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Snow seen on Mt. Fuji after record absence

Snow has finally fallen on Mt. Fuji, images showed yesterday, after warm weather led to the Japanese mountain's longest-ever stint with bare slopes.

'NoKor troops clashed with Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk'

North Korean troops have engaged in clashes against Ukrainian forces that are fighting in the Russian Kursk region, the New York Times reported late on Tuesday, citing an unnamed senior US official and an unnamed senior Ukrainian official.

China: Ex-government worker to be executed for spying

A former high-level Chinese government employee has been sentenced to death for leaking state secrets to a foreign power, Beijing's spy agency said yesterday.

Israel's Netanyahu fires defense minister

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed defense minister Yoav Gallant over a breakdown in trust during the Gaza war against Hamas, his office said.

'Oz' ruby slippers for sale 2 decades after burglary

A pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in \"The Wizard of Oz\" is on the auction block nearly two decades after a thief stole the iconic shoes, convinced they were adorned with real jewels.

World leaders congratulate Trump; financial markets rise

World leaders raced to praise and congratulate Donald Trump as he won the US elections over Kamala Harris, while financial markets also rose.

Spain families hope missing in flood still alive

Francisco Murgui went out to try to salvage his motorbike when the water started to rise.He never came back.

Republicans take Senate majority

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Trump's return to White House brings criminal cases to halt

Donald Trump's claimed US presidential election victory on Wednesday will essentially end the criminal cases brought against him, at least for the four years he occupies the White House.

NEDA OKs adjustments to 2 Luzon flood projects

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) board has approved adjustments to two key flood management projects in Cavite and Metro Manila.

Kristine rescue teams undergo stress debriefing

Members of the Philippine Coast Guard-District Southern Tagalog (PCG-DST) who joined the search and rescue operations for victims of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine in Bicol have undergone stress debriefing.

Smuggled sugar seized in Zamboanga

Suspected smuggled sugar worth about P425,000 was seized by a joint team of the police and Bureau of Customs (BOC) at a private wharf in this city on Monday.

Ashfall hits villages around Kanlaon

While state volcanologists noted a decline in the sulfur dioxide emission of Kanlaon Volcano in the past few days, ashfall events continued in several barangays in La Castellana in Negros Occidental and Canlaon City in Negros Oriental.

House members want BARMM polls deferred

Citing the exclusion of Sulu from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, members of the House of Representatives yesterday filed a proposal to defer the first BARMM parliamentary elections.

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Global cooperation needed to combat transnational crime

Article 2 of the Constitution of the ICPO-INTERPOL states that INTERPOL's \"aims are to ensure and promote the widest possible mutual assistance between all criminal police authorities.\"

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Evading Congress

Amid reports that a top aide in the Office of the Vice President had left for the United States, the Department of Justice ordered the Bureau of Immigration to issue a lookout bulletin covering six OVP officials and a former education official.

QC shuts down club after 6th mpox case recorded

The Quezon City government has ordered the closure of a club following the detection of the sixth mpox case in the city.

JBC names nominees for Sandigan, CA posts

The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) released yesterday the shortlist of nominees for presiding justices of the Sandiganbayan and Court of Appeals (CA).

7 held over illegal sale of SIM cards

The police Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) yesterday warned the public against the illegal sale of registered subscriber identity module or SIM cards following the arrest of seven people in Metro Manila and Rizal.

QC crime rate dips by 19.48%

The crime volume in Quezon City dropped last month by at least 19 percent, police reported on Monday.

6 suspects nabbed for P15.8-M drugs

Anti-narcotics agents seized illegal drugs valued at P15.84 million from six suspects in Quezon City in the past two days.

DOH misses 95% vax drive target in MM

Many children in Metro Manila remain at risk of getting infected with measles and other preventable diseases as the Department of Health (DOH) fell short of its target in immunizing the eligible young population.

Phl ratifies convention on safe working conditions

Workers nationwide are now assured of safer working conditions after the Philippines ratified the Labor Inspection Convention No. 81 of the International Labor Organization (ILO), which establishes global standards for a comprehensive labor inspection framework.

Comelec eyes amended social media campaign rules

Following the elections in the United States, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking into amending the rules of social media campaigns.

Marcos joins world leaders in congratulating Trump

President Marcos yesterday joined world leaders in congratulating Donald Trump as the businessman and once disgraced American leader was poised to pull off a historic political comeback that would send him back to the White House.