GMA News Online · World

Human trafficking victim with Stage IV breast cancer repatriated by DMW

A human trafficking victim suffering from Stage IV breast cancer has been repatriated by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), through its Migrant Workers Office (MWO) in Bangkok, Thailand.

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The Manila Times · World

Polish police arrest a man suspected of planning to attack Prime Minister Donald Tusk

WARSAW, Poland — A man suspected of threatening and planning to attack Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk was arrested, the country's interior minister said Sunday. Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński gave no details…

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GMA News Online · World

Trump says Russia and Ukraine reach energy ceasefire 'effective immediately'

Trump said that Ukraine and Russia had agreed to an "energy ceasefire," hours after Zelenskiy had pushed back against US pressure for a unilateral end to strikes on Russian refineries.

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GMA News Online · World

4 Filipinos hurt in Riyadh airport attack are recuperating, says DMW

At least four Filipinos, who were injured in the attack at King Khalid International Airport on Saturday, October 10, 2026 are recuperating in various hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, according to the Department of…

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The Manila Times · World

Hurricane Simon pounds resorts and vulnerable towns along Mexico’s Pacific coast

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — Hurricane Simon was pounding Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 4 storm on Sunday, its eye remaining just offshore as its most powerful winds and rain slammed people living between the Sierra…

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The Manila Times · World

Pope Leo XIV says he will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a nodule on his lung

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV announced Sunday he will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a nodular lesion on his lung, in the first major health event of his 17-month pontificate. The 71-year-old Leo said the…

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GMA News Online · World

Pope Leo says will undergo surgery for small growth on lung

Pope Leo said on Sunday that doctors had detected a small growth on his lung during a recent health check and he would be undergoing surgery this week to remove it.

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The Manila Times · World

Saudi Arabia extends airport closure and moves Riyadh schools online after deadly strike

CAIRO — Saudi Arabia on Sunday kept its main international airport closed and moved Riyadh schools online as Yemen's Houthi rebels threatened new airstrikes across the kingdom, a day after a missile attack killed 12…

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The Manila Times · World

Trump sticks with tariffs even as US voters turn against them before the midterms

NEW YORK — Maybe President Donald Trump really does believe that “tariff” is the most beautiful word in the dictionary. Despite higher prices, criticism from trade experts and displeasure among voters, Trump holds fast…

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GMA News Online · World

Nepal urges villagers to evacuate after flood triggered by landslide, 5 missing

Nepali authorities urged villagers to leave after a flood in a river in the central part of the country swept away several houses, but there were no reports of any casualties.

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The Manila Times · World

Poland suspects assassination attempts on PM, defense minister

WARSAW — Poland's interior ministry said Sunday that the country's Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz may have been targeted by assassination attempts. A "report about a potential…

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The Manila Times · World

Mystery surrounds young worker's death at Russia lab studying severe diseases

GENEVA — The World Health Organization said Saturday it still doesn’t know what caused the death of a young worker at a lab in Russia that focuses on plague and other illnesses. The UN health agency has cited initial…

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GMA News Online · World

Poland says police got information about possible attack on PM, defense minister

Polish police received information about a possible attack on Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, an Interior Ministry spokesperson said Sunday.

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The Manila Times · World

Polish leader says school attacks were fueled by online glorification of violence

WARSAW, Poland — The attacks at Polish schools over the past week were “spontaneous acts” driven by the online “glorification of violence,” Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Sunday. Three attacks at schools in the…

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The Manila Times · World

Operations still halted at Riyadh airport

RIYADH — Operations at Riyadh's international airport continue to be suspended following fatal attacks on the facility, a senior aviation source in the Saudi capital told AFP on Sunday, after authorities announced a…

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GMA News Online · World

3 Pinoys hurt in Saudi airport attack; 2 in ICU -- DMW

Three Filipinos were wounded in the attack on Riyadh International Airport in Saudi Arabia, two of whom remain in intensive care, the Department of Migrant Workers said Sunday.

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The Manila Times · World

Villages evacuated as flash flood from Budhi Gandaki river hits northern Nepal

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Residents along the Budhi Gandaki river in north central Nepal evacuated on Sunday as flash flooding destroyed homes and other structures in the area. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and…

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Rappler · World

Trump calls for replacing Ukraine’s Zelenskyy in tussle over diesel deal with Russia

'I think it's time for Ukraine to get a new president,' US President Donald Trump says

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The Manila Times · World

Anthropic's Claude AI submits a false tip on a Philadelphia unsolved homicide case

NEW YORK — An Anthropic artificial intelligence model submitted a false tip to a Philadelphia police website about an unsolved homicide case, authorities and Anthropic said. It's the latest example of AI models acting…

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GMA News Online · World

DMW confirms 2 Pinoys hurt in Saudi airport attack

Two Filipinos were wounded during the attack on Riyadh's international airport in Saudi Arabia, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed Sunday.

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GMA News Online · World

No Pinoys hurt in Panama earthquake -- DFA

There were no reported Filipino casualties following the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck southern Panama on Friday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Sunday.

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The Manila Times · World

Christa Pike is discharged from a hospital after surviving execution attempt, her attorneys say

NASHVILLE — Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee's attempt to execute her by lethal injection, has been moved back to prison, her attorneys said Saturday. Pike, 50, was discharged from the hospital and is back at the…

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GMA News Online · World

Pope Leo condemns death penalty as Trump mulls livestreamed execution

Pope Leo renewed his condemnation of the death penalty on Saturday, saying it violates the sanctity of human life and deprives people of the chance of redemption, days after the Pentagon said it planned to livestream an…

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The Manila Times · World

Pope Leo declares death penalty 'inadmissible' as his native US plans to livestream execution

ROME — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday declared capital punishment ''inadmissible" as he marked the World Day Against the Death Penalty and his native United States announced plans to livestream an execution by firing squad…

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The Manila Times · World

Park service could remove more than 500 trees at historic golf course Trump wants to redesign

WASHINGTON — The National Park Service has begun a new round of tree-cutting at a historic golf course near the National Mall as the Trump administration proceeds with a plan to renovate the East Potomac Golf Links into…

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GMA News Online · World

Hurricane Isaias kills four in US, about 670,000 without power after landfall

Four people died after Hurricane Isaias made landfall early on Saturday, and about 670,000 residents in Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi were still without power as the storm weakened to a post-tropical…

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The Manila Times · World

Trump says Putin 'would like to see a settlement' in Ukraine war

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, United States — US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin would like to reach a deal on the war with Ukraine, accusing leader Volodymyr Zelensky of…

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The Manila Times · World

A tiger kills a man who entered the big cat enclosure at an English wildlife park

LONDON — A man died Saturday after he entered the tiger enclosure at a wildlife park in northern England and was attacked by one of the animals, police said. Emergency medical personnel responded to the Yorkshire…

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GMA News Online · World

Tanker struck by projectile in Strait of Hormuz, fire reported, UKMTO says

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Sunday it has received a report that an outbound tanker in the Strait of Hormuz was struck on the port side by an unknown projectile, causing a fire on board.

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The Manila Times · World

12 killed and over 300 hurt in latest attack on Riyadh airport, Saudi authorities say

CAIRO — The latest attack on the international airport in Saudi Arabia's capital of Riyadh killed 12 people and injured over 300 others, civil aviation authorities said early Sunday, with some in critical condition. A…

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The Manila Times · World

Venezuela authorizes Musk's Starlink satellite internet

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela has authorized Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service to operate in the country, formally lifting a ban put in place under ousted president Nicolas Maduro, a fierce critic of the…

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GMA News Online · World

Trump calls for replacing Ukraine's Zelenskyy in tussle over diesel deal with Russia

US President Donald Trump on Saturday called for Ukraine to replace its leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy and railed against Ukraine's attacks on Russian oil infrastructure, a day after announcing a diesel supply deal with…

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The Manila Times · World

Traumatized Panamanians begin quake recovery

CHITRÉ, Panama — Residents near the epicenter of a major earthquake in southern Panama began cleaning up on Saturday, traumatized by the previous day's heavy shaking that left widespread damage but so far no reported…

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The Manila Times · World

Palestinian Mahmoud Abu Hamda wins top photography prize at Bayeux

BAYEUX, France — Palestinian freelancer Mahmoud Abu Hamda on Saturday won the photography category in the prestigious Bayeux award for war correspondents for his work from Gaza. The Washington Post, NPR (National Public…

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GMA News Online · World

Attack on Riyadh, Saudi airport leaves 12 dead, dozens wounded, sources say

The third attack this week on Riyadh's international airport on Saturday left at least 12 people dead and more than 300 wounded, Saudi authorities said, and the Iran-backed Houthis claimed responsibility for the strike…

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The Manila Times · World

Power restored in eastern Cuba after outage

HAVANA, Cuba — Power was restored in eastern Cuba on Saturday, several hours after an outage caused by a partial grid failure, the national power company said, as the island reels from a months-long US oil blockade…

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GMA News Online · World

Tennessee execution survivor Christa Pike released from hospital, returned to prison

Death row inmate Christa Pike was released from a US hospital on Saturday and sent back to prison where she will continue receiving medical care following her botched execution attempt in Tennessee, her attorneys said.

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The Manila Times · World

Missile strikes a passenger terminal at Riyadh airport and many are wounded, official says

CAIRO — The airport in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, was attacked again Saturday and evacuated, two regional officials said, just days after three Saudi citizens, including a pilot, were killed as the kingdom faces an…

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The Manila Times · World

Trump, Zelenskyy clash over diesel deal as Russian strikes kill 21

WASHINGTON— ‎US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy traded barbs Saturday after Washington moved to ease sanctions on Russian diesel and Moscow's continued strikes on Ukraine killed at least…

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The Manila Times · World

Taiwan ups defense spending to ‘deter war’

TAIPEI — Taiwan aims to “deter war” by increasing its defense spending, the democratic island’s leader said on Saturday, as China uses military pressure to assert its territorial claims. Taiwan’s 23 million people live…

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