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The scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit Tel Aviv overnight, causing heavy damage, March 1, 2026. Inset: Mary Ann De Vera, 32, a Filipino national killed in the attack. (Nava Freiberg / Times of Israel; courtesy)
March 1, 2026, 7:58 pm
Woman killed Saturday in missile strike on Tel Aviv identified as Philippine national
Israeli embassy in Manilla says caregiver Mary Anne Velasquez de Vera, 32, was killed ‘while selflessly assisting her patient’; man, 102, dies after falling while rushing to shelter
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese walks with police officers after laying flowers on December 15, 2025, at the Bondi Pavilion at the scene of a terror attack targeting a Jewish event. (Handout / AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE / AFP)
December 18, 2025, 12:10 pm
Australian PM vows new laws to crack down on hate after deadly Hanukkah terror attack
Reforms will target extremist preachers, as some urge expansion of hate speech definition to include ‘Globalize the intifada’; killers said to have holed up in hotel for most of Philippines visit
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Gunman Naveed Akram in the course of a deadly terror attack on a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025. (Screengrab used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
December 17, 2025, 2:21 pm
Bondi Beach Hanukkah killer charged with 59 offenses including terror, 15 counts of murder
As Australian authorities probe perpetrators’ suspected ties to Islamic State and November trip to Philippines, Manila dismisses claim country was used for terrorist training
By Agencies and ToI Staff
This handout picture released by the Houthi group's Ansarullah Media Centre on July 8, 2025, reportedly shows the Liberia-flagged bulk carrier Eternity C sinking after it was attacked by the Houthis at sea. (ANSARULLAH MEDIA CENTRE / AFP)
December 3, 2025, 7:45 pm
Houthis release mariners held in custody since Iran-backed rebels sank ship in July
Terror group says Oman given custody of crew of Eternity C, a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier ship that was attacked in the Red Sea, killing at least four
By AP and ToI Staff
Rescuers search for three people who were reported missing under the rubble of a collapsed building in Bogo City on October 1, 2025, after a powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake jolted the central Philippines. (TED ALJIBE / AFP)
October 1, 2025, 1:54 pm
At least 69 dead in Philippines earthquake as many more trapped, missing
Officials say sporadic rains, damaged bridges and road hamper efforts to rescue people trapped under debris, with death toll expected to rise
By Agencies
The Andean (spectacled) bear, photographed here in Peru, roams the Putumayo Amazon in Colombia, part of which TiME is trying to purchase this year. (BluesyPete, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)
August 24, 2025, 4:55 pm
Israeli crowdfunding NGO’s unique model gives donors a say in saving global biodiversity
Over past 10 years, This is My Earth has bought 13 square kilometers of land in biodiversity hotspots under threat, saying every dollar donated yields 200-fold returns
By Sue Surkes
This handout photo shows former Philippines' president Rodrigo Duterte (C) inside the Villamor Air Base in Pasay, Metro Manila, after arriving from Hong Kong, March 11, 2025. (Handout / PARTIDO DEMOKRATIKO PILIPINO LAKAS NG BAYAN/ AFP)
March 11, 2025, 8:52 am
Ex-Philippine president Duterte arrested on ICC warrant for crimes against humanity
Former president detained at airport in Manila over campaign of mass killings during severe crackdown on illegal drugs
By Jim Gomez
The Philippines' then-Vice President-elect, Sara Duterte, daughter of the outgoing populist president, speaks during her oath-taking rites in her hometown, Davao City, in the southern Philippines, June 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Manman Dejeto)
November 23, 2024, 3:26 pm
VP of Philippines says she’s hired assassin to kill president and his wife if needed
Security stepped up for President ‘Bongbong’ Marcos after ex-ally Sara Duterte tells reporters she contracted assassin to carry out hit in case she is killed: ‘No joke, no joke’
By Jim Gomez
Geneva Lopez, 27, (R) and Yitzhak Cohen, 37, whose bodies were found in the Philippines on July 6, 2024. (Social media)
July 6, 2024, 10:21 am
Israeli man and his partner found dead in Philippines quarry after 2 weeks of searches
Israeli embassy arranging return of Yitzhak Cohen’s body; brother says he and girlfriend Geneva Lopez had gone to meet man they loaned money
By ToI Staff
The skyline of the City of Manila, capital of the Philippines, on November 20, 2017. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
June 25, 2024, 4:11 pm
Israeli man and his partner missing in Philippines
Yitzhak Cohen and Geneva Lopez haven’t been seen since Friday; couple’s burned-out car discovered
By ToI Staff
Belize-flagged cargo ship Rubymar, damaged in a February 19 missile strike claimed by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, floats in the Red Sea. (Satellite image ©2024 Maxar Technologies / AFP)
June 19, 2024, 12:20 pm
Houthis sink commercial shipping vessel in Red Sea, Filipino sailor killed
Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned-and-operated ship was attacked by boat drone last week; US says crewman killed in attack, but Philippines yet to confirm; Sri Lankan national wounded
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Sgt. First Class (res.) Cedrick Garin with his mother Imelda (right) and wife Daniela (left) in 2021. (IDF)
January 28, 2024, 11:12 pm
Parents of slain IDF soldier Cedrick Garin to be granted Israeli citizenship
Interior Minister Moshe Arbel delivers the news to Imelda, a temporary resident, and Rico, who was deported 20 years ago, during a bereavement visit to the family
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Russian-made Polish Army helicopters MI-17 take part in the NATO military exercise 'Flaming Sword 2022' at a training range near the village Maisiejunai, some 96 km (59 miles) west of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, May 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
July 27, 2022, 2:30 pm
Fearing US sanctions, Philippines cancels deal to purchase Russian helicopters
According to the scrapped agreement signed in November, the first batch of multi-purpose helicopters would have been delivered by Russia in about two years
By Jim Gomez
Boulders fall as a vehicle negotiates a road during an earthquake in Bauko, Mountain Province, Philippines on July 27, 2022 (AP Photo/Harley Palangchao)
July 27, 2022, 7:51 am
Quake shakes Philippines, killing at least 4: ‘I thought the ground would open up’
Dozens injured in magnitude 7 earthquake in country’s north; many ran outside when the temblor started
By Jim Gomez and Aaron Favila
In this image from video posted on the Bongbong Marcos Facebook page, presidential candidate and former senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. issues a statement to the media on May 9, 2022, in Manila, Philippines (Bongbong Marcos Facebook page via AP)
May 10, 2022, 10:55 am
Marcos Jr. wins Philippine presidency by landslide, unofficial count shows
Running mate Sara Duterte, the daughter of outgoing president, has lead in separate VP race; alliance of scions of authoritarian leaders compounds worries of human rights activists
By Jim Gomez
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