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Indian national dies after being hit by PNR train in Laguna

LUCENA CITY — An Indian national died after he was hit by a Philippine National Railways (PNR) train in San Pablo City, Laguna Tuesday morning, according to the Calabarzon police....

Global Pinoy

Filipinos in France told to prepare emergency kits amid protests

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Embassy in Paris has urged Filipinos living in France to prepare 72-hour emergency kits and take precautions amid recurring protests in the country. In an advisory...

Americas

Republican US House speaker to step down after midterm rout

WASHINGTON, United States — US House Speaker Mike Johnson will step down as Republican leader following his party’s crushing midterm election defeat, his spokesman confirmed to AFP Wednesday. Johnson, the highest-ranking...

Africa

Why South Africa's local elections matter

“We’ve decided not to vote. At all,” Vatiswa Zoya said two days before voters in South Africa cast their ballots for new municipal government leaders. “What is the point? We will...

Europe

Could the AI boom make borrowing more expensive in Europe?

With more than $1 trillion (€900 billion) pouring into the artificial intelligence (AI) buildout, US tech giants are now competing with governments and companies in Europe for the same investment capital. Four...

Middle East

S. Korea to deploy military mission to help keep Strait of Hormuz open

SEOUL — South Korea’s defense ministry said Thursday it would deploy maritime patrol aircraft and an explosive ordnance disposal team to waters near the Strait of Hormuz as part of...

Global Scale

Melania Trump to host Ukrainian, Russian officials at White House

WASHINGTON — US First Lady Melania Trump will host officials from Moscow and Kyiv at the White House on Thursday, ahead of talks in Abu Dhabi aimed at ending the...

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