Phillipines

Is Bondi Beach a sign that ISIS is making a comeback?- analysis

The question is whether recent attacks are coordinated with any ISIS command, or whether ISIS is the go-to ideology for extremists, the way Al Qaeda once was for other groups.

 Illustration of ISIS terrorist.
 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia November 29, 2024.

Albanese: Bondi Beach massacre driven by Islamic State ideology

One of the suspected shooters in the Bondi Beach mass shooting, December 14, 2025.

Philippines confirms visit by alleged Bondi gunmen amid terrorism concerns

A woman kisses a child as they line up to register at an evacuation center as they prepare for Super Typhoon Fung-Wong, Manila, Philippines, November 9, 2025.

Super Typhoon Fung-wong slams into Philippines, two dead


Battle for Philippine town abates as troops mark Islamic holiday

Muslims attended prayers at a Marawi mosque in an emotional gathering marred by the violence that has displaced some 246,000 people, and killed more than 350 people.

Members of Philippine Marines are pictured aboard a vehicle as more soldiers reinforce to fight the Maute group in Marawi City in southern Philippines May 29, 2017

At least 36 people killed in botched robbery at casino in the Philippines

There is no evidence linking the attack to terrorism.

An injured hotel guest is seen outside of a hotel after a shooting incident inside Resorts World Manila in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines June 2, 2017

Philippines struggles to battle growing threat of ISIS

Over the weekend, the Southeast Asian country's President Rodrigo Duterte issued a bold proposal to break the standoff.

Members of Philippine Marines are pictured aboard a vehicle as more soldiers reinforce to fight the Maute group in Marawi City in southern Philippines May 29, 2017

The Philippines: A distant haven from the Holocaust

The Philippines, a nation of some 7,000 islands in the South China Sea, was one of the few countries to open its doors to Jews fleeing the Holocaust.

Cigar maker and rescuer Alex Frieder (seated at center middle), brother of Herbert, sits among Jewish refugees

Israeli-made Spike missile to be used on Philippine helicopters

The Spike is slated to be employed by the Philippine Navy as an anti-ship weapon by next year.

A SPIKE MISSILE is seen mounted on a tripod launcher at a Singapore Army Open House in 2007.

Philippines' UN ambassador invokes Third Reich in defense of drug war

The newly appointed ambassador to the UN cites Nazi-era economic and social reforms in part to defend a deadly crackdown on drug users and peddlers.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte

Philippines President calls to leave UN in expletive-filled rant

Two UN human rights experts criticized the country's war on drugs.

Rodrigo Roa Duterte

ISIS reportedly calls for attacks on Miss Universe pageant

A string of threatening posts allegedly offered an online video tutorial on how to assemble a suicide belt.

Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez (L) stands by as Miss Universe 2014 Paulina Vegas transfers the crown to winner Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (R) during the 2015 Miss Universe Pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada, December 20, 2015

Report: ISIS franchise in the Philippines carries out its first attack

ISIS terrorists in the Philippines have carried out attacks against the Philippine army previously, but this is the first time ISIS' "Philippine province" has claimed responsibility for an attack.

the Philippine army hunts ISIS fighters

Report: Iranian Revolutionary Guards planning attack on Saudi airliner in Southeast Asia

The Manila Times says it received a copy of a Saudi dispatch to Filipino authorities indicating that plan has reached an "advanced stage."

A maintenance worker sweeps the tarmac of Terminal 3 of Ninoy Aquino International Airport