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Fish cages dot a large portion of Taal Lake in this file photo while inset shows a spread of photos of missing cockfighting aficionados. Fishponds in the lake leased by a suspect in the disappearance of dozens of the sabungeros will be the ground zero for the search for their …

A group as big as the missing sabungeros won’t just vanish into thin air unless an influential figure orchestrated it.Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa (Office of Senator Dela Rosa) This was according to Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, who led an investigation in the Senate regarding the matter in 2022 …

Fresh off their joint military assault in Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump took a victory lap at the White House Monday evening. But after a second meeting Tuesday, it’s unclear how much closer they are to a ceasefire deal in Gaza.  Netanyahu depending on …

Texas inspectors signed off on Camp Mystic’s emergency planning just two days before catastrophic flooding killed more than two dozen people at the all-girls Christian summer camp, most of them children.  Dozens of campers at the all-girls summer camp were killed by the fast-rising water. Texas inspectors signed off on …

Finland’s President Alexander Stubb is the head of state for one of NATO’s newest members, and he sat down with CBC News to talk Trump, the war in Ukraine and what it’s like sharing a 1,300-kilometre border with Russia. Finnish President Alexander Stubb sat down with CBC News to talk …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would not extend an August 1 deadline for higher US tariffs to take effect on dozens of economies, while announcing plans for a separate 50 percent duty on copper imports. The copper levy would broaden a slate of sector-specific actions …

Last Friday’s major flooding event in Texas that killed 89 people, including numerous children, has left local communities shattered. Now, some may be turning an eye closer to home, asking if Canada is prepared for such an extreme weather event.  Climate change is expected to increase heavy rain events across …

Photo shows President Marcos and Speaker Martin Romualdez with students at the Leyte Landing memorial following the launch of the free WiFi provided by the DICT. (STAR / File)  MANILA, Philippines — Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez yesterday vowed to help improve internet access nationwide. Romualdez said he will ensure that …

Officials and pilots of the Philippine Air Force and US Air Force gather near an FA-50PH Golden Eagle and an F-35A Lightning II during the opening ceremony of the second iteration of Cope Thunder 2025 at Clark Air Base in Pampanga on July 7, 2025. (STAR / Ryan Baldemor)  MANILA, …

Senators Joseph Victor ‘JV’ Ejercito, Juan Miguel ‘Migz’ Zubiri, and Risa Hontiveros echo growing concerns against online gambling on July 8, 2025, urging tougher government measures to prevent Filipinos—especially the youth—from getting addicted to such activity. (Courtesy: Senate of the Philippines) Top lawmakers on Tuesday called for tougher actions against …