A recap of news, sports, lifestyle, entertainment, and human interest images from the Philippines and around the globe

A recap of news, sports, lifestyle, entertainment, and human interest images from the Philippines and around the globe

Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe are elected to the 15-member council for two-year terms starting on January 1, 2027

(1st UPDATE) After four rounds of secret balloting, Kyrgyzstan gets a two-thirds majority of 142 votes against the Philippines' 49 votes

Greece has lodged two formal protests with Ukraine, on 28 and 29 May, over a maritime drone spotted on 7 May in Greek territorial waters off Lefkada.

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Passengers on the Israeli cruise ship Crown Iris were once again met with a protest and messages of solidarity with the Palestinian people when the vessel arrived at the port of Piraeus on Wednesday morning.

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The Philippines is vying for the one open seat for the Asia-Pacific Group. Kyrgyzstan, which has never sat in the United Nations Security Council, is vying for the same seat.

Russia lags the US and China in the global AI race, and Sberbank and Russian IT giant Yandex are working to catch up with their flagship models, GigaChat and YandexGPT

The World Meteorological Organization says it is likely El Niño will continue until November

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says he is not aware that Cambodia has initiated the conciliation process

Rights groups and trade unions say the widespread classification of workers as independent contractors allows companies to sidestep minimum wage requirements and obligations such as healthcare, sick leave and social security contributions

'There is rightful alarm regarding China's historic military buildup and the expansion of its military activities in the region and beyond,' US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says

A recap of news, sports, lifestyle, entertainment, and human interest images from the Philippines and around the globe

The world is in a 'new era of radical uncertainty, contested geopolitics and rapidly changing technology,' GCHQ Director Anne Keast-Butler says

Iran's foreign ministry says US strikes in Iran's southern Hormozgan province represent a 'gross violation' of a tenuous ceasefire in place for nearly seven weeks

Pope Leo XIV calls for ownership of AI data not to be left solely in private hands, for policy-makers to protect the rights of workers and keep children safe from the technology, and urges the cooling of competition between AI companies

The confrontation between the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and the Greek government is taking on serious proportions, following a letter by Laura Kovesi to the European Commission regarding a recent amendment on cases involving political figures.

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A recap of news, sports, lifestyle, entertainment, and human interest images from the Philippines and around the globe

The Middle East war and a looming bout of El Niño exacerbate vulnerabilities in the Philippines' food security

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the vote, in which 28 countries abstained, underscores that governments are responsible for protecting citizens from the 'escalating climate crisis'

A statement from Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin also criticizes the United States over the expiry of the last remaining treaty restricting the size of the US and Russian nuclear arsenals

Six weeks since Donald Trump paused Operation Epic Fury for a ceasefire, talks to end the war have largely stalled

Anthropic will discuss the capabilities of its new Mythos Preview AI model with leading finance ministries and central banks from the FSB, following a request by Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, a Financial Times report says

A recap of news, sports, lifestyle, entertainment, and human interest images from the Philippines and around the globe

Al-Minuki, a Nigerian national, was designated as a 'specially designated global terrorist' by the former Biden administration in 2023, according to the US Federal Register

'[Xi Jinping] is warning the US side in no uncertain terms not to screw around,' says Joe Mazur, geopolitics analyst at consultancy Trivium China

Kyriakos Mitsotakis used his weekly review to present an image of economic stability and government efficiency, at a time when society continues to face austerity, housing pressure and shrinking disposable income.

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A recap of news, sports, lifestyle, entertainment, and human interest images from the Philippines and around the globe

Oceanwide Expeditions says it is now working to establish details of all passengers and crew who embarked and disembarked on various stops since March 20

The Pax Silica initiative 'can give Norwegian companies better access to advanced technological value chains,' Norway's Trade and Industry Minister Cecilie Myrseth says