News in the Philippines

Following widespread criticism from free speech advocates, including X owner Elon Musk, the Irish government is dropping portions of its controversial hate speech laws. These laws, which have drawn comparisons to the concept of "thoughtcrime" from George Orwell's "1984," would have allowed for the imprisonment of individuals simply for possessing…

Phillip Mehrtens, a New Zealand pilot, has been released from captivity after being abducted in early 2023. He was taken hostage after landing his small plane at a remote Indonesian airport, where separatist rebels set his aircraft on fire.Mehrtens, 38, who was working for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air at…

Russia’s top health official has suggested a "sex-at-work" scheme to address the country’s declining birth rate, a move that supports President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to counter a growing population crisis.Despite financial incentives, tax breaks, a nationwide campaign to discourage abortions, and Putin’s years-long attempts to encourage procreation across the country,…

Hezbollah announced on Saturday that another one of its top commanders was killed in a targeted Israeli airstrike on Beirut on Friday. Ahmed Wahbi, who was responsible for the military operations of Hezbollah's Radwan special forces unit until early 2024, was among the 16 members of the group killed in the…

SRI LANKA — After a major economic crisis in Sri Lanka marked by protests that culminated in the in 2022, voters in the island nation will head to the polls on Saturday to choose among 38 candidates for president.Located to the south of India, many voters in the country of…

A woman was arrested after doorbell video showed her pretending to be interested in a Porsche and stealing the car, running over the vehicle's owner in his driveway as she fled, police said.Sarah Badshaw, 18, was arrested on multiple charges, including dangerous operation causing bodily harm, theft of a motor…