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(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos said allowing Japanese forces to join the Balikatan military exercises between the Philippines and the United States is something worth exploring. The Balikatan exercises are held annually under the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty, which is aimed at strengthening efforts for collective defense for the preservation of peace and security. “Now with the inclusion of Japan in some of these exercises that we’ve been doing, not only Balikatan but others, I don’t […]
SYDNEY, April 15, 2024 (AFP) – Australian police on Tuesday said a brutal live-streamed knife attack at a church service in Sydney was a religiously motivated “terrorist” act, as they urged calm from the angered local community. Two people were stabbed when a 16-year-old suspect rushed the dais at an Assyrian church in western Sydney late Monday, slashing wildly at the bishop who was giving a sermon. The teen was immediately subdued by outraged congregants […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States, April 15, 2024 (AFP) – The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine is dangerously close to suffering an accident because of recent attacks on it, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency warned Monday. Russia and Ukraine have blamed each other for the attacks over the last week, but it is “impossible” at the moment to prove who is behind them, said International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi. […]
LOS ANGELES, April 15, 2024 (AFP) – Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge on Monday, completely halting traffic for hours as part of a coordinated day of action against Israel’s war in Gaza. Aerial footage Monday morning showed stationary traffic in one direction on the iconic bridge, while lanes in the other direction were empty, with police present. Similar protests were held across the United States and around the world, after the group […]
By Gregory Walton Agence France-Presse (AFP) — Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial opened Monday in a historic first for a US ex-president — and a seismic twist to an already explosive 2024 election where the Republican is seeking to defy multiple scandals and return to power. Trump has repeatedly described the hush money case as a sham. But reality set in for the 77-year-old, hard-right Republican as Judge Juan Merchan issued the routine warning […]
By Huw Griffith Agence France-Presse (AFP) — The armorer who loaded the gun that killed a cinematographer on the set of the Alec Baldwin movie “Rust” was sentenced to 18 months in prison by a US court on Monday. Hannah Gutierrez stood impassive as a judge in New Mexico told her she would serve the maximum sentence after being convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the October 2021 death of Halyna Hutchins during filming of the […]
HONG KONG, April 15, 2024 (AFP) – Hong Kong’s securities regulator on Monday granted conditional approval to start the city’s first spot-bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs), firms involved said, positioning it as a leader in Asia for the use of cryptocurrencies as investment tools. ChinaAMC (HK), the city’s unit of China Asset Management, said in a statement it had received regulatory approval from Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) for […]
NEW YORK, April 15, 2024 (AFP) – Tesla plans to lay off “more than 10 percent” of its global workforce, news site Electrek reported Monday, publishing an email from Chief Executive Elon Musk announcing the cuts. The job cuts were needed after “rapid growth” that has led to duplication of roles, Musk said in the email to staff, according to Electrek, an online news site focused on electric vehicles (EV). “There is nothing I hate […]
MUSCAT, April 15, 2024 (AFP) – Flooding in Oman has killed at least 14 people, many of the schoolchildren, authorities said following the discovery of the bodies of a woman and child on Monday. The Gulf sultanate’s official news agency initially reported on Sunday nine schoolchildren and three adults had “lost their lives after their vehicles got swept away in gushing wadi waters”. Five others individuals were reported missing in the floods that struck the […]
By Kaneez FATIMA LAHORE, Pakistan, April 15, 2024 (AFP) – At least 41 people have died in storm-related incidents across Pakistan since Friday, including 28 killed by lightning, officials said on Monday. Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has warned of landslides and flash floods because more rain is expected in coming days. Punjab, Pakistan’s largest and most populous province, witnessed the highest death toll, with 21 people killed by lightning between Friday and Sunday. […]
MOSCOW, April 15, 2024 (AFP) – Russian authorities said Monday that a “colossal” amount of river water was flowing fast towards the west Siberian city of Kurgan and called for the immediate evacuation of some districts. Russia and Kazakkstan have been battling devastating floods that have already forced the evacuation of thousands of people and are expected to peak this week on the Tobol and Ishim rivers. The warning to the city of some 310,000 […]
SYDNEY, April 15, 2024 (AFP) – Four people are being treated for “non-life threatening injuries” after a stabbing at a church service in Sydney on Monday, emergency services said. Australian police said they had arrested one man. The incident came two days after a man with a knife killed six at a shopping mall in the east of the city. A video stream showed Monday’s gruesome attack at an Assyrian church unfold in real time. […]
