EU lawmakers back tougher asylum rules allowing fast-track rejections

Recto pays tribute to late ex-Speaker De Venecia

MANILA, Philippines — Executive Secretary Ralph Recto on Wednesday paid tribute to the contributions of former House Speaker Jose de Venecia, who died at the age of 89. In a statement, Recto said the late statesman was “never content with the status quo” and “championed reforms that broke down barriers and overthrew conventions that hindered progress.”

Sea travel resumes in northern Quezon as gale warning lifted

LUCENA CITY — Sea travel for all vessels in northern Quezon province resumed Tuesday night, Feb. 10, after the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration lifted the gale warning in the area. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) station in Real town said it lifted the sea travel ban following Pagasa’s 7 p.m. advisory announcing

White House press secretary contradicts Trump and says it was president’s idea to rename Penn Station after himself

‘It was something the president floated in his conversation with Chuck Schumer,’ Leavitt said Tuesday

Landmark High Court ruling finds Catholic Church liable for harm

Venezuelan opposition ally placed under house arrest hours after release

Juan Pablo Guanipa, a close ally of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, was placed under house arrest on Tuesday, just hours after being freed from prison, sparking outcry over ongoing repression of political dissidents in Venezuela.

Trump told police chief ‘everyone’ knew about Epstein, FBI document says

The latest developments underscored how the fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal remains a major ​political headache for the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.