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The shadows of two previous, brutal wars — and the potential consequences of one raging in Eastern Europe — hung over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as he arrived Thursday in Japan for the opening of the G7 leaders summit.  Japan’s PM deliberately chose city levelled by nuclear bomb to host …

Russia fired 30 cruise missiles against different parts of Ukraine early Thursday in the latest nighttime test of Ukrainian air defences, which shot down 29 of them, officials said.  Officials in Crimea report train derailment due to an explosion. Russia fired 30 cruise missiles against different parts of Ukraine early …

Three years after the onset of the pandemic that plunged the economy into a steep recession, the Philippine Statistics Authority’s most recent announcements on three key indicators of the country’s economic health evoked reasonable optimism. First, the unemployment rate declined to 4.7 percent compared to the year-ago rate of 5.8 …

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Wednesday, May 17, that it has approved internet voting for overseas Filipino voters for the 2025 elections. “We approved the policy direction and therefore we are now to prepare the roadmap for electronic voting for overseas Filipinos,” Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia said …

At a Glance Pampanga 2nd district Representative and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is relegated to the position of deputy speaker in the House of Representatives. Arroyo is the erstwhile senior deputy speaker. Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr. takes over Arroyo’s lofty post. Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria …

IMPASSE President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden walk across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Monday, May 15, 2023. Biden is set to meet with Congressional leaders on May 16 to come to an agreement on how to address the US debt crisis. AP …

Ukraine is claiming to have achieved a rare feat in warfare: the shooting down of sophisticated Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles.  Ukraine has Patriot missile defence system that may have thwarted Russian strikes. Ukraine is claiming to have achieved a rare feat in warfare: the shooting down of sophisticated Russian hypersonic …

Team Philippines PHOTO BY RIO DELUVIO PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: The 32nd Southeast Asian Games has finally come to a close with the Philippines placing fifth in the biennial event with 58 gold medals, 86 silvers, 116 bronzes and a total of 260 medals. While the Philippines dropped from fifth place to …

The head of the artificial intelligence company that makes ChatGPT told Congress on Tuesday that government intervention will be critical to mitigating the risks of increasingly powerful AI systems.  Sam Altman discussed the importance of government intervention in AI before Congress on Tuesday. The head of the artificial intelligence company …

WestJet says it will lock out the airline’s pilots after their union sent a 72-hour strike notice to the company and government Monday night, setting the stage for a work stoppage right before the May long weekend.  In response, airline issues lockout notice; preparations underway for reduced schedule. The WestJet …