Authorities issued 492 Everest permits for the April-to-May climbing season, at $15,000 each, up from 478 in 2023.

The ICC issued dela Rosa’s warrant in November and unsealed it Monday. Like Duterte, dela Rosa argued that the ICC had no jurisdiction in the Philippines because Duterte withdrew the country from the treaty that created the court.

Former Thai Prime Minister was released on parole after serving eight months of a one-year sentence related to abuse-of-power charges.

Officials said militants used a car bomb, gunfire, and small drones in an attack on a police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan.

Since December, the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation has warned tourists and climbers to stay at least 4 kilometers, or 2.5 miles, from the Malupang Warirang Crater because of increased seismic activity. 

Wildlife experts questioned whether such a plan would work given crocodiles are not native to most river stretches along the border. 

The attack took place March 12 in Jakarta, when Yunus, a deputy coordinator at the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence, or KontraS, was riding a motorbike. Two men on another motorbike threw acid at him.

The sentence added to the life term Yoon had already received on rebellion charges related to the same period. Yoon has appealed that sentence.

Japan’s defense budget reached a record $58 billion for fiscal 2026, with much of the increase tied to the shift.

Foreign vessels may pass through the roughly 35-nautical-mile-wide waterway under international law. Japan may respond if ships enter its territorial waters, which extend 12 nautical miles from shore.