The Philippines’ Department of Education decided to suspend in-person classes at public schools. MANILA, Philippines, April 28: In response to scorching temperatures brought on by a relentless heat wave sweeping across southern Asia, the Philippines and Thailand grapple with soaring temperatures and escalating power demands. In metropolitan Manila, the mercury climbed to a staggering 38.8 degrees Celsius (101.8 degrees Fahrenheit) on Saturday, surpassing the previous record set in May 1915, as reported by ABS-CBN News. With the sweltering heat exacerbated by a nationwide jeepney transport stri ..read more

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks at a Citizens’ Dialogue organized by the Lüneburg SPD to kick off his party’s European election campaign, in Luneburg, Germany on April 27. (AP) BERLIN, April 28, (AP): Several German parties on Saturday kicked off their campaigns for the election of the European Parliament in June with a focus on issues such as the war in Ukraine and support by many European voters for far-right nationalist parties across the continent. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz ’s center-left Social Democrats, or SPD, launched their official campaign for the June 9 EU election with a ..read more

This artist’s rendering provided by the government of Dubai shows plans for Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP) DUBAI, UAE, April 28, (AP): Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, will move its operations to the city-state’s second, sprawling airfield in its southern desert reaches “within the next 10 years” in a project worth nearly $35 billion, its ruler said Sunday. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s announcement marks the latest chapter in the rebound of its long-haul carrier Emirates after the ..read more

People light candles during a vigil for slain colleagues in Canete, Chile on April 27. (AP) SANTIAGO, Chile, April 28, (AP): Armed assailants ambushed and killed three law enforcement officers in southern Chile on Saturday before setting their car on fire, authorities said, the latest attack on police to revive security concerns in the South American country. It remains unclear who carried out the assault on Chile’s national police force in the Biobío region some 400 kilometers (about 250 miles) south of Santiago, the capital. But a long-simmering conflict between the Mapuche indigenous commun ..read more

Nurses clean up in the room after a Russian attack on mental hospital №3 in Kharkiv, Ukraine on April 27. (AP) KYIV, Ukraine, April 28, (AP): Russian drones early Sunday struck the Black Sea city of Mykolaiv, setting a hotel ablaze and damaging energy infrastructure, the local Ukrainian governor reported, while ammunition shortages continued to hobble Kyiv’s troops in the more than 2-year-old war. Vitaliy Kim, the governor of Ukraine’s southern Mykolaiv province, said that Russian drones “seriously damaged” a hotel in its namesake capital, sparking a fire that was later extinguished. Kim also ..read more

Vice-President of the Spanish Government and Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero, and others government members, cheer to supporters of Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez gather at the PSOE party headquarter during a demonstration in Madrid, Spain on April 27. (AP) MADRID, April 28, (AP): Thousands of supporters and party members of Spain’s Socialist party rallied outside the party’s national headquarters in Madrid on Saturday to show their support for Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and urge him not to step down. Sánchez stunned Spain on Wednesday when he announced that he was canceling h ..read more

People celebrate King’s Day on the canals of Amsterdam, Netherlands on April 27. (AP) AMSTERDAM, April 28, (AP): Decked in the national orange color, dancing to music, and eating orange-glazed pastries, many in the Netherlands Saturday are marking King’s Day, celebrating the birthday of their monarch who is enjoying a very slight rise in popularity as per a national poll. As King Willem-Alexander celebrated his 57th birthday with his family in the northeastern city of Emmen, people across the country engaged in the traditional “free markets” held on that day, selling second-hand toys, books an ..read more

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, April 28, (AP): A 14-year-old Florida boy told police he accidentally shot and killed his 11-year-old brother after finding a gun in an alley near their home, authorities said. St. Petersburg police responded to the family’s home shortly after noon on Friday and found Amir Williams suffering from a gunshot wound, according to a police news release. The boy died at the scene. Students had the day off from school on Friday, and Amir was home with his older brother and 13-year-old sister, police said. The children’s mother wasn’t home. Amir’s brother told investigators he fo ..read more

Riverton, Utah, Mayor Trent Staggs, a US Senate candidate endorsed by former US president Donald Trump, addresses delegates at the Utah Republican Party Convention on April 27, in Salt Lake City. (AP) SALT LAKE CITY, April 28, (AP): The Utah Republican Party on Saturday selected Trent Staggs as its nominee to replace Mitt Romney in the US Senate, hours after the local official received former President Donald Trump’s endorsement. While the endorsement carried Staggs through convention with more than two-thirds of delegate votes, that support may not translate to success at the ballot box. The ..read more

FOXBOROUGH, Mass., April 28, (AP): Lionel Messi scored two goals to excite a New England Revolution-record crowd, leading Inter Miami CF to a 4-1 victory. Messi didn’t disappoint the crowd of 65,612 that filled Gillette Stadium, scoring on a left-footed kick from deep inside the box for his ninth goal of the season, breaking a 1-all tie in the 68th minute. He made a little history, too. Miami posted on the social platform X that he was the first player in MLS history to record 16 goal contributions in his first seven games of a season. “He’s done it his whole life. We expect it from him,” sa ..read more