US immigration authorities have arrested Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in Los Angeles and plan to deport him, they said on Thursday, just days after he lost a high-profile bout to American rival Jake Paul.
Pope Leo will revive a centuries-old tradition on Sunday by taking a holiday at Castel Gandolfo, where residents of the lakeside town hope for a tourism boost after the late Pope Francis shunned taking a summer break.
Hamas is seeking guarantees that a new US ceasefire proposal for Gaza would lead to the war's end, a source close to the militant group said on Thursday, as medics said Israeli strikes across the territory had killed scores more people.
France's antitrust agency said on Thursday it had fined fast-fashion retailer Shein 40 million euros ($47.17 million) for alleged deceptive business practices including misleading discounts and vague claims about environmental impact, following a nearly year-long probe.
Wealth and living standards in the Philippines fell short of a global threshold that would have matched Southeast Asian peers Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.
The government has approved P72.36 billion in fresh foreign investments into economic zones in the first half, with South Korean companies leading the list.
Businessman Charlie “Atong” Ang and actress Gretchen Barretto will be considered as suspects in the case of at least 30 missing cockfight enthusiasts or “sabungero,” Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said.
A U.N. expert on Thursday called on states to impose an arms embargo and cut off trade and financial ties with Israel, which she alleged is waging a "genocidal campaign" in Gaza.
China's embassy in Fiji denied on Thursday that Beijing wanted a military base or sphere of influence in the Pacific Islands, after Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said islands were trying to cope with a powerful China seeking to spread its influence.
The World Health Organization is pushing countries to raise the prices of sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco by 50% over the next 10 years through taxation, its strongest backing yet for taxes to help tackle chronic public health problems.
K-pop supergroup BTS will head to the United States this month to start working on new music and will launch its next album early next year ahead of a world tour, it said on Tuesday.
Liverpool's Portuguese forward Diogo Jota, 28, died in a car crash near Zamora in northwestern Spain with his brother, the Portuguese Football Federation said on Thursday.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has no position yet on a divorce bill, according to Malacañang, though he previously expressed openness to it with strong reservations that the process should not be made easy.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is open to studying a proposal from Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla to grant his department the authority to suspend classes during storms and other natural calamities, Malacañang said Wednesday.
Lithuania’s Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene has strongly backed the Philippines in its ongoing maritime row with China, even calling Beijing's actions in the West Philippine Sea as “gaslighting,” while hailing Manila’s transparency efforts as a “gold standard” in countering aggression.
Lithuania is open to forging a Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the Philippines, signaling growing defense cooperation between the two nations as both face pressure from authoritarian powers like China and Russia.
U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at congressional Republicans on Thursday for failing to swiftly pass his signature legislation, warning them on social media they would lose MAGA votes if the bill died.
A bill seeking to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) was proposed in the 20th Congress, in a bid to “strike a balance between promoting technological advancement and ensuring AI safety for purposes of public interest.”
Viral rumors of impending disaster stemming from a comic book prediction have taken the sheen off Japan's tourism boom, with some airlines cancelling flights from Hong Kong where passengers numbers have plunged.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Wednesday that his country was serious about reaching a deal with the Palestinian Hamas group to end the war in Gaza and return the hostages held there to Israel.
WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark took time out of celebrating her Indiana Fever's Commissioner's Cup win to call out the desire for better pay for the league's athletes.
The Los Angeles Lakers and free agent Deandre Ayton agreed to terms Wednesday afternoon, shortly after the center cleared waivers and became an unrestricted free agent, according to multiple media reports.
A woman in her 70s was killed, and two other people injured, by falling debris from a destroyed Ukrainian drone in Russia's southwestern region of Lipetsk, regional governor Igor Artamonov said early on Thursday.
Gaming tycoon Atong Ang filed a complaint against his former employees, one of whom is a suspect-turned-witness in the case of missing cockfighters or sabungero.
Four people died, 38 were missing and 23 survived after a ferry carrying 65 people sank near the Indonesian island of Bali, the country's Search and Rescue agency said on Thursday.
Hamas said on Wednesday it was studying what U.S. President Donald Trump called a "final" ceasefire proposal for Gaza but that Israel must pull out of the enclave, and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas would be eliminated.
The elderly Dalai Lama assured followers on Wednesday that upon his death he would be reincarnated as the next spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism and spelt out a succession process that sets up a renewed clash with China.
The World Health Organization is pushing countries to raise the prices of sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco by 50% over the next 10 years through taxation, its strongest backing yet for taxes to help tackle chronic public health problems.
Several local government units announced class suspensions on Thursday, July 3, as a low pressure area (LPA) continues to affect weather conditions in the country.
Del Monte Foods kicked off efforts to pursue a sale as it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the United States on Tuesday under an agreement with certain key lenders, the company said in a statement.
Sean "Diddy" Combs' will remain behind bars for now, a judge ruled on Wednesday, after the music mogul was cleared of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have put him behind bars for life but found guilty of lesser prostitution-related offenses.
Possible questions surrounding Senate President Chiz Escudero’s authority to preside over the Impeachment Court in a holdover capacity are preventing him from administering the oath to the newly elected senator-judges, said the court spokesperson.
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Wednesday he was determined to protect his country's national interests as trade negotiations with the U.S. struggled and President Donald Trump threatened even higher tariff rates on the Asian ally
Malacañang will hold a high-level meeting on Friday to review the initial findings on the probe on mounting complaints against a water utility owned by a politically influential and wealthy family, Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro confirmed on Wednesday, July 2.
Malacañang on Wednesday pushed back against former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque’s recent statements suggesting that the administration is behind his troubles linked to illegal offshore gaming.
The choice of a successor to the Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhists, is a matter of major interest not only for millions of followers of his religion, but also for China, India, and the United States, for strategic reasons.
The government pushed back on China's sanction on former Senator Francis Tolentino over his vocal stance on the West Philippine Sea, asserting that no foreign power can muzzle Filipinos from defending the country’s maritime rights.
At least two batches of Filipinos from Israel are still scheduled to come home this week even as the conflict with Iran has paused and the alert level downgraded, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) said.
Biologists from a university flagged the presence of tinfoil barb in Laguna de Bay that could potentially threaten breeding ground and food for native fish.
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a cyberlibel complaint against a former Senate witness for his defamatory statements about her and the chamber’s investigation into the supposed crimes of religious leader Apollo Quiboloy.
Natasha Howard scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, and the Indiana Fever held on for a 74-59 win over the Minnesota Lynx to win the WNBA Commissioner's Cup on Tuesday night.
