Giorno: 24 Maggio 2024

Philippines to continue staging combat drills in disputed waters, dismissing China’s criticism as ‘paranoia’

The Philippines will continue to build security alliances and stage joint combat drills in disputed waters to defend its territorial interests, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said Friday, dismissing China’s criticisms of such moves as paranoia. Teodoro bluntly criticized Beijing’s increasingly aggressive actions in the South China Sea, without citing China by name, in a speech […]

NCAA, Power 5 Agree to Let Schools Pay Athletes

The SEC and Pac-12 joined the three other power conferences – the Big Ten, ACC and Big 12 – and the NCAA in agreeing on a multi-billion-dollar settlement that would allow schools to directly pay student-athletes for the first time in NCAA history, ESPN reported on…

Bodies of three hostages taken by Hamas during attack on Israel recovered from Gaza

Three more bodies of hostages taken by Hamas terrorists during the group’s unprecedented Oct. 7 attack on Israel were recovered overnight in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces said on Friday. The recovery took place during an operation in Jabalia, a city in northern Gaza. The hostages were identified by the IDF as 42-year-old Hanan Yablonka, […]

14 confirmed dead in Vietnam after fire burns apartment building

An overnight fire in an apartment building in a narrow alley in Vietnam’s capital killed 14 people and injured six others, state media said Friday. The apartment building in central Hanoi could only be accessed through an alley just 6.5 feet wide, preventing firetrucks from reaching it, and firefighters eventually contained the fire by using […]