Sipitang declared flood emergency, 24 people evacuated

Legarda pushes resilient growth amid pressing economic realities

MANILA, Philippines – Following an earlier statement on the country’s deteriorating fiscal position, Senator Loren Legarda reinforced her call for a greener, more resilient growth strategy in a privilege speech delivered on the Senate floor today, February 11, 2026, warning that the country’s economic engine is stalling after the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) reported

Nine killed as devastating tropical cyclone hits island nation

The cyclone led to nine deaths, as confirmed by authorities on Wednesday

Tyra Banks admits she ‘went too far’ with viral ‘we were rooting for you’ rant at ANTM contestant

Banks reflected on the infamous moment in the new Netflix series, ‘Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model’

UK hit with cold weather alert as Met Office forecasts freezing temperatures

Forensic experts’ new report claims that Kurt Cobain may have been murdered

The untimely demise of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain is once again making headlines. Nearly 30 years since his death, a new forensic report suggests that the rocker’s death may have been a homicide staged as a suicide.

As Central Asia builds ‘smart cities’ with China, is it moving away from Russia?

Central Asian governments are forging ahead with ambitious “smart city” mega-projects to tackle rapid population growth and ageing Soviet-era infrastructure. They are also pulling in much-needed foreign investment, and China’s strong visibility in these projects – while Russia is notably absent – is fuelling debate over whether the region is trying to reduce its economic dependence on Moscow. It comes as competition among major powers in Central Asia is intensifying, with the US-led C5+1...