Police detain climate activist Greta Thunberg at climate protest

BRUSSELS: Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained on Saturday during a protest in Brussels against fossil fuel subsidies.

Around 150 demonstrators, responding to calls from environmental groups, gathered to demand the EU end subsidies fo…

Thousands rally across Europe as Gaza war nears 1-year mark

ISTANBUL: As Israel’s deadly offensive in Gaza approaches the grim one-year mark, thousands of protesters took to the streets across major European cities on Saturday.

Demonstrators called for an immediate ceasefire and an end to arms sales to Israel…

Lightning strikes kill 297 people in Bangladesh

DHAKA: Nearly 300 people, mostly rural farmers, have been killed in lightning strikes in Bangladesh this year.

A total of 297 people — 242 men and 55 women — died due to lightning strikes during the period from February to September this year.

Sav…

Pursuit operations on for killers of CDO police officer

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Police Regional Office-Northern Mindanao (PRO-10) is hunting two suspects who killed an officer on Saturday night.

Capt. Abdulcahar Armama, the city’s Cogon Station 2 commander, was gunned down near Greenhills Memorial Park…

Social media X pays $5.23-M fine in Brazil

SAO PAULO: Social media X, formerly known as Twitter, has paid 28.6 million reais (about USD5.23 million) in fines to the Brazilian government to seek the resumption of its operations in the country, local media reported Friday.

The social media gian…

Govt Spent Over RM260 Mln For Sibu Flood Mitigation Project – DPM Fadillah

SIBU, The federal government has spent RM268 million for the Sibu Flood Mitigation Project (RTB), which comprises three phases in total, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

He said the project began with the implementation of Phase…

TGP Party-list eyes 3rd term, expanded services

Manila: The TGP (Talino at Galing ng Pilipino) party-list will try to secure a third term in the 2025 midterm national and local elections.

Rep. Jose Teves Jr. on Saturday officially filed a certificate of nomination before the Commission on Election…