Comelec suspends Duterte Youth, Bagong Henerasyons’s proclamation

Today’s headlines: Party-list proclamation, Sara Duterte, Pope Leo XIV

Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:

The Commission on Elections suspends the proclamation of Duterte Youth and BH Bagong Henerasyon, two winning party-list groups in the 2025 elections. 

The International Criminal Court is short one key official, as chief prosecutor Karim Khan takes a temporary leave over sexual misconduct allegations which he has denied. But the court’s oversight body says the work ‘continues normally and without interruptions.’ 

Vice President Sara Duterte says she wants her impeachment to move forward because she wants a ‘bloodbath.’ This, as her lawyers are working to prevent the impeachment trial.

Former U.S. president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an ‘aggressive’ form of prostate cancer that spread to his bones. His office says in a statement, Biden was diagnosed on Friday, May 16.

Pope Leo XIV marked the start of his pontificate on Sunday, May 18, by reaching out to conservatives who felt orphaned under his predecessor, calling for unity, vowing to preserve the Catholic Church’s heritage, and not rule like ‘an autocrat.’-Rappler.com