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The Philippine lower house of parliament on Monday voted to advance impeachment proceedings against the vice president. Under the constitution, the case now proceeds to a Senate trial. A guilty verdict would remove Duterte from office and bar her from holding elected positions for life — an early setback for her plan to run for the

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer struck a combative tone in London on Monday, saying he had no intention of resigning after heavy election defeats around the country last week.  This comes amid public pressure and even some voices within his party urging him to rethink his position.  What did Starmer say after last week's local

The recent outbreak of the rare Andes hantavirus has once again drawn attention to terms that became widely familiar during the COVID‑19 pandemic: endemic, epidemic and pandemic. These concepts are often grouped together or misused in public discourse, but in epidemiology they have precise meanings. Importantly, they describe how a disease spreads — not how dangerous it is. So what do the terms actually mean?  Endemic:

Skip next section IN DEPTH — How is the outbreak being contained? May 11, 2026 IN DEPTH — How is the outbreak being contained? Anyone coming in to close contact with a person at high risk of having hantavirus is urged to wear protective clothingImage: Andres Gutierrez/Anadolu Agency/IMAGO Passengers evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise

A Nazi-looted painting has resurfaced in the Netherlands after being identified in the possession of descendants of notorious Dutch Nazi collaborator Hendrik Seyffardt. Seyffardt's descendants are believed to have displayed the painting in a private home for decades. It was stolen from the famous collection of the Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker. How did the painting

It's been a nightmare two months for global shipping, with the Strait of Hormuz largely shut to commercial traffic and the threat of fresh attacks on vessels in the Red Sea. Now, a third crisis is brewing — a resurgence in Somali piracy. Even before the latest escalations between the United States, Israel and Iran, around half the vessels bound

Skip next section No increased duties on gold and silver imports expected May 11, 2026 No increased duties on gold and silver imports expected Gold is ‌in high demand in India, particularly for weddingsImage: dapd India has no plans for a raised tariff on gold and silver imports, a government source told Reuters news agency

When Friedrich Merz came to office in May 2025, corporate boardrooms were abuzz with hope. As he ascended to the chancellorship, the leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) promised nothing less than an "economic turning point." With him at the helm, he declared, every political decision would be preceded by the question: Will this

Hollywood won't be making it to Cannes this year. The world's most important film festival kicks off on May 12 with a lineup of new movies from some of the most acclaimed filmmakers in global arthouse cinema — Pedro Almodovar, Asghar Farhadi, Pawel Pawlikowski, Cristian Mungiu — but not a single film from a US major studio.

Thailand's former Prime ‌Minister ⁠Thaksin ⁠Shinawatra was released from prison on parole ‌on Monday. In September 2025, the Supreme Court had ordered the 76-year-old telecommunications billionaire to serve one year in prison for a past corruption conviction. Thaksin walked free from Klong Prem Central Prison in Bangkok around 7:40 a.m. local time (00:40 UCT). He