Indian community in PH urges vigilance as India-Pakistan conflict escalates

Dianne Sampang - @inquirerdotnet 05/10/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The Indian community in the Philippines is urging vigilance and prayers as tensions escalate in the ongoing India-Pakistan conflict, which has claimed several lives in recent days. Khalsa Diwan Indian Sikh Temple Manila chairman…

Captured Chinese soldiers warn: ‘Don’t take part in this war’

04/15/2025

KYIV — Chinese prisoners of war under armed guard told journalists they hoped to be swapped and warned other Chinese nationals not to go to fight during a press conference on Monday. The event came after Ukrainian…

Marcos Day of Valor speech: ‘Solution to war is not more war’

Luisa Cabato 04/09/2025

BATAAN, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday emphasized that “the solution to war is not more war,” and peace can only be achieved if mutually agreed upon by both persons or countries in conflict. Speaking…

Nuclear bunker saw increase in sales

Associated Press 12/22/2024

When Bernard Jones Jr. and his wife, Doris, built their dream home, they didn’t hold back. A grotto swimming pool with a waterfall for hot summer days. A home theater for cozy winter nights. A fruit orchard…

British man captured by Russia while fighting for Ukraine

Agence France Presse 11/26/2024

A British man has said his son has been captured by Russian forces while fighting in Ukraine, after unconfirmed reports that a foreign fighter had been detained. Scott Anderson, 41, told the Daily Mail that he had…

Ukraine fires several US-made longer-range missiles into Russia for the first time

Associated Press 11/20/2024

Ukraine fired several American-supplied longer-range missiles into Russia, officials said Tuesday, marking the first time Kyiv used the weapons that way in 1,000 days of war. The use of the Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, came as…

Traumatized by war: Lebanon’s children struggle with physical, emotional wounds

11/11/2024

BEIRUT— Curled up in his father ’s lap, clinging to his chest, Hussein Mikdad cried his heart out. The 4-year-old kicked his doctor with his intact foot and pushed him away with the arm that was not…

Ukraine: We struck 2nd key bridge in Russia’s Kursk region

Agence France Presse 08/19/2024

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine said Sunday it had struck a second key bridge in the Kursk region, seeking to disrupt Moscow’s supply routes as Kyiv’s unprecedented incursion on Russian soil stretched through its second week. Russia meanwhile…

Israel already in ‘multi-front war’ with Iran — Netanyahu

Associated Press 08/05/2024

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel is already in a “multi-front war” with Iran and its proxies, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a Cabinet meeting Sunday, as the United States and allies prepared to defend Israel from…

Russian missiles kill 37 in Ukraine, gut Kyiv children’s hospital

Agence France Presse 07/09/2024

Russia attacked cities across Ukraine on Monday with a missile barrage that killed more than three dozen people and ripped open a children’s hospital in Kyiv, an assault condemned as a ruthless attack on civilians. Dozens of volunteers…

UN chief: Middle East, world cannot ‘afford more war’

Agence France Presse 04/15/2024

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned the international community Sunday against deeper descent into conflict, addressing the Security Council during a meeting over Iran’s weekend attack on Israel. “Neither the region nor the world can afford…

21 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza

01/24/2024

JERUSALEM — Palestinian militants carried out the deadliest single attack on Israeli forces in Gaza since the Hamas raid that triggered the war, killing 21 soldiers, the military said Tuesday — a significant setback that could add to…

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