Acting NEC chief issues apology, rejects calls for resignation
Wi Chul-hwan, acting chief of South Korea's election authorities, apologized for failures in election management during the June election but rejected calls for his resignation.
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Wi Chul-hwan, acting chief of South Korea's election authorities, apologized for failures in election management during the June election but rejected calls for his resignation.
Ticket reseller StubHub UK has been ordered to refund more than 50,000 customers and pay a £900,000 fine for not showing people the total price upfront when buying tickets.
Ticket reseller StubHub has been fined £900,000 for not showing fans the total price upfront when buying tickets.
Anthony Albanese’s emphatic federal election victory has delivered the biggest tax shake-up in a generation.
Bill Kober is beginning to get a bit of a reputation for his impressive press-ups
Reg Barker was adopted when he was three and a half years old
This week, the campaign of land seizure that Israeli officials have largely pursued unofficially was, in places, declared aloud. In Hebron, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said he had “cancelled” the 1997 Hebron Agreement, stripping the Palestinian municipality of planning authority over the Old City and Ibrahimi …
The Looe lifeboat crew surprised Amber and Alex with a distinctive guard of honour
A man returned seven bags of dumped rubbish to a fly-tipper's doorstep after sifting through CCTV.
The driver who was killed when two trains crashed near Bedford has been hailed as "a great stalwart of the local community".
Shaun Burton died in the train crash near Bedford on Friday
On June 23, 2016, Britons headed to the polls to vote on whether to stay in the European Union.
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For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings …
The Queensland government will heap more pressure on public service budgets to help deliver a surprise slim surplus in four years, Treasurer David Janetzki revealed in his second annual economic set-piece.
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during his ruling Conservative Party’s final election campaign rally at the Copper Box Arena in London, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
Democratic congressional candidates, Claire Valdez, Brad Lander, and Darializa Avila Chevalier gesture on stage with Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a Get Out The Vote rally ahead of New York’s primary election, Thursday, June 18, 2026, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson speaks to attendees at an ice cream social supporting his gubernatorial campaign ahead of the Republican primary runoff, Monday, June 22, 2026, in Sumter, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
Former U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams speaks at a forum for candidates running to represent Utah’s new Democratic-leaning congressional district, March 21, 2026, in Taylorsville, Utah. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum, File)
A voter completes their ballot at a voting site, in New York, Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Wes Moore, Governor of Maryland, speaks during the National Action Network (NAN) Convention in New York, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)
How five months in 2016 that encompassed Boris Johnson siding with Vote Leave, Jo Cox’s murder and David Cameron’s resignation shaped the UK’s future
Dalaroo Metals has fired the starting gun on its most ambitious Greenland exploration campaign to date, launching a program designed to determine if last year’s critical minerals discovery is just the tip of a much larger, district-scale iceberg.
Kylian Mbappe (4), Lionel Messi (5) and Erling Haaland (4) have scored 13 goals between them at the 2026 World Cup
Kylian Mbappe (4), Lionel Messi (5) and Erling Haaland (4) have scored 13 goals between them at the 2026 World Cup
A Brazilian woman has received a suspended prison term for going to BTS K-pop star Jungkook's house repeatedly despite warnings to stay away - even ringing the doorbell 133 times on one such visit.
The Brazilian woman visited Jungkook's home some 20 times in less than two months
France are guaranteed a place in the knockout stages after winning their first two group games
France are guaranteed a place in the knockout stages after winning their first two group games
The Reflecting Pool in Washington DC is set to be drained as US President Donald Trump again blamed vandals for bright green algae and peeling paint that has appeared just weeks after a multi-million dollar renovation.
More than $140,000 has been raised online on behalf of a Texas woman filmed making anti-Islam comments in a grocery store.
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At least two senior Labour MPs are considering launching leadership bids to prevent Andy Burnham becoming prime minister without a formal contest.
Erling Haaland scores twice as Norway book their place in the last 32 of the World Cup with a 3-2 victory over Senegal in New Jersey.
Erling Haaland scores twice as Norway book their place in the last 32 of the World Cup with a 3-2 victory over Senegal in New Jersey.
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LONDON — Everyone says that Britain isn’t supposed to work like this, that the chaos of chewing through six prime ministers in a decade is just “not normal” for one of the most stable and ancient democracies in the world.
PARIS — For Europe’s populist right, U.S. President Donald Trump’s embrace was once seen as a political asset. Not anymore.
ROME — U.S. President Donald Trump’s America First agenda was always going to set him on a collision course with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
US technology giant Oracle shed about 21,000 roles globally in the last year as it reshapes its business around artificial intelligence (AI), its latest annual report shows.
Thomas Tuchel won all eight of their World Cup qualifiers without conceding a goal
Thomas Tuchel won all eight of their World Cup qualifiers without conceding a goal
Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie has told Coalition colleagues he has been identified for security upgrades at his home and electorate office, which he believes are linked to an online campaign against him over his role as a potential witness in the Ben Roberts-Smith war crime allegations.
Outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has turned the UK into an “authoritarian hellhole,” with more people being jailed and arrested for social media posts than in any other country in the world, former MP George Galloway has told RT.
Beijing’s draft amendment toughens rules and extends liability, after PwC’s Evergrande penalties underscore audit failures
Beijing’s draft amendment toughens rules and extends liability, after PwC’s Evergrande penalties underscore audit failures
Labor’s tax overhaul will pass through the parliament by next week with the Greens’ support, after the crossbench party agreed to vote for the laws in exchange for a two-month inquiry into the government’s NDIS changes.
A ransom note sent days after the 84-year-old mother of US presenter Savannah Guthrie was abducted from her home claimed she had died.
Manhattan Gold Corporation has kicked off a comprehensive exploration program at its Hook Lake project in Nunavut, Canada, launching a 4000-metre reverse circulation (RC) drilling campaign, marking the first modern drilling on the ground in more than 30 years.