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Peel police say a joint task force investigating a multimillion-dollar gold heist at Pearson airport last year has arrested multiple people, laid 19 related charges and interrupted a “large quantity of firearms” intended for import into Canada in connection with the case.  News of arrests comes on 1-year anniversary of …

More than 2,000 members of Philippine and Australian defense forces and US marine corps aviation from marine rotational forces conduct military exercises as they participate in the first Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2023 amphibious operation at the Naval Station in San Antonio, Zambales on August 25, 2023./KJ Rosales  MANILA, Philippines — Two …

There is no need for the Philippine government to raise the alert level status in Israel following Iran’s latest drone and missile attack on the Jewish state, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. DFA said that the current Alert Level 2 status that is imposed in Israel, which restricts …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its Philippine growth forecast to 6.2 percent for 2024 from its previous estimate of six percent announced last January, citing carryover strength from the last quarter of 2023. The IMF also expects the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by 6.2 percent …

In what was seen as a subtle dig at his predecessor’s bloody war on drugs, President Marcos inspects P13.3 billion worth of shabu, which he said was the largest drug haul in years that was conducted without anybody being killed, in Alitagtag, Batangas yesterday. Looking on is Interior and Local …

A fire hit Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange on Tuesday, one of the Danish capital’s most iconic buildings, engulfing its spire, which collapsed onto the roof. There were no reports of injuries. Passers-by helped emergency services save art from burning building. A fire hit Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange on Tuesday, one …

The first criminal trial of a sitting or former U.S. president began Monday. The immediate challenge: finding 12 people capable of serving on a jury and putting aside their own personal biases about Donald Trump.  Monday saw a gag order warning and reported dozing — but no jurors seated. On …

JERUSALEM: World powers urged restraint on Sunday (Monday in Manila) for fear that Iran’s unprecedented missile and drone strikes on Israel could spark a wider war in the Middle East, as the United Nations heard a call for new sanctions against Tehran. Iran launched the attack, its first ever to …

Top Iranian commanders warned Israel on Sunday that the country would face a bigger attack if it retaliates against overnight drone and missile strikes, adding that Washington has been told not to back any military action from its ally.  U.S. President Joe Biden plans to gather G7 leaders together on …

Australian police said on Monday the attacker who fatally stabbed six people at a busy shopping centre in Sydney’s beach suburb of Bondi may have targeted women, as the country mourned the victims and hundreds of people laid flowers near the scene.  Five of the 6 people killed and a …