45 journalists killed in 2023, down from 61 last year
THE number of journalists killed in the line of duty fell this year, despite reporter deaths in Gaza in the past two months, media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said Thursday.
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Pentagon has ordered a U.S. aircraft carrier to remain in the Mediterranean near Israel
U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier and one other warship to remain in the Mediterranean Sea for several more weeks to maintain a two-carrier presence near Israel as its war with Hamas grinds on, U.S. officials said.
3 dead in Iloilo City fire
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 16) — Three people were killed in a fire that hit a residential area in Molo district, Iloilo City early Saturday morning. The fire also displaced dozens of families, the local government said.
Girl out to watch baraat, abducted & raped; two held
GHAZIABAD: Two persons were arrested on Thursday for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl on December 10 evening, when the minor had gone to the Rashi Ali Gate area in Loni to watch a wedding procession with two friends.The two accused, police said, offered to take the three girls home in their Echo car. They dropped two girls near their homes and then took the third to a forested, deserted spot and gangraped her.The two men later dumped the girl at the same spot from where they had picked her up.
Creamline’s Jema Galanza ecstatic to finally share court with sister Mafe
MANILA, Philippines – Volleyball has become a family affair for Creamline star hitter Jema Galanza as she got to be teammates with her sister Mafe for the first time in their playing careers in the ongoing 2023 PVL 2nd All-Filipino Conference.
Pep talk from ex-Red Lion fires up San Beda in NCAA finals
MANILA, Philippines -- With their backs against the wall, the San Beda Red Lions needed every bit of help they could get.
Number of journalists killed on job in 2023 declines despite Gaza — RSF
PARIS, France — The number of journalists killed in the line of duty fell this year, despite reporter deaths in Gaza in the past two months, media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders said Thursday.
Israel vows to pursue Gaza war despite international pressure
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES — Israeli leaders said Wednesday they intend to press ahead with the Gaza Strip war against Hamas, despite coming under increasing international pressure, including from key ally the United States.