India court urges heatwave emergency declaration as deaths rise
Growth Setup People stand below a water sprinkler installed on a pillar, to cool off, at a market place, amid heatwave in Varanasi on May 31, 2024. (Photo by Niharika KULKARNI /…
May 2024
Zuma’s new party emerges the big winner in South Africa vote
Former South African President and uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party leader Jacob Zuma gestures as he arrives at Ntolwane Primary School polling station in Nkandla on May 29, 2024, during South…
Poland sees ‘Russian cyberattack’ behind fake military draft report
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is seen at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister in Warsaw, Poland on 23 May, 2024. It is the very first official visit by the…
Philippines’ Marcos says US presence crucial to regional peace
Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers a speech during the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on May 31, 2024. (Photo by NHAC NGUYEN / AFP) By Satish Cheney and…
Trump lashes out at ‘sick’ opponents in ‘unfair’ trial
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 31: Former President and Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at Trump Tower on May 31, 2024 in New York…
Chechen arrested over Paris Olympics attack plot: ministry
Pedestrians holding umbrellas walk past the temporary venue under construction for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games, closed to the Place du Trocadero, with the Eiffel Tower in the back,…
Islam critic among six wounded in Germany knife attack
Policemen secure the area after several people were injured in a knife attack on May 31, 2024 in Mannheim, western Germany. Media reported that a prominent Islam critic was among…
BSP sees inflation settling at 3.7%-4.5% in May
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is expecting the inflation rate for May 2024 to settle between the 3.7% to 4.5% range. “Continued increases in electricity rates and vegetable prices…
Luzon grid on yellow alert on Friday, May 31: NGCP
(Eagle News)–The Luzon grid is on yellow alert on Friday, May 31, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines said. According to the NGCP, the alert will be in place…
Thousands of Ilocano Farmers Harassed and Coercively Evicted in Favor of
In a heartfelt and urgent appeal, three archbishops have addressed a letter to His Excellency, expressing profound concern over the harrowing situation faced by thousands of Ilocano farmers in Barangay…