11 killed as passenger bus collides with pickup truck in northern Philippines
TUGUEGARAO (TIP): A bus collided with a pickup truck killing 11 people and injuring six others in a northern Philippine…
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(Update 12 minutes ago)Twelve children killed in South African school minibus crash
JOHANNESBURG (TIP): Twelve children were killed in South Africa early July 10 when a minibus taking them to school near…
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China tells NATO not to create chaos in Asia and rejects label of ‘enabler’ of Russia’s Ukraine war
BEIJING (TIP): China accused NATO on July 11 of seeking security at the expense of others and told the alliance…
Read MoreIsraeli strikes hit UN agency’s building in Gaza City
Gaza (TIP):Israeli forces launched more deadly strikes across Gaza on July 10, according to medical sources and the military, which…
Read MoreRussia adds Navalny’s widow Yulia Navalnaya to ‘terrorists and extremists’ blacklist
MOSCOW (TIP): Russia on July 11 added opposition figure Yulia Navalnaya to its list of "terrorists" and "extremists," two days…
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‘We have nothing’: Palestinians return to utter destruction in Gaza City after Israeli withdrawal
GAZA (TIP): Palestinians returned to breathtaking scenes of destruction in the Gaza City district of Shijaiyah after Israeli troops withdrew,…
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Attacker wounds cop guarding Israeli embassy in Serbia, shot dead by authorities
BELGRADE (TIP): An attacker with a crossbow wounded a Serbian police officer guarding the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade on July…
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Xi Jinping lauds relevance of Panchsheel to end world conflicts, calls for consolidating Global South
BEIJING (TIP): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday highlighted the relevance of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, which gained…
Read MoreAt least 30 killed in Kenya anti-government protests: HRW
NAIROBI (TIP): At least 30 people died in protests in Kenya this week sparked by a government drive to substantially…
Read MoreKenya’s president says he won’t sign finance bill that led protesters to storm parliament
NAIROBI (TIP): Kenyan President William Ruto said July 3 he won't sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes,…
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‘Carry your son and run’: Gaza families describe fleeing Rafah under Israeli fire
RAFAH (TIP): Displaced Palestinian families in Gaza's south have fled what they said was intensifying Israeli fire in northern areas…
Read MoreMauritania heads to polls with incumbent tipped to win
NOUAKCHOTT (TIP): Mauritanians go to the polls to decide whether to re-elect President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani as head…
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Kenya’s president says he won’t sign finance bill that led protesters to storm parliament
NAIROBI (TIP): Kenyan President William Ruto said on June 26 he won't sign into law a finance bill proposing new…
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China’s Communist Party expels former defence minister for corruption
BEIJING (TIP): Former Chinese defense minister Li Shangfu was expelled from the ruling Communist Party and is being investigated for…
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Gaza’s summer of despair: Sewage, garbage, and rising health risks amid ongoing conflict
DEIR AL-BALAH (TIP): Children in sandals trudge through water contaminated with sewage and scale growing mounds of garbage in Gaza’s…
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Bolivian general arrested after apparent failed coup attempt as government faces new crisis
LA PAZ, BOLIVIA (TIP): Led by a top general vowing to "restore democracy," armored vehicles rammed the doors of Bolivia's…
Read MoreWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle ends
CANBERRA (TIP): WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet and raised a celebratory clenched…
Read MoreA Palestinian was shot, beaten and tied to an Israeli army jeep. The army says he posed no threat
JENIN, West Bank (TIP): When Mujahid Abadi stepped outside to see if Israeli forces had entered his uncle’s neighborhood, he…
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Ambitious Tory hopefuls could learn from Lady Macbeth’s fate ahead of leadership battle
London (TIP): Stefan Stern, City, University of London. Grant Shapps is running. The Tory MP has held what seems like…
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Navigating through darkness: Ukraine’s emergency blackouts return after Russia pounds infrastructure
KYIV (TIP): During daytime, entire districts of Ukraine's capital are disconnected from the power grid to save energy. Traffic lights…
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Historic flooding in China’s Guangdong kills nine, warnings issued for other parts of country
BEIJING (TIP): Nine people have died and six are missing after downpours caused historic flooding in rural parts of Guangdong…
Read MoreJapan’s ‘beat poet’ Kazuko Shiraishi, pioneer of modern performance poetry, dies at 93
TOKYO (TIP): Kazuko Shiraishi, a leading name in modern Japanese “beat” poetry, known for her dramatic readings, at times with…
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South Korea will consider supplying arms to Ukraine after Russia and North Korea sign strategic pact
SEOUL (TIP): South Korea said on June 20 that it would consider sending arms to Ukraine, a major policy change…
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Earthquakes shake Japanese region, collapse two homes damaged in deadly January quake
Tokyo (TIP): Earthquakes early on June 4 again struck Japan's north-central region of Ishikawa, still recovering from the destruction left…
Read MoreChina pressuring other nations not to attend Ukraine peace talks: Zelenskyy
Singapore (TIP): President of Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused China of helping Russia to disrupt a Swiss-organised peace conference on the…
Read MoreNorth Korea sends hundreds of more trash-carrying balloons to South Korea
Seoul (TIP): North Korea launched hundreds of more trash-carrying balloons toward the South after a similar campaign a few days…
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Mexico elects Sheinbaum as first woman president
Mexico City (TIP): Claudia Sheinbaum, a scientist with a PhD in physics, has been elected by a huge margin as…
Read MoreANC in talks with 5 parties for coalition govt in S Africa
Johannesburg (TIP): Top officials in South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC) have had initial talks with representatives of five other…
Read MoreUkraine hits Russian oil facilities
Kyiv (TIP): In Kyiv’s ongoing effort to disrupt the Kremlin’s war machine, Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery and a…
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40 killed in Israel’s ‘targeted’ strike on UN school in Gaza
CAIRO/JERUSALEM (TIP): Israel hit a Gaza school on June 6 with what it described as a targeted airstrike on up…
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