In Sunday’s post on Truth Social, United States President Donald Trump reiterated that Iran “must understand” it cannot develop a nuclear weapon. Tehran has repeatedly said its nuclear programme is solely for peaceful purposes. REUTERS

Trump tells US negotiators ‘not to rush’ into deal with Iran

WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump says he has instructed negotiators "not to rush into a deal" with Iran, after earlier suggesting an agreement...
People gather at burnt-out and mangled train carriages that a bomb destroyed in Pakistan. BBC

Blast targeting train kills at least 20 in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - At least 20 people have been killed and 70 others injured in an explosion targeting a train transporting military personnel in Pakistan. The...
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ICPO to file charges vs minors involved in Mandurriao rumble

ILOILO City — The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) is pursuing charges against three minors allegedly involved in a violent rumble in Barangay Taft...
Alias “Nonoy”, tagged as a regional top priority high-value individual and listed target of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, was arrested during the implementation of search warrants on May 24 in Purok Pigado, Barangay 8, San Jose, Antique. ANTIQUE PPO PHOTO

P1.8-M ‘shabu,’ gun, grenade seized from top-priority drug target in Antique

ANTIQUE – A year-long surveillance operation culminated in the arrest of a top-tier regional drug priority target in San Jose town last Sunday, May...

Bugasong’s top 1 most wanted for murder nabbed

ANTIQUE — Operatives of the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) arrested the No. 1 most wanted person at the municipal level in Bugasong town...
Handling 35 to 40 domestic and international flights daily, terminal facilities at the Iloilo International Airport in Cabatuan, Iloilo struggle to keep pace with peak demand — particularly when four to five aircraft arrive almost simultaneously, each carrying about 200 passengers. Photo shows an international flight from Singapore arriving at the Iloilo International Airport. CAAP AREA VI/FACEBOOK PHOTO

ILOILO AIRPORT EXPANSION STALLS; DOTr rejects P21-billion proposal

ILOILO City – The long-envisioned major expansion of the Iloilo International Airport in Cabatuan, Iloilo has been thrown into uncertainty. The Department of Transportation...
More than 100 passenger transport barkers attended a consultation meeting led by Bacolod City Administrator Atty. Mark Steven Mayo, in coordination with the Bacolod City Police Office–Police Station 1, as the city government rolls out a livelihood assistance program and prepares to enforce stricter regulations aimed at clearing illegal barkers from the downtown area and the vicinity of the Bacolod Public Plaza. BCCO-PIO PHOTO

Bacolod to clear downtown, plaza of illegal barkers; livelihood aid offered

BACOLOD City – The Bacolod City Government is stepping up efforts to clear illegal passenger transport barkers from the downtown area and the vicinity...
Director Melvin Matibag said the National Bureau of Investigation stands ready to implement any new warrants issued by the International Criminal Court regardless of the personalities involved.

NBI braces for more ICC arrest warrants; Enforcement teams ready – Matibag

MANILA — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said more arrest warrants from the International Criminal Court (ICC) could soon be issued, signaling...
Two individuals are pictured from behind wearing Red Cross tabards. The tabards read “croix-rouge de la republic Democratique du Congo”. The volunteers are thought to have been infected before the outbreak had been identified, the Red Cross said. AFP VIA GETT IMAGES

Red Cross volunteers die from suspected Ebola in Congo

KINSHASA – Three Red Cross volunteers died in the Democratic Republic of Congo from suspected Ebola likely caught while managing dead bodies, the organization...
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New PRO-6 chief vows sustained campaign against illegal drugs, loose guns, fugitives

ILOILO City — New Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) director Brigadier General Randulf Tuaño has vowed a sustained operation against crimes across Western Visayas,...