GMA News Online · World

Huge crowds greet Pope Leo with chants at Buenos Aires outdoor Mass

Vast crowds thronged one of the main boulevards in Buenos Aires as Pope Leo arrived for an outdoor Mass that city officials said could draw more than 1.5 million people.

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The Manila Times · World

Judo king Riner joins fight for French presidency

PARIS — France's five-time Olympic judo champion Teddy Riner announced on Monday he would run in next year's presidential election, after expressing concern about the "rise of the far right". "My name is Teddy Riner and…

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GMA News Online · World

Trump to meet Iran war mediator Qatar, no imminent deal seen to end the war

US President Donald Trump will meet the prime minister of key mediator Qatar on Monday as efforts to end the Iran war ramp up following last week's midterm elections.

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The Manila Times · World

US envoy says 'direct' Russia-Europe talks needed for Ukraine peace

WASHINGTON, United States — Russia and Europe must hold direct talks on "broader security arrangements" as part of any Ukraine peace deal, US envoy Jared Kushner said Monday ahead of trilateral meetings in Abu Dhabi…

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The Manila Times · World

French policemen go on trial over 2020 beating of black man

PARIS, France — Three French policemen went on trial on Monday over the beating of a black music producer they said was not wearing a face mask during the Covid pandemic, in a rare police brutality case to go to court…

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Rappler · World

Lights go out at Russia’s Novaya Gazeta, after years of defiant reporting

'We are currently at a point where the section of the Russian constitution that guarantees political and civil rights has effectively ceased to function,' says Novaya Gazeta co-founder Dmitry Muratov, a co-winner of the…

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The Manila Times · World

Biden takes aim at Trump over Jan. 6 riots in White House memoir

ATLANTA — Former US President Joe Biden writes in his White House memoir that Donald Trump, at once his predecessor and successor, has deeply damaged the country and world with an administration determined to “tear down…

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The Manila Times · World

Trump says likely to meet Putin, Xi in China

WASHINGTON, United States — US President Donald Trump said Sunday he would likely be meeting with the leaders of Russia and China next week to discuss ending the Iran war. Trump told reporters he expects to meet with Xi…

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GMA News Online · World

Krakow mass shooting assailant dies in hospital, Polish police say

A young gunman who killed six people in central Krakow on Saturday in an unprecedented Polish mass shooting has died in hospital, police said on Monday.

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The Manila Times · World

Police raid home of ex-president of Paraguay

ASUNCION, Paraguay — Police in Paraguay raided the home of ex-president Santiago Pena as part of a probe into a banking crisis that triggered his dismissal from office and criminal charges against him. Authorities last…

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The Manila Times · World

Trump says Iran war 'highly unlikely' to resume

WASHINGTON, D.C. — US President Donald Trump cast doubt on renewed fighting with Iran, telling CNN it was "highly unlikely," ahead of a meeting with mediator Qatar's prime minister on Monday. Trump has threatened to…

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GMA News Online · World

COP31 summit leaders urge world to 'move faster' on climate

Leaders of the COP31 climate summit urged the world to accelerate the fight against global warming as rising temperatures and an increasing number of climate-driven disasters threaten lives and the global economy, as…

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The Manila Times · World

Indian capital chokes with pollution after Diwali fireworks

NEW DELHI, India — Toxic air in parts of India's capital New Delhi soared to more than 58 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily limit Monday, after fireworks for the Hindu festival of Diwali, air…

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Rappler · World

COP31 summit leaders urge world to ‘move faster’ on climate

The comments at the start of the two-week UN conference are an appeal to governments to focus on climate, even as other international crises from war to soaring inflation and the uncertainty of AI compete for their…

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The Manila Times · World

Leaders gather in Turkey for UN climate summit after a disastrous year of extreme weather

ANTALYA, Turkey — World leaders, delegates and climate activists on Monday will begin negotiations on curbing climate change, which in the last year has led to rising temperatures, deadly heat waves in Europe and…

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The Manila Times · World

Trump says offer of press secretary role to UFC chief was a joke

WEST PALM BEACH — US President Donald Trump said Sunday that he was only joking when he offered the role of White House press secretary to Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) chief Dana White earlier in the weekend. "I…

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GMA News Online · World

Pope Leo tells Argentina's Trump ally Milei that leaders must know limits of power

Pope Leo on Sunday urged Argentina to safeguard its democracy in a closely watched speech to President Javier Milei, a close ally of US President Donald Trump, during the second stop of a 12-day South American tour by…

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GMA News Online · World

Trump says he was 'only kidding' about naming UFC CEO Dana White as White House press secretary

President Donald Trump on Sunday said he was "only kidding" when he suggested UFC CEO Dana White could become his next White House press secretary, after a social media post a day earlier stirred speculation about…

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The Manila Times · World

The Kremlin hopes the US election shake-up won't shift Trump's negotiations on Ukraine

The Republicans' defeat in the U.S. midterm elections was watched closely in Russia, where some observers are predicting it could herald more support for Ukraine when the Democrats take over Congress in January. But if…

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GMA News Online · World

Iran official says no vital infrastructure damaged in US attack on Qeshm island --report

No vital infrastructure or services were impacted by a US attack on Iran's Qeshm island last night, a provincial official told the semi-official Fars news agency on Monday, adding that the targeted sites were away from…

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GMA News Online · World

DMW: 61 more OFWs repatriated from Riyadh amid Middle East tensions

Sixty-one more overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, have returned to the Philippines after flight cancellations caused by ongoing tensions in the Middle East, the Department of Migrant Workers…

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The Manila Times · World

Deportation flight of Iranians from US scuttled at last minute, attorney says

LOS ANGELES — A U.S. deportation flight of Iranian nationals bound for Iran by way of Pakistan was abruptly canceled Sunday morning, according to an attorney who spoke to some of the detainees slated for repatriation…

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GMA News Online · World

South Korea says Nvidia issues won't affect contracted GPU supplies

South Korea expects contracted deliveries of Nvidiagraphics processing units (GPUs) to proceed without disruption despite a controversy surrounding the chipmaker's chief executive Jensen Huang, Seoul's deputy science…

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GMA News Online · World

Nvidia probes whether CEO Jensen Huang was target of foreign spying as he admits affair

Nvidia NVDA.O said on Sunday its board was probing whether CEO Jensen Huang had been the target of a foreign intelligence effort, after a media report alleged he had a close relationship with a Chinese businesswoman who…

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The Manila Times · World

Rubio says Trump's war against Iran not 'necessarily popular' but needed to stop a nuclear threat

HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that President Donald Trump launched the war against Iran even if it was not "necessarily popular" to safeguard the world from the country's…

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The Manila Times · World

Trump vows comeback as bitter showdown with Congress looms

WASHINGTON, United States — Donald Trump vowed a political comeback Sunday as the major parties clashed over Democrat threats to prosecute top administration officials after the president's Republicans lost control of…

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GMA News Online · World

Trump says resumption of war with Iran 'highly unlikely'

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Sunday cast doubt on renewed fighting with Iran, telling CNN that it was "highly unlikely" so long as talks progressed.

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The Manila Times · World

Egypt's last surviving free press being 'silenced': leading journalist facing jail

CAIRO, Egypt — Egypt's latest prosecution of journalists attempts to "silence" the last surviving vestiges of the free press, Lina Attalah, head of preeminent outlet Mada Masr, told AFP days before she faces jail time…

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The Manila Times · World

Prince Harry and royals mark Remembrance Day separately

LONDON, United Kingdom — Prince Harry attended a Remembrance Sunday event in a small English town, far away from Britain's main ceremony to honour the country's war dead led by his father, King Charles III. Ceremonies…

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GMA News Online · World

Democrats eye Elon Musk, Stephen Miller probes after midterm rout

Elon Musk and Stephen Miller will likely be targets of congressional probes when Democrats take control of the US Congress in January, a senior lawmaker said on Sunday.

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The Manila Times · World

UN chief condemns 'senseless' Poland attack

WASHINGTON, United States — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday condemned the shooting rampage that left six dead in Krakow, Poland, the day before, his spokesman said. Guterres "strongly condemns this…

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The Manila Times · World

Beyond the broken glass: The human cost of the 1938 November Pogrom

By Ana Carmo On his way to school in Vienna on the morning of 10 November 1938, eight-year-old Arthur Schneier watched his synagogue burn while firefighters and police officers stood by “rejoicing”. More than 87 years…

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GMA News Online · World

Leo's trip will be the papal visit Argentines hoped Francis would make

Pope Leo's arrival in Argentina on Sunday, the second stop on his South American tour, marks a papal visit many Catholics hoped his predecessor, Francis, would make.

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The Manila Times · World

'Nerve-wracking' wait in Mississippi for US Senate vote result

JACKSON, United States — Mississippi residents faced a "nerve-wracking" wait to see whether the southern state elects its first Black senator in more than a century as vote-counting dragged on Sunday after this past…

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The Manila Times · World

Police Arrest Suspect in Fatal Winston-Salem State Shooting

AUTHORITIES on Sunday arrested a man in a shooting during homecoming weekend at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina that left one person dead and at least one other person injured. Winston-Salem police said…

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GMA News Online · World

Poland mourns victims of Krakow mass shooting as security fears grow

Poland began two days of mourning and police bolstered security after six people were killed in a mass shooting in Krakow that officials said was likely inspired by far-right ideology.

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The Manila Times · World

Nvidia investigating reports that CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by Chinese intelligence

SAN FRANCISCO — Nvidia is opening an investigation into reports that CEO Jensen Huang was the “target of a foreign intelligence effort,” the company’s board of directors said Sunday. The announcement came after Huang…

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The Manila Times · World

Pope arrives in Argentina and tells Milei that people, should come first

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Pope Leo XIV delivered a diplomatic but subtly strong critique of Argentine President Javier Milei’s austerity measures and libertarian agenda as he arrived Sunday in Argentina, insisting that…

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The Manila Times · World

Israel president taps Eisenkot to form government

JERUSALEM — Israeli President Isaac Herzog said Saturday night that he was giving opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot the first opportunity to form a governing coalition following elections on Oct. 27. Eisenkot, a former…

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The Manila Times · World

Pope wraps up Uruguay visit, heads to Argentina

FLORIDA, Uruguay — Pope Leo XIV wrapped up his visit to Uruguay on Sunday by marking an important Catholic feast day that is tied to the country’s independence, capping his effort to draw attention to the role the…

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