Japan's PM visits Manila to boost defense ties as China's aggression grows November 02, 2023 at 11:35PM

Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida is visiting the Philippines to strengthen alliances in response to China's assertiveness in the region. He is expected to announce a security aid package and upcoming negotiations for a defense pact. The visit highlights the transformation of ties between the two countries since Japan's occupation of the Philippines during World War II. Kishida will address the Philippine congress and visit a Japanese-funded subway project before leaving for Malaysia. The new security aid is likely to include non-lethal equipment and infrastructure improvements.

Australian woman faces court for alleged mushroom murders November 02, 2023 at 07:46PM

A woman in Australia has been accused of poisoning her in-laws with a toxic mushroom lunch and attempting to kill her estranged husband multiple times. Erin Patterson, 49, is charged with three counts of murder for allegedly serving a poisonous beef Wellington that killed her parents-in-law and another guest. She has also been charged with four counts of attempted murder for allegedly making her husband ill on separate occasions. The alleged triple murder has shocked the farming town of Leongatha. Patterson claims she bought the mushrooms from a grocery store.