abandoned its…

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