Category: General

JERUSALEM – Israel launched heavy airstrikes on Hezbollah positions across Lebanon after it detected the group’s plan to launch an imminent attack, the Israel Defense Forces said Sunday. ‘The IDF identified the Hezbollah terrorist organization preparing to fire missiles and rockets toward Israeli territory. In response to these threats, the IDF is striking terror targets in Lebanon,’ the IDF confirmed. ‘Israeli Air Force fighter jets are currently striking targets belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization that posed an imminent threat to the citizens of the State of Israel.’ The army also called on civilians in southern Lebanon to evacuate their

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Three persons died and 48 were critically injured after a passenger bus and a refrigerated wing van collided along the highway of Naawan, Misamis Oriental on Sunday. The Naawan Police Station identified two of the fatalities as Jasper Haim and Anthony Reyes. The third victim, also a male, was unidentified as of posting time. In a radio interview, M/Sgt. Mark Gil Macasero said the victims were taken to Misamis Oriental Provincial Hospital and Northern Mindanao Medical Center here. “The driver of the truck was here (in the police station) and said he would talk with

MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Sunday reminded the public to take advantage of the Register Anywhere Program (RAP) set up in private establishments and government offices across the country until Aug. 31. In a social media post, the poll body said qualified Filipinos who would like to vote in the May 2025 polls may visit the nearest RAP site regardless of where they reside. The documents and captured data of the registrant will be transmitted by the recipient RAP team to the Office of the Election Officer of the district/city/municipality with jurisdiction over the applicant. All RAP sites

IPOH, Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Shah graciously attended the Programme to Foster Loyalty to the King and Country in conjunction with the 2024 Independence Month at the Banquet Hall of the Perak Darul Ridzuan Building here tonight. Also in attendance were Raja Permaisuri Perak, Tuanku Zara Salim, Raja Muda of Perak, Raja Jaafar Raja Muda Musa, Raja Puan Besar of Perak, Raja Nazhatul Shima Sultan Idris Shah; Raja Di Hilir Perak, Raja Iskandar Dzurkarnain Sultan Idris Shah, and Raja Puan Muda of Perak, Tunku Soraya Sultan Abdul Halim. Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad and his wife, Datin

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived here tonight for a two-day working visit to Brunei in conjunction with the 25th Annual Leaders’ Consultation between Malaysia and Brunei. The Prime Minister’s aircraft landed at Brunei International Airport at 9.30 pm and he was greeted by Charge d’Affaires ad interim of the Malaysian High Commission to Brunei, Nur Ezira Mahadi. Also present to welcome the Prime Minister were Brunei government representatives, including the minister-in-attendance, Brunei’s Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister of Finance and Economy, Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Haji Mohd Amin Liew Abdullah,