Philippines
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Wildfires threaten Indonesia's orangutans as rescuers find injured animals
Wildfires sweeping across Indonesia’s Borneo island have left endangered orangutans struggling to survive
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The Remotes review: Grief and tech collide in uneasily brilliant sci-fi film The Remotes
Shown at the New York Film Festival, John Torres’s film The Remotes tells of a mysterious app that seems to be controlling drivers' bodies, causing them to crash. It is challenging but worth it, says Karmela Padavic-Callaghan
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Residents on Indonesia's Borneo take their grievances over 3-month fires and choking haze to court
A group of residents on Indonesia's island of Borneo have accused the government of negligence in handling forest fires that have raged for over three months
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Video. Manny Pacquiao hosts Polish president Karol Nawrocki for Manila boxing workout
Video. Polish President Karol Nawrocki trains in Manila with boxing legend Manny Pacquiao, who now leads the Philippines’ National Anti-Poverty Commission.
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Video. Latest news bulletin
Video. Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this October 8th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
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EU debates harsh working conditions for fishers: 'I had no other choice'
Endless weeks, shifts of up to 24 hours and even no drinking water: these were some of the hardships aired last week at a debate held by the EU Fisheries Committee with sector representatives.
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International Criminal Court judges say Philippine ex-President Rodrigo Duterte fit to stand trial
Judges at the International Criminal Court have ruled that former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is fit to stand trial on charges of crimes against humanity linked to the so-called war on drugs he waged while in office
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Indonesia accused of ‘gross negligence’ in wildfires lawsuit as haze tests region
NGOs in Indonesian Borneo file class action lawsuit calling for government to better manage annual fires
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Toshiba is chasing a bigger slice of the AI storage boom
Toshiba is betting big on hard drives as AI pushes storage demand into years of future supply commitments
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The most ambitious ideas to save the world from El Niño
A monster El Niño is brewing in the Pacific Ocean – but there may be ways we can stop the worst impacts from occurring
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What disasters will El Niño bring over the next year?
From wildfires to landslides to coral bleaching, past trends suggest what extreme weather the record El Niño will bring – but the world isn’t prepared
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Polling stations open in Brazil for some 160 million voters
Brazilians are voting across the country, with polls open from 8:00 to 17:00 Brasília time. As voting is digital, first results should appear within three hours of closing.
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Russia leads world in cat ownership — yet has 2.8 million strays
Nearly 59% of Russian households own at least one cat, the highest rate globally, but the 2022 mobilisation order left hundreds of thousands of animals abandoned when owners fled the country or were sent to the front in Ukraine. Up to 98% of Russia's stray cats and dogs were once domestic pets.
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Toshiba to double HDD production capacity amid devastating shortages — 65TB, 100TB drives on the roadmap for 2030 and beyond
Toshiba reiterates plans to release 30TB-class HDDs, double HDD production capacity in Philippines in in 2027.
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Full list: Destinations you can fly to from Newcastle Airport and how to get there
Newcastle Airport guide: find transport links, parking and drop-off charges, airlines, destinations, shops and dining, and more.
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Indonesian villagers on Borneo struggle for water as El Niño intensifies peatland fires
Residents of Borneo are enduring a severe water crisis after three months without rain
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Proton VPN usage in the Philippines remains high despite the Discord ban being reversed
A "patchy" lifting of the government-ordered Discord block means thousands of remote workers and gamers are still relying on VPNs to stay connected
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Storms are intensifying as temperatures rise. Which countries are most at risk?
From colour-blindness to women’s clothing, early warning systems must ensure no one is left behind. “Climate change is making storms more intense, dangerous, shifting their paths, and putting more and more people within their reach,”...
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Bus carrying Filipino tourists overturns on way to Germany's Oktoberfest, killing 2
A bus carrying tourists from the Philippines toward Oktoberfest in Munich veered off a highway and toppled over early Sunday, killing at least two people and injuring at least eight others, the dpa news agency reported
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China has kept its promise to stop funding overseas coal, but loopholes are helping coal expand
It has been five years since China promised the United Nations to stop funding overseas coal projects