Rachel Morgan News Editor 
Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon is seeking an official investigation into personnel of the Davao City district engineering office for alleged negligence following a severe river wall collapse that triggered massive flooding over the weekend. The disaster submerged multiple riverside communities and displaced residents who were forced to seek shelter near ceilings as … Read more
The dark comedy short film Patty’s Last Resort will celebrate its World Premiere at the LA Shorts International Film Festival on Monday, August 3rd, at 10 PM, according to festival details. Screened as part of Program 24 at the Laemmle North Hollywood, the 16-minute project is written, directed, and edited by Tesha Kondrat. Plot and … Read more
The uninjured companion climbed alone to the summit to raise the alarm, triggering a complex multi-agency rescue operation that successfully brought both men off the mountain by approximately 1am. Three Hours to Cell Coverage on the Country’s Ninth Highest Peak Police received a report of the fall at around 6.15pm on Tuesday, launching an alpine … Read more
An 11-year-old rape survivor gave birth to a baby girl on Wednesday at the District Civil Hospital in Yamunanagar, Haryana, according to official reports. Hospital administration confirmed the delivery was normal, leaving both the young mother and her newborn under medical observation in stable condition. Dr Jatinder Singh, the Chief Medical Officer of Yamunanagar, told … Read more
Extremist groups in Indonesia are increasingly deploying offers of financial aid and social assistance to recruit vulnerable populations online, shifting away from overt calls for violence toward deceptive outreach methods. According to Indonesian Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid, modern online radicalization relies on building initial trust through debt repayment, personal support, and medical … Read more
A commuter’s power bank stored in a backpack emitted smoke on a mass rapid transit train, prompting the evacuation of passengers at Buangkok station on Wednesday, July 29, according to local reports and eyewitness accounts. Incident Details at Buangkok MRT Station Smoke was observed emitting from a bag on the station platform of Buangkok MRT … Read more
President Donald Trump and the federal government have asked the Supreme Court to overturn an $83.3 million defamation verdict won by writer E. Jean Carroll, according to filings submitted by legal teams. Lawyers for Trump and the federal government filed the petition on a Tuesday, seeking high court review of the defamation case brought against … Read more
Sumiyati, a 53-year-old Indonesian domestic worker, was sentenced to life imprisonment on July 29 after being convicted of murdering her employer’s 73-year-old father in his Bishan Street 23 home in 2022. According to court records, the caregiver suffocated the wheelchair-bound victim with a pillow as he slept because she was angered by accusations that she … Read more
The federal government intends to eliminate the base financial contribution requirement for streaming services set by the CRTC and replace those contributions with government funding, according to a July 17 court document filed by the attorney general’s office. The shift follows an earlier broadcast regulator decision that increased contributions for large streaming services from five … Read more
President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at altering mail-in voting policies reached the Supreme Court on Monday, sparking a high-stakes legal battle over the boundaries of executive authority in federal elections. The case, designated as Trump v. California, centers on a March executive order that claims to prevent noncitizens from casting ballots while introducing provisions … Read more