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The Timor Leste government has junked the political asylum bid of murder suspect and congressman Arnolfo Teves Jr. “Today, the Ministry of Interior of Timor Leste confirmed that Rep. Teves’ application for political asylum has been denied,” the Department of Foreign Affairs said in a statement issued late Tuesday evening. …

The wife of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak broke protocol to ask for a selfie with President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. during a London reception for the coronation of King Charles III. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. attends the royal reception at Buckingham Palace in London on May 5, a day …

Wind energy or wind power is created using a wind turbine, a device that channels the power of the wind to generate electricity. (Contributed photo)  MANILA – Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday urged the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to step up the use of renewable energy (RE) to …

At a Glance Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte was designated as Vice Co-Chairperson of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). The task force is eyeing to strengthen its counter-insurgency campaign in schools. Duterte’s designation was approved during an executive committee meeting of the …

Canada was left out of the trilateral defence and security pact known as AUKUS — and a new report by a respected American think-tank says Ottawa must overcome its apparent indifference to the deal or risk being left behind by allies.  Former Australian prime minister says Canada’s unwillingness to adopt …

With the U.S. government stoking global economic fears as it faces yet another standoff over raising the debt ceiling, some economic analysts and lawmakers are proposing a relatively simple solution to permanently resolve this issue: Just scrap the thing.  U.S. could be in default position by June 1. With the …

The publisher of British tabloid the Daily Mirror has acknowledged and apologized for unlawfully gathering information about Prince Harry in its reporting, and said it warrants compensation, as the prince’s first phone hacking trial began Wednesday.  Tabloid’s owner apologizes, but denies phone hacking in first of prince’s 3 British press …

Facebook and Instagram’s parent company Meta is working on blocking news for Canadian users if Bill C-18 is passed.  Liberals have accused Meta of intimidating Canadians to retaliate over regulation. Tech giant Meta has learned from the mistakes it made blocking online news from Facebook in Australia, when it accidentally …

Three people were killed and 10 were wounded in a shooting attack near a synagogue in Tunisia during a Jewish pilgrimage, the country’s Interior Ministry says.  Attacker was a naval guard who was killed by security, Interior Ministry says. A Tunisian naval guard shot and killed a colleague and two …

Hudson’s Bay is laying off another 250 workers, the second round of cutbacks this year.  None of the layoffs will impact front-line retail staff. Hudson’s Bay is laying off another 250 workers, the second round of cutbacks this year. The Canadian retail arm of Hudson’s Bay Co. says the layoffs …