INDIAN WELLS, United States — Rising Filipina star Alexandra Eala will face fourth seeded Coco Gauff as they headline Sunday night’s session in Indian Wells. Eala will get a quick chance for revenge after falling 6-0, 6-2 to the American in the Dubai quarterfinals last month. “I’m excited,” Eala said. “It was a tough match

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Iran war’s targets widened dangerously into civilian infrastructure Sunday as Bahrain accused Iran of striking one of the desalination plants that are crucial for Gulf nations’ drinking water. While Israeli-struck oil depots smoldered in Tehran after a late-night strike, prompting environmental warnings for citizens, Iran’s president vowed to expand

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s ruling clerics on Sunday appointed the slain leader’s son, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, as the country’s new supreme leader, defying threats from the United States and Israel to oppose him. Nine days after US-Israeli strikes killed the elder Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and plunged the Middle East into war, the clerical government’s Assembly

MANILA, Philippines – Deployment to vessels sailing in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and the Strait of Hormuz might be declined by Filipino seafarers, said Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac. Following the decision of the Warlike Operations Area Committee (WOAC) of the International Bargaining Forum (IBF), the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) chief

Good morning, mga Ka-Siloys! Here are the headlines and news you don’t want to miss for Monday, March 9, 2026.  Ferry lines in Visayas to increase ticket prices With the war in the Middle East entering its second week and triggering a rise in business operational costs, several shipping companies in the region will increase

MANILA, Philippines — All courts nationwide, except the Sandiganbayan and the Court of Tax Appeals, will implement a four-day on-site work schedule and one day of work-from-home (WFH) starting today, March 9. This followed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive adopting a four-day workweek for the executive branch offices to reduce fuel consumption. Local governments nationwide