ISTANBUL: Papua New Guinea has officially halted the search for approximately 2,000 people buried under a massive landslide in Enga province, authorities said on Wednesday.

The disaster management committee declared Tuliparo village, engulfed by the …

MANILA: The Philippine Air Force (PAF) said it has deployed its 205th Tactical Helicopter Wing to help with the ongoing rapid damage assessment and needs analysis (RDANA) following the eruption of Mount Kanlaon in Negros Island Monday night.

In a sta…

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. was praised for articulating that Philippine territory is not limited to islands within the Paris Treaty lines.

In a statement dated June 4, former Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said this corrected …

MANILA: A total of 125 Chinese ships were spotted in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) from May 28 to June 3.

In an advisory Tuesday night, Philippine Navy spokesperson for the WPS Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad said these include nine China Coast Guard …

MANILA: The government is continuously stepping up efforts against persistent inflation drivers, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said Wednesday following reports on the slight rise in the headline inflation rate in May.

‘The go…

ANKARA: Defending champion Novak Djokovic withdrew from the 2024 French Open (Roland Garros) due to an injured right knee on Tuesday.

“Djokovic has withdrawn from Roland Garros due to a right knee injury. Wishing Novak a speedy recovery,” the tournam…

LAOAG CITY: Malacañang has declared special non-working holidays in this city and the city of Batac this month to allow local residents to mark significant events.

Proclamation No. 574 declared June 19, 2024 a special non-working day in Laoag to allo…

ANKARA: French authorities continued to expel homeless people, including asylum seekers, in Paris ahead of the Olympic Games, which begin next month, a non-governmental organization said in a report.

The expulsion began a year ago, and 12,545 people …