Declaring PH-wide ‘El Niño’ state of calamity ruled out

Anwar shares hadith on justice after Najib's homecoming

Facebook post follows fulfilment of ex-PM's house arrest order.

ICE Deportation Flight Carrying Iranians Turns Back and Lands in Arizona

The Iranian immigrants in the plane were scheduled to be flown to Pakistan and then transferred to Iran, lawyers for the group said.

South Africa Olympic gold medallist Smith to swim for Netherlands

JOHANNESBURG — Double Olympic Games women's swimming gold medallist Tatjana Smith said on Tuesday she is switching her international allegiance from South Africa to the Netherlands. The 29-year-old, who holds South African and Dutch citizenship, said financial challenges and more opportunities for high-performance support triggered the decision. Smith won the 200 meters breaststroke at the 2020 Tokyo Games, which were delayed one year by the Covid-19 pandemic, and the 100 metres breaststroke at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She also won two silver medals in the pool, making the Johannesburg-born swimmer the most decorated South African Olympian. Smith retired after the Paris Games, but changed her mind this year with an eye on competing at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. "When I was a little girl, my biggest dream was to represent my country (South Africa) at the Olympics," she said in a video posted to social media. "I got to live that dream and it gave me more than I could have ever imagined. "This gives me the opportunity to explore another part of my identity and the heritage that I have never experienced through sport. "The opportunity also offers greater high performance support and the potential to build a more sustainable career," she added.

Martin Romualdez camp: Suspension does not constitute a finding of guilt

The 90-day preventive suspension ordered by the Sandiganbayan on former Speaker Martin Romualdez does not mean there was a finding of guilt, his camp said Wednesday.

China, Russia and US try to nail down AI nuclear agenda in time for Apec talks

Talks between China, the US and Russia could yield a commitment to control AI in nuclear arsenals as part of a broader agenda on global governance, sources told the South China Morning Post. The three nations have engaged in weeks of back-and-forth discussion to nail down the agenda and protocol for talks between the countries’ leaders on the sidelines of the Apec summit in Shenzhen next week. The sources said that the war in Ukraine and denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula had largely...

‘Confidence problem’: why Hongkongers feel less investment knowledgeable than Singaporeans

Despite showing the highest rates of investment participation, Hongkongers feel less knowledgeable about their investment decisions than international peers, with the younger generation in particular facing a “confidence problem”, a recent study finds. Some 88 per cent of Hong Kong respondents said they invested in some form, and yet 41 per cent felt they were held back by a lack of knowledge, according to the “Lifetime of Investing” study commissioned by Syfe, a digital investment platform, and...

Unburdened Loke swings at MCA, urges voters to deny BN return to the old days

MALACCA POLLS | DAP sec-gen takes fiery stance after resigning from cabinet.

Ho Chi Minh City to hold 4-day New Year countdown on Nguyen Hue walking street

Ho Chi Minh City authorities have approved a four-day New Year countdown festival that will take over Nguyen Hue Walking Street from Dec. 28 to 31 to ring in 2027.

Dedicated lane set up along Roxas Boulevard for ASEAN Summit 2026 delegates

A dedicated lane has been set up along Roxas Boulevard in Pasay City for vehicles transporting delegates and VIPs attending the ASEAN Summit.

PBA: Scottie leads Ginebra’s ‘Never Say Die’ fightback vs SMB

ANTIPOLO—Scottie Thompson was glad that Barangay Ginebra’s refusal to be on the losing side of history translated into a signature comeback at the expense of San Miguel Beer in the 2026 PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals. The Gin Kings moved on to the semifinals to face the TNT Tropang 5G after rallying from a 13-point deficit

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