16+ hour, 15+ min ago   (318+ words) DISASTER. An aerial view of the Virgo Transport 8 passenger ship that capsized in Indonesia's Java sea, September 13, 2026, in this still image taken from video. JAKARTA, Indonesia – More than 600 Indonesian rescuers were searching for 129 people still missing after a passenger ship…...

17+ hour, 50+ min ago   (329+ words) UNREST. A scene before warning shots were fired at Central Pilot Elementary School in Cotabato City on early Monday morning, September 14, 2026, during the Bangsamoro elections. MANILA, Philippines – Violence shadowed the start of election day in Cotabato City on Monday, September…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (974+ words) ATTACK. A satellite image shows smoke rising from area near East-West oil pipeline, in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, September 10, 2026. Saudi Arabia has shut down its East-West pipeline, after the vital oil conduit came under aerial attack in the widening Middle…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (325+ words) 'HOMELESS'. Shyam Bahadur, 40, and his wife Sanjita Rai, 37, rest at a school turned into a temporary shelter, in the aftermath of deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Ratmate, Bagmati Province, Nepal, on September 7, 2026. MANILA, Philippines — On September 5, Vice President…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (336+ words) IN SESSION. Senate President Win Gatchalian opens the second regular session of the 20th congress on July 27, 2026. Two more senators have left the country amid the ongoing impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte and Senate deliberations on the proposed P7.2-trillion…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (367+ words) FIRE. MV June Aster burns as flames and smoke rise after a fire broke out on the ferry, off the coast of Palawan, Philippines, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on September 9, 2026. MANILA, Philippines – A large-scale search…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1425+ words) SPEAKER. Isabela 6th District Representative Faustino 'Bojie' Dy III gives a speech after replacing House Speaker Martin Romualdez, at the House of Representatives on September 17, 2025. Editor’s note: This is part of a Rappler series on Filipino families that have held political…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (370+ words) Members of the prosecution listen to a ruling during Day 22 of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on September 7, 2026. MANILA, Philippines – The prosecution team in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte seeks to present a former…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (767+ words) Noriaki Ito, 57, head chef of 106 year-old restaurant Tsukasa, puts wasabi on a piece of raw katsuo (skipjack tuna), in Kochi, Kochi Prefecture, Japan, May 13, 2022. Ito affirms it is getting more common for this unusual fat to show in fish during…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (391+ words) HARRY AND MEGHAN. Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, disembark after sailing on Sydney Harbour with veterans from the Invictus Australia community, in Sydney, Australia, April 17, 2026. LONDON, United Kingdom – Prince Harry and his wife Meghan…...