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Docs show VP Duterte’s net worth rose over 1,000% – Ridon
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Docs show VP Duterte’s net worth rose over 1,000% – Ridon

MANILA, Philippines — Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon downplayed claims that there was no documentary evidence to support allegations that Vice President Sara Duterte amassed ill-gotten wealth, saying that her net worth from 2008 to 2024 rose by over 1,000 percent. At Wednesday’s hearing of the House of Representatives committee on justice, Cagayan de Oro

Polish PM Tusk Warns Against Travel to Middle East
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Polish PM Tusk Warns Against Travel to Middle East

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has issued an appeal to Poles, advising against non-essential travel to the Middle East, warning that those who travel now might later require state assistance for evacuation.

Minister dismisses Trump’s claim Starmer is ‘no Churchill’ – UK politics live
PoliticsThe Guardian28m ago

Minister dismisses Trump’s claim Starmer is ‘no Churchill’ – UK politics live

James Murray says PM has approached Middle East crisis with a ‘cool head’ amid repeated criticism of UK’s position from US president Hello and welcome to the UK politics live blog. A government minister has dismissed Donald Trump’s claim that Keir Starmer is no “Winston Churchill”, arguing that the prime minister had approached the situation with a “cool head, a real clarity of purpose” and “a determination to do the right thing for the British people”. No, look, president Trump has expressed...

With or without Lionel Messi, Inter Miami’s Trump visit means something | Leander Schaerlaeckens
SportThe Guardian39m ago

With or without Lionel Messi, Inter Miami’s Trump visit means something | Leander Schaerlaeckens

The MLS champions face a familiar conundrum: lend credence to a warmongering administration, or sit out and draw heat Donald Trump was not at the White House when the military he commands began bombing Iran over the weekend. He was at Mar-a-Lago, his estate in Florida, following the action from a makeshift situation room apparently built from those curtains that you can wheel away. That’s also where he was when American forces kidnapped Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife a few w...

Attempt to destroy Iran’s nuclear programme could backfire and drive regime towards a bomb, experts warn
WorldThe Guardian1h ago

Attempt to destroy Iran’s nuclear programme could backfire and drive regime towards a bomb, experts warn

US-Israeli onslaught may lead regime to push for bomb or embolden other groups to steal uranium stockpile Middle East crisis – live updates The US-Israeli onslaught against Iran is intended to resolve a 24-year standoff over Tehran’s nuclear programme, but it runs the risk of backfiring and driving the regime towards making a secret bomb, proliferation experts have warned. The regime in Tehran has long insisted that the programme is for civilian purposes and it has no intention of making a ...

PiS Candidate for Prime Minister Reportedly Chosen
Worldtvn241h ago

PiS Candidate for Prime Minister Reportedly Chosen

Sources indicate that the Law and Justice (PiS) party has selected its candidate for prime minister, with the name known to a small circle of people, and speculation pointing to a 'steel horse' rather than a 'black horse' candidate.

Hong Kong’s retail sales rise 5.5% in January as tourists loosen purse strings
BusinessSCMPchannel-news-asia1h ago2 sources

Hong Kong’s retail sales rise 5.5% in January as tourists loosen purse strings

Hong Kong’s retail sales rose 5.5 per cent year on year in January, with authorities crediting inbound tourism for supporting the sector. Provisional figures released by the Census and Statistics Department on Wednesday showed sales reached HK$37.3 billion (US$4.77 billion) in January, marking the ninth straight month of growth since May 2025, after 14 consecutive months of decline. The increase ended a four-month streak of growth above 6 per cent, but the government cautioned that the slower...

South Korean drink-spike killer quizzed ChatGPT for lethal doses, police say
CultureSCMP1h ago

South Korean drink-spike killer quizzed ChatGPT for lethal doses, police say

A South Korean woman arrested for killing men in motel rooms by spiking their drinks met the clinical criteria necessary to be considered a psychopath, police said on Wednesday. The 22-year-old suspect, identified only by her surname Kim, had scored high marks on the “revised psychopathy checklist”, investigators told The Korea Herald. The test, which measures 20 traits such as callousness, impulsivity, lack of empathy and irresponsibility, has a maximum score of 40. Anyone who scores 25 and...

Woman loses 20,000 PLN in online romance scam
Worldtvn243h ago

Woman loses 20,000 PLN in online romance scam

A 67-year-old woman lost 20,000 PLN after falling victim to an online romance scam. The scammer, posing as an oil rig worker, daily messaged her, promised to visit Poland, and then asked for money.

Brazilian woman indicted for stalking Jungkook, visiting home 20 times
CultureKorea Herald3h ago

Brazilian woman indicted for stalking Jungkook, visiting home 20 times

A Brazilian national has been indicted and detained on stalking charges after repeatedly visiting the home of BTS' Jungkook, authorities said Wednesday. According to the Seoul Western District Prosecutors’ Office, the woman in her 30s was indicted Friday on charges of violating the Anti-Stalking Act and trespassing. She allegedly visited Jungkook’s residence around 20 times over the course of a month starting on Dec. 7, 2025, rang his doorbell hundreds of times and left notes and other items at

Seoul shares crash over 12 pct on Middle East conflict fears; won sharply down
WorldKorea Herald3h ago

Seoul shares crash over 12 pct on Middle East conflict fears; won sharply down

Seoul shares plunged over 12 percent Wednesday to close below the 5,100-point mark amid growing concerns over the economic fallout from the Middle East conflict. The Korean won fell sharply against the U.S. dollar. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index extended its losses, tumbling 698.37 points, or 12.06 percent, to close at 5,093.54, following a plunge of over 7.24 percent the previous session. The Korea Exchange triggered circuit breakers shortly after the KOSPI fell more than 8 percent amid

Rizal teen faces murder raps for alleged stabbing of 2 kids over ‘envy’
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Rizal teen faces murder raps for alleged stabbing of 2 kids over ‘envy’

MANILA, Philippines — An 18-year-old boy in Rizal is facing a complaint for two counts of murder for the stabbing of two children at a cemetery in Morong town over supposed “envy,” the provincial police chief said on Wednesday. The case was filed before the local prosecutor’s office on Monday afternoon, Rizal Provincial Police Office

Malaysia’s Anwar under pressure after parliamentary setback complicates reform push
PoliticsSCMPmalay-mail1h ago2 sources

Malaysia’s Anwar under pressure after parliamentary setback complicates reform push

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim may face growing difficulty pushing through major reforms as Malaysia edges closer to its next general election, analysts have said, after a parliamentary setback exposed strains within his broad but fragile ruling coalition. The warning signs emerged when lawmakers failed to pass a constitutional amendment to limit the prime minister’s tenure to two terms – a reform widely expected to succeed given the government’s commanding majority. Anwar’s administration fell...

Drug bust in Portugal
Worldobservador1h ago

Drug bust in Portugal

Portuguese GNR police arrested a young man and seized over 46,000 doses of drugs, including hashish and cocaine, following a year-long investigation.

North Korea’s hostage strategy packs more bite in post-Iran US shake-up
WorldSCMP3h ago

North Korea’s hostage strategy packs more bite in post-Iran US shake-up

For decades, North Korea’s most potent insurance policy has been the threat it poses to Seoul, guaranteeing that any US move against Kim Jong-un’s regime would first exact an unbearable toll on the South. Now, a new Pentagon blueprint may have just offered that survival strategy Washington’s seal of approval. The new National Defence Strategy, presented to a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Tuesday, calls on Seoul to take “primary” responsibility for deterring North Korea, with...

KSE-100 extends bullish momentum amid early volatility
FinanceDawn4h ago

KSE-100 extends bullish momentum amid early volatility

Pakistan’s benchmark KSE-100 index was trading 381.98 points higher by 10:30am on Wednesday, extending the recovery seen a day earlier. The gain of 0.24 per cent from its previous close of 157,132.09 points suggests that investor confidence, while cautious, remains intact following a turbulent start to the week. On Tuesday, the market staged a sharp rebound of 5,159.10 points to close at 157,132.09, recovering a significant portion of Monday’s record 16,000-plus point plunge, the largest sing...

Italy's unemployment rate down to new low of 5.1% in January
Businessil-sole-24-oreANSA1h ago2 sources

Italy's unemployment rate down to new low of 5.1% in January

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 4 - Italy's unemployment rate dropped to 5.1% in January, the lowest level on record since the start of the statistics series in 2004, according to provisional data released by Istat on Wednesday. The national statistics agency said the jobless rate was down by 0.4 of a percentage point with respect to December. It said the unemployment rate for under 25s who are active on the labour market fell by 1.9 points to 18.9%. Istat said that the employment rate rose by 0.2 of a po...

Karas Irane į neviltį varo Lietuvos ūkininkus
Worlddelfi-lt1h ago

Karas Irane į neviltį varo Lietuvos ūkininkus

Vos tik prasidėjo karinis konfliktas Artimuosiuose Rytuose, Lietuvos ūkininkus pasiekė nemaloni žinia, kad kai kurios įmonės ne tik Lietuvoje, bet ir visoje ES stabdo prekybą mineralinėmis trąšomis.

Russian general served with notice of suspicion for ordering missile strike on children's hospital in July 2024
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Russian general served with notice of suspicion for ordering missile strike on children's hospital in July 2024

Russian Major General Sergei Kuvaldin has been served with a notice of suspicion in absentia by Ukrainian law enforcement officers for ordering the launch of a Kh-101 missile on the Okhmatdyt National Children's Specialised Hospital in Kyiv in July 2024, according to Ukraine's Security Service and the Office of the Prosecutor General. Two people were killed and 34 were injured in the strike, including nine children.

Ukraine Regains Territory in February
Worldukrinform1h ago

Ukraine Regains Territory in February

Ukraine's Defense Forces liberated more territory than they lost in the last two weeks of February 2026, marking the first such gain since the summer counteroffensive of 2023.

Cypriot airspace ‘closed’ – reports
Worldcyprus-mailiefimeridanaftemporiki+1in-cyprus1h ago4 sources

Cypriot airspace ‘closed’ – reports

Cypriot airspace was closed on Wednesday morning, according to reports. Reuters reported that following the detection of a suspicious object close to Lebanese airspace, the government decided to close Cypriot airspace. It was also reported that a passenger flight from Athens which was bound for Larnaca was turned back to Athens. More to follow…

India sets up control room, issues helpline number amid Middle East crisis
World3h ago

India sets up control room, issues helpline number amid Middle East crisis

Amid escalating West Asia tensions, India's Ministry of External Affairs has established a special control room to assist its citizens residing in the region. The government is closely monitoring the evolving situation and remains in contact with regional governments and international partners to ensure the safety of nearly one crore Indians living there.

Cuba charges six exiles with terrorism in wake of deadly speedboat attack
WorldThe Guardian3h ago

Cuba charges six exiles with terrorism in wake of deadly speedboat attack

Detainees accused of coming from the US with intent to sow chaos and attack military units on Communist-ruled island Cuban prosecutors have formally charged six people with crimes of terrorism after a US-flagged speedboat was involved in a deadly shootout with Cuba’s coast guard last week. The US-based Cuban defendants are accused of packing a boat with weapons and heading toward Cuba in hopes of destabilising the government in Havana. Continue reading...

Borthwick’s Six Nations spring clean makes a fresher-looking mix but raises questions over logic | Robert Kitson
SportThe Guardian3h ago

Borthwick’s Six Nations spring clean makes a fresher-looking mix but raises questions over logic | Robert Kitson

Will it be the players’ fault if a slightly cobbled together England goes down in Roman flames after a selection that suggests the head coach’s patience snapped? The temperatures are rising, the daffodils are out and, within the England camp, the time has come for a major spring clean. Steve Borthwick has certainly snapped on his marigolds with rare vigour in his bid to banish his side’s February blues, with most areas of his team sheet either hosed down or completely flushed away after the l...

Taiwan charges 62 linked to Cambodia’s alleged scam operator Prince Group
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Taiwan charges 62 linked to Cambodia’s alleged scam operator Prince Group

Taiwanese prosecutors charged 62 people and 13 companies on Wednesday in connection with a Cambodian conglomerate whose founder is accused of running forced labour camps. Prince Holding Group founder Chen Zhi has been indicted by the United States on fraud and money-laundering charges for allegedly running a multibillion-dollar cyberscam network from Cambodia. The Southeast Asian […]