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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud in Jeddah on Thursday, marking his first visit to the country since the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.

James Corden's days of carpooling in late night are almost over.

    MANILA, Philippines --- Cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms are expected in Mindanao on Friday due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said in its early morning update. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will experience fair weather conditions with chances of isolated rain showers in the afternoon and eveningt due to the easterlies or localized thunderstorms. Pagasa weather specialist Ezra Bulquerin added that Pagasa no weather disturbance is currently threatening the country and that fair weather is likely in the next three days. h...

Keep on reading: Pagasa: Rain expected in Mindanao; fair weather in rest of PH

  LAS VEGAS - Tom Cruise unveiled the world-first screening of "Top Gun: Maverick" at CinemaCon in Las Vegas Thursday -- introducing the long-awaited sequel while balanced atop a flying bi-plane. The new "Top Gun," which picks up the story of Maverick and his fighter pilot buddies some three decades after the blockbuster original, was scheduled to open in 2020 but was repeatedly delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Cruise, famous for doing many of his own stunts, introduced the screening to the movie theater industry convention with a video message recorded in typically hair-raising style, perched on the moving plane's fuselage from the skies above South Africa. "Hey ev...

Keep on reading: Tom Cruise unveils ‘Top Gun’ sequel with mid-air stunt

    Wall Street ended sharply higher on Thursday after a strong quarterly report from Meta Platforms lifted beaten down technology and growth stocks and offset worries about the U.S. economy's contraction in the first quarter. The Facebook parent surged 17.6% after the social network reported a larger-than-expected profit and rebounded from a drop in users. Communication services and technology were among the strongest of 11 S&P 500 sector indexes, jumping 4.04% and 3.89%, respectively. Apple Inc, the world's most valuable company, and e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc both rallied more than 4% ahead of their quarterly reports later in the day. In extend...

Keep on reading: Wall Street ends sharply higher, lifted by Meta and Apple

    TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sets off on Friday for an extended visit to Southeast Asia, aiming to marshal regional responses to the Ukraine crisis as well as counter China's growing assertiveness in the region. As Asia's sole member of the Group of Seven (G7), Japan hopes to hold talks on Russia's invasion of Ukraine and consolidate responses in Southeast Asia, where only one nation, Singapore, has joined sanctions against Russia, officials say. Japan is also eager to discuss regional security issues relating to China's growing assertiveness, while Southeast Asian nations wary of losing access to its economy look to steer clear of an intens...

Keep on reading: Ukraine, China in focus for Japan PM Kishida on Southeast Asia visit

Russian forces have made some progress in Moscow's renewed assault on eastern Ukraine, according to US and NATO officials, as their military tries to fix the myriad problems that plagued the early weeks of the invasion.

    SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called on the country's military to "bolster up their strength in every way to annihilate the enemy", state media reported on Friday, as new satellite imagery showed increased preparations for a possible nuclear test. Kim made the remarks during photo sessions with troops, state media broadcasters, and others involved in a massive military parade staged on Monday, which marked the 90th anniversary of the army's founding. The parade featured several of the North's latest missiles, including its largest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the Hwasong-17, and a recently tested hypersonic missile. The display dem...

Keep on reading: North Korea’s Kim calls for stronger military as nuclear test work ‘well underway’

    KYIV - Russia fired two missiles into Kyiv on Thursday during a visit by U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Ukrainian officials said, as Moscow pressed an assault in the east that drew new U.S. pledges of military and humanitarian aid. The rockets shook a central district in Ukraine's capital and one of them hit a residential building, injuring at least three people, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Reuters witnesses reported hearing two explosions, but their cause could not immediately be verified. Russia withdrew its invading forces from near Kyiv in early April after failing to capture the city, which has since hosted visits by top officials from t...

Keep on reading: Blasts rock Kyiv during U.N. chief’s visit, U.S. pledges new aid

Many people expressed shock that Donald Trump didn't flip out or disown Kevin McCarthy when The New York Times reported that the House minority leader had said he planned to tell the then-President to resign in the wake of the January 6, 2021, insurrection.

CNN's Hala Gorani signs off of "Hala Gorani Tonight" for the last time as she takes a break from daily news.

The James Webb Space Telescope is ready to observe the universe.

LONDON --- Cereals giant Kellogg's said Wednesday it had launched a legal challenge against new rules that will limit the prominence of sugary foods in English shops as part of a new campaign against obesity. The government's strategy only calculated the fat, salt and sugar content of cereals when eaten dry, not when taken with milk, the US company said in a statement announcing the judicial review. "We've tried to have a reasonable conversation with the UK government over the past 12 months about making this change, but to no avail," Kellogg's UK managing director Chris Silcock said. TV ad ban "All of this matters because, unless you take account of the nutritional elements ...

Keep on reading: Cereal killer: Food giant questions obesity strategy

MANILA, Philippines --- The ban on the deployment of newly hired Filipino workers to Saudi Arabia stays, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said on Thursday despite an order issued by ad interim Migrant Workers Secretary Abdullah Mama-o. "I issued a notice to the public yesterday not to believe the directive lifting the suspension of deployment of new hires to Saudi Arabia," Bello said in a radio interview. The Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) chief was referring to a "department order" Mama-o issued lifting the Saudi deployment ban to serve "the national interest and the interests of OFWs (overseas Filipino workers) as well as the recruitment industry." "That is u...

Keep on reading: Dole: Ban on Saudi deployments stays

MANILA, Philippines --- On the day the government ordered business process outsourcing (BPO) firms to report back to the office, the largest of them decided to keep working from home, ready to pay higher taxes than spend more in regular office operations. Concentrix, a BPO firm with a 100,000-strong workforce, has kept a hybrid work setup since 2020. This didn't change, even after the return-to-office mandate took effect on April 1. Most of its workers, or 60 percent of them, have been working from home, while the rest have reported back to the office. Michael Montero, the company's regional general counsel in the Asia and Pacific, said there are practical reasons why the co...

Keep on reading: Biggest BPO braces for tax break loss

In a CNN exclusive, Anderson Cooper speaks with a local prosecutor and a witness who share their graphic photos and videos of alleged war crimes committed by Russian soldiers in Bucha, Ukraine.

Amazon reported a significant loss in the first three months of the year, sending the company's stock plunging.

Ateneo accomplished a milestone obscured by the way it has dominated the UAAP over the last two seasons. On Thursday, the Blue Eagles neatly wrapped up the No. 1 spot in Season 84's men basketball tournament. Not that anyone was asking---or even wondering. With the way they churned out wins, Ateneo has been likened to an indestructible super machine all season. But Ateneo coach Tab Baldwin reminded everyone that behind that humming efficiency, the Eagles are still a bunch of "young guys who play the game that they love." Not even Far Eastern University's (FEU) 6-1 start to the game at Mall of Asia Arena could forge a sliver of doubt that Ateneo would wind up the top seed hea...

Keep on reading: As expected, Ateneo seals No. 1 slot after dismantling FEU

  Kai Sotto threw his name in the National Basketball Association (NBA) draft. He faces long odds of getting drafted, but the move nevertheless represents the first step of a highly anticipated journey. "Please pray for and support me during my quest to fulfill my ultimate dream," Sotto wrote on an Instagram entry on Thursday that also served as a tribute to the city of Adelaide, Australia, and its club the 36ers, where the 7-foot-3 center has been playing. His stint with the team in Australia's pro league did nothing to boost his draft stock, but the country's national basketball federation, aside from throwing its support to the 19-year-old talent, continues to keep t...

Keep on reading: As Sotto chases NBA dream, SBP keeps tabs on him for World Cup

In his former stomping grounds in the UAAP, Rhenz Abando kept an eye on an age-old rivalry. He gets to experience it first hand on Friday. "I'm excited and at the same time nervous," the sleek transferee from University of Santo Tomas said as he prepares to lead his Letran Knights in a crucial duel against San Beda in the NCAA Season 97 men's basketball tournament. "This is my first time to experience what I just used to watch back then," he added. The stakes are heavier for the Red Lions in this recharged rivalry. Win or lose, the Knights (8-0) are assured of twice-to-beat protection in the Final Four. They could enter the semifinals as the No. 1 or No. 2 seeds. The Lion...

Keep on reading: Old rivalry resurfaces and will shape Final Four cast