President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved a framework to develop the Philippines’ critical minerals industry, directing the government to identify new mineral deposits, fast-track the privatization of government-owned mining assets and cancel dormant or noncompliant permits.
Lake Zurich fell to its lowest water level in 75 years on Wednesday as a prolonged drought driven by repeated heatwaves and below-average rainfall lowered water levels in several major Swiss lakes.
French President Emmanuel Macron hailed astronaut Sophie Adenot’s historic spacewalk as a moment of “French pride” after she became the first Frenchwoman to venture outside the International Space Station (ISS).
The United States has sent nearly 2,300 deported Mexicans to Guatemala this year for temporary transit before their return to Mexico, marking a shift from the early months of President Donald Trump’s second term when such transfers were rare.
TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, have agreed to pay $400 million to settle a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit accusing the video-sharing platform of violating federal children’s privacy laws, the department said Friday.
Actress and television host Shaira Diaz asked for kindness and sensitivity as she addressed pregnancy rumors and comments about her weight, saying she has been struggling to lose weight amid polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Miss Grand USA has named Victoria Oluwakotanmi its new 2026 titleholder after the organization terminated Mekayla Li’s reign less than two weeks after she won the crown.
Gilas Pilipinas coach Tim Cone said the national team still has plenty to improve after it escaped with an 81-76 win over Korean Basketball League club Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus in a tuneup game Thursday at the San Miguel Corporation Sports Complex in Pasig.
A Texas appeals court on Friday reduced the damages Alex Jones owes two families who sued him over false claims about the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, cutting the total from nearly $50 million to $1.5 million.
Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate Muslim washing stations at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston and a similar facility that Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport recently decided not to install, arguing that the facilities amount to religious discrimination.