CIA Director William J. Burns is in Doha for meetings with negotiators trying to push foundering Gaza cease-fire and hostage release talks over the finish line before Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting, begins Monday. Israel and the United States have both blamed Hamas for failing to agree to a proposal that would free … Read more
Philippines’ Kayla Sanchez competes in the heats of women’s 100m freestyle event during the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on September 26, 2023. (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP) Kayla Sanchez is less than a second away from the 2024 Paris Olympics. The ace swimmer hopes to cover that gap … Read more
FILE–Jocel Ninobla. HANGZHOU, China—Should luck and the judges’ admiration come to their aid, poomsae aces Jocel Lyn Ninobla and King Patrick Perez might well be the first Filipinos on the medal stand of the 19th Asian Games. Both of them Southeast Asian Games champions early this year, Perez is No. 4 in the rankings of … Read more