Choi clinches gold in remarkable comeback

Wipo chief wins re-election as UN faces financial turmoil

As Washington withdraws from United Nations agencies and other member nations cut their funding, pushing the organisation into a severe financial crisis, the head of one well-funded agency won re-election on Thursday, despite criticism over some of his policies. The vote of 83 eligible member states saw incumbent Daren Tang Heng Shim, a Singaporean national, re-elected to the World Intellectual Property Organisation, or Wipo, by a vote of 81 to 2 against Haitian national Johanny Stanley...

North Korea says South Korea should take steps to prevent violation of its sovereignty

SEOUL, Feb 13 (Reuters) - ⁠North Korea's Kim Yo Jong said ⁠in a statement on Friday that ‌South Korean authorities should take steps to prevent "reoccurrence of provocative sovereignty violation," state media KCNA reported, referring ​to a drone flown into ⁠its airspace recently. Read full story

Do Drug Cartels Actually Use Drones at the Border?

U.S. officials warn that cartel-operated drones on the border pose a major threat. Mexican officials are less certain. Analysts say the answer is likely in between.

Survivors in ferry sinking reveal more violations

More violations of passenger safety laws emerged on Thursday as members of the House of Representatives and the Senate continued their respective investigations into the sinking of MV Trisha Kerstin 3 on Jan. 26 that left 53 people dead and 26 others still missing. At a hearing of the House committee on transportation, survivors of

One of PH’s oldest bus firms nears end of journey after over 100 years

Philtranco, recognized as one of the country’s oldest bus companies, will be shutting down for good at the end of next month after operating for more than a century. Philtranco president and CEO Michael Sabban announced the “official business stop operation of Philtranco Service Enterprises, Inc. effective Mar. 30, 2026” in a company memorandum dated

Pride flag re-raised at Stonewall Monument after Trump admin removed it