Poland is preparing measures to strengthen its border security after a Russian drone attack damaged a passenger train and a gas station near the Poland-Ukraine border, prompting officials to warn of a growing security threat.
Former President Rodrigo Duterte appeared in person at the International Criminal Court on Wednesday for the first time since his virtual initial appearance in March 2025, as judges addressed the massive volume of evidence and testimony expected at his upcoming trial.
Nearly 37 years after investigators found a newborn boy dead in a laundry bin at a Texas Air Force base, DNA technology has helped identify his mother, who later admitted to giving birth and concealing the infant’s death.
The family of a 37-year-old San Antonio woman who died during pregnancy has sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, state medical officials, UT Health San Antonio and several doctors, alleging that Texas’ abortion restrictions contributed to her death.
The University of Texas at Austin plans to eliminate four majors in African and African diaspora studies, Mexican American and Latina/o studies, women’s and gender studies, and race, indigeneity and migration, university officials confirmed.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has created a leadership team to develop the state’s proposal to host the permanent United States Space Academy, with state Rep. Greg Bonnen, R-Friendswood, leading the effort.
Republican Texas House District 118 candidate Jorge Borrego did not attend a League of Women Voters candidate forum Wednesday, prompting organizers to cancel the event because only his Democratic opponent, Kristian Carranza, was present.
Filmmaker Michael Zumaya will bring his debut short film, Transference, to Austin’s Fantastic Fest this week, where the psychological horror film will make its world premiere Friday.
Joselyn Tragua Serenio, a former staff member and personal assistant of former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, has left the Philippines ahead of a hold departure order issued against her and three other accused in a P7.4-billion plunder case, the Bureau of Immigration said Thursday.
Three retired Supreme Court justices told the Senate impeachment court Wednesday that the two-thirds vote required to convict an impeached official should not automatically remain fixed at 16, while retired Associate Justice Adolfo Azcuna argued that the Constitution requires the full 24-member Senate to serve as the basis for computation.