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Cardinal Christophe Pierre ‘summoned’ by White House in January, according to The Free Press Elbridge Colby, the undersecretary of defence for policy, testifies at a Senate commitee hearing in Washington on March 3. The Pentagon has denied a report of an acrimonious meeting involving Colby and a Vatican representative. (Kevin Diestch/Getty …

Labour force survey from February showed a loss of 84,000 jobs Applicants at the CNE’s job fair wait in line at the Enercare Centre in Toronto on July 30, 2025. Canada’s unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.7 per cent in March. (Alex Lupul/CBC)  Canada’s economy added a modest 14,000 jobs in …

US President Donald Trump. — AFP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that US warships are being reloaded with weaponry to strike Iran if talks in Pakistan fail to produce a deal, in an interview with the New York Post. “We have a reset going. We’re loading up the ships with …

BEIJING — China’s President Xi Jinping met Taiwan’s opposition party leader Cheng Li-wun in Beijing on Friday, telling her and her delegation he had “full confidence” that the Taiwanese and Chinese people would be united. Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Cheng is the party’s first leader to visit China in a decade, but …

After five rounds of double-digit hikes spurred by the Middle East crisis, diesel prices are estimated to drop by P2.50 to P3.50 per liter next week, an industry source told The STAR (The STAR / Walter Bollozos)  MANILA, Philippines — A rollback in diesel prices may finally come next week, …

Courtesy: Philippine Embassy in Lebanon / dfa.gov.ph The Philippine Embassy in Lebanon on Thursday placed Filipinos on high alert, urging them to take precautionary measures and limit movement as Israel launched its heaviest strikes in weeks. In an advisory, the embassy recommended Filipinos stay in place with their employers and …

The 4 astronauts will be ‘riding a fireball through the atmosphere’ NASA’s Orion spacecraft from the Artemis I mission is seen approaching Earth. (NASA)  The Artemis II mission is set to end in just a few hours. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy …

‘Every post, comment, lie is a piece of evidence in court’ PCO Secretary Dave Gomez (Photo courtesy of PPA) Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Dave Gomez said they detected a “sudden and coordinated surge” in disinformation, targeting President Marcos’ health. In a statement on Thursday, April 9, Gomez said they …

President Marcos joins war veterans during the commemoration of Araw ng Kagitingan at the Mount Samat National Shrine in Pilar, Bataan yesterday (Noel Pabalete)  MANILA, Philippines — As the nation celebrated the Day of Valor yesterday, President Marcos called on Filipinos to demonstrate patriotism, unity and compassion as they face …

Frustration mounts among corporate, world leaders over blockade, violence in Lebanon Inside the U.S.-Iran ceasefire that everybody interprets differently  The U.S. and Iran reached a fragile ceasefire agreement hours after President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iran’s ‘whole civilization.’ Andrew Chang explains what’s complicating the deal, breaking down the confusion …