Helicopters were being used on Sunday to drop animal feed to farmers in Australia's New South Wales state stranded by floods that have killed five and isolated tens of thousands in the country's southeast.
China's Premier Li Qiang said on Saturday that China and Indonesia will promote "true multilateralism", the official Xinhua news agency reported, as he landed in Jakarta on a two-day visit to Southeast Asia's largest economy.
After nearly two weeks of exciting premieres, star-studded press conferences and beachside parties that go into the early hours, the Cannes Film Festival is ready to roll up the red carpet after one last task: crowning this year's Palme d'Or winner.
Indonesia plans to announce economic stimulus measures on June 5 to revive activity and boost consumer purchasing power, hoping to push economic growth to around 5% this quarter, the Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Saturday.
Monsoon rains hit the coast of India's southernmost state of Kerala on Saturday, eight days earlier than usual, the weather office said, offering respite from a gruelling heat wave while boosting prospects for bumper harvests.
Indeed, a powerhouse night for pageants!
Philippine representatives Patricia Bangug and Krishan Pauline Alerre took back-to-back crowns as Miss Orient Tourism Global And Miss Aura International, respectively, on Friday, May 23.
A day after the president appointed his successor amid the Cabinet shake-up, ex-Housing Secretary Jerry Acuzar expressed gratitude for his term as chief and maintained that the flagship Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH Program) is still the “long term” solution for the country’s housing crisis.
Dozens of staffers were fired from the White House National Security Council on Friday, as President Donald Trump moved to slash the size and scope of the once-powerful body, five sources briefed on the matter said.
US President Donald Trump's administration on Friday appealed a federal judge's block on mass layoffs by federal agencies, a key piece of the Republican president's plans to downsize the government.
Australian authorities started clean-up efforts on Saturday after floods claimed five lives and inundated more than 10,000 properties in the country's southeast.
House prosecutors may seek the inhibition of some senator-judges from the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, but such moves could backfire and cost them votes before the proceedings even begin, a senator-elect warned.
Astronomers have observed a galaxy dating to an earlier epoch in the universe's history that surprisingly is shaped much like our Milky Way - a spiral structure with a straight bar of stars and gas running through its center - but far more massive, offering new insight into galactic formation.
Sugarcane farms in at least 11 areas in Negros Occidental are infested with pests that could threaten yield, the Sugar Regulatory Administration said on Friday, May 23.
Thailand will advocate more international engagement with Myanmar at an upcoming Southeast Asia leader summit next week, its foreign minister said, in a push for international cooperation to broaden a diplomatic effort to end a protracted civil war.
Chinese students at Harvard were cancelling flights home on Friday and seeking legal advice on staying in the United States after President Donald Trump's administration blocked the famed university from enrolling foreign students.
Vietnam's technology ministry has instructed telecommunication service providers to block the messaging app Telegram for not cooperating in combating alleged crimes committed by its users, according to a government document reviewed by Reuters.
The body of a man was found in a car trapped in floodwaters in Australia's southeast on Friday, raising the death toll to four, after three days of incessant rain cut off entire towns, swept away livestock and destroyed homes.
The Commission on Elections has dismissed the disqualification case against the Bagong Henerasyon party-list, paving the way for its proclamation unless an appeal is filed and granted.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has retained Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin and the top members of his economic team amid the administration’s bid for a reset in the Cabinet.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has promoted former Undersecretary Jose Ramon "Ping" Aliling as the new secretary of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD), replacing Jerry Acuzar in his bid to reset his Cabinet midway through his term.
Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla is set to be the new environment secretary, replacing Toni Yulo-Loyzaga amid her supposed 'underperformance' as department head.
Re-elected Senator Imee Marcos has confirmed she has been encouraged to seek the Senate presidency, becoming the second lawmaker to publicly acknowledge a possible leadership role.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has reassigned Secretary Enrique Manalo to the Philippine Mission to the United Nations and promoted Undersecretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro to head the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) a day after he announced a Cabinet reset.
The bus operator behind the fatal tragedy at the Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) - Pangasinan Solid North Transit - is facing a total of P130 million in civil complaint for damages, the Department of Transportation said.
In a twist no one saw coming, a sweet ballad from the early ’60s has taken over TikTok and Spotify, turning a nostalgic B-side track into a 2025 global hit.
The license of the driver behind the fatal car crash at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) was revoked for four years, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) said on Friday, May 23.
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) assured overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families that all programs and services will remain uninterrupted following the courtesy resignation of Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points and Jalen Williams added 26 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 118-103 home win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday.
Senator-elect Erwin Tulfo scored another legal victory at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) with the dismissal of a third disqualification case against him.
South Korea's defense ministry said on Friday that Seoul and Washington had not had discussions about the withdrawal of some U.S. troops stationed in the country.
Lewis Hamilton is planning more movies after working with Brad Pitt on 'F1' and also documentaries and possibly a television series with his Dawn Apollo production company.
Singers Charli XCX, Robbie Williams, Myles Smith and rapper Berwyn triumphed on Thursday at the Ivors, Britain's annual awards for songwriters and screen composers, with Irish rockers U2 adding to their honors with a fellowship.
As much as I want to justify new spending on a much-deserved Mother’s Day gift, I'm continuing my low-buy challenge by trying to stick mostly to the things I actually need (okay, maybe with a small treat here and there).
Here are some wonderful finds that have certainly made my May better.
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration revoked Harvard University's ability to enroll international students on Thursday, and is forcing current foreign students to transfer to other schools or lose their legal status, while also threatening to expand the crackdown to other colleges.
A new documentary series hailing the work of wildlife rangers and featuring Britain's Prince William who has made their efforts one of his main campaigning causes will be broadcast on Friday.
Walt Disney's DIS.N movie studio has postponed the release of the next two installments in Marvel's blockbuster "Avengers" series, the company said on Thursday.
Italy's Constitutional Court said on Thursday that same-sex female couples who use in vitro fertilization abroad can both be legally recognized as parents in Italy, even if one is not the biological mother.
Austrian singer JJ, who won this year's Eurovision song contest, called in an interview published on Thursday for Israel to be excluded from the 2026 edition in Vienna due to the war in Gaza.
The Atin Ito Coalition said it will be mounting a concert aboard a motorized vessel within the West Philippine Sea to support the country’s claims in the contested waterway.
The House prosecution team will explore options in handling senator-judges displaying partiality in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, including the filing of motions for inhibition, a newly elected lawmaker set to serve as prosecutor said.
Representatives-elect from the Akbayan party-list are seeking to form a ‘West Philippine Sea bloc’ in the 20th Congress amid tensions in contested waters.
