The Philippine Consulate in New York announced on Sunday morning, May 15, that there were no Filipino casualties in the reported "racially motivated" mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, that left 10 people dead on Saturday afternoon (US time).
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Finnish counterpart, Sauli Niinisto, held a phone conversation on Saturday, May 14, and discussed Helsinki's intention to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Commemorating 1 million American lives lost to COVID-19, the highest in the world, U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday, May 12, described the number as "a tragic milestone."
