4 kidnapped Chinese siblings found dead
MANILA, Philippines — Four of the six Chinese who were kidnapped by armed men from Ayala Alabang Village in Muntinlupa City last October are dead, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported yesterday.
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Blinken urges Israel to create safe zones in Gaza when fighting resumes
TEL AVIV, Israel — Visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday urged Israel to create safe zones for Palestinian civilians in Gaza before it resumes "major military operations" in the Hamas-ruled territory.
Hamas frees more hostages as Gaza truce expiry looms
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES — More hostages were freed from Gaza on Wednesday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, as mediators raced to broker another extension to the truce between Israel and Hamas hours before it was due to expire.
DoJ: Heinous crimes excluded from amnesty
THE Department of Justice (DoJ) reiterated on Wednesday that the recent proclamations issued by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. granting amnesty to various rebel and insurgent groups do not cover heinous crimes.
Cops appeal for lives of 2 kidnapped Chinese
MANILA, Philippines — After four of six Chinese kidnapped from Ayala Alabang Village in Muntinlupa City last October were found dead, police yesterday urged the kidnappers not to kill the other two remaining victims.
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Probably because the victims are foreigners, alarm bells aren’t ringing loudly amid reports that four Chinese nationals kidnapped last month were found dead days later. Police said the four were kidnapped together with two other Chinese and three Filipinos by six armed men from Ayala Alabang Village in Muntinlupa on Oct. 30.
Hamas fighters to free more hostages
GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories: Hamas fighters were set Sunday to release a third group of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, a day after freeing captives, including a young woman snatched from a desert rave.
Israel to provide lifetime aid to kidnapped Filipino
THE Israeli government will provide Gelienor Pacheco and his immediate family «lifetime» social security benefits and regular stipends similar to those given to Israelis who are victims of terrorist attacks, the Philippine Embassy in Israel said.