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In preparation for the upcoming elections, which are set for October 27, the Central Elections Committee and the Employment Service announced a joint effort to hire thousands of job seekers for election-related positions on Friday.
SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks turned lower late Monday morning as big chip shares lost ground despite eased Middle East tensions.
2024 RED SEA ATTACK. Greek-registered tanker ship Sounion burns after an attack by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militants in the Red Sea, September 6, 2024 in this satellite image.
Syria is seeking to reach a security agreement with Israel, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa said in an interview with Al Jazeera on Sunday.
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran and the United States held their fire Sunday, handing Gulf shipping and the oil industry a respite from missile strikes as Donald Trump's UN envoy said the president was "giving talks some space".
President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday instructed senior officials to maintain oil price caps until price uncertainty completely recedes, citing the renewed confrontation in the Middle East.
BRASILIA, July 26 (Yonhhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday instructed senior officials to maintain oil price caps until price uncertainty completely recedes, citing the renewed confrontation in the Middle East.
South Korean stocks started higher Monday as the United States paused strikes on Iran over the weekend, easing military tensions in the Middle East.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he planned to attend the UN General Assembly in New York City this autumn, despite the city's mayor, Zohran Mamdani, making threats to arrest him.
Iran has claimed that Ukraine attacked one of its commercial vessels in the Caspian Sea at Israel’s behest.
Iran has claimed that Ukraine attacked one of its commercial vessels in the Caspian Sea at Israel’s behest over the weekend.
SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started higher Monday as the United States paused strikes on Iran over the weekend, easing military tensions in the Middle East.
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An Indian-backed port long seen as a counterweight to Beijing is now caught in the crossfire of the US war against Iran
An Indian-backed port long seen as a counterweight to Beijing is now caught in the crossfire of the US war against Iran
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Oil prices fell after Iran reportedly said it would suspend attacks as long as a U.S. pause in hostilities remains in place, easing concerns over nearly two weeks of escalating conflict.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has said that peace between Tehran and the United States is contingent on Israel stopping its attacks on Lebanon.
Children wade in the water with cargo ships at anchor in the background and a fisherman nearby, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP,File)
Vivian Aisen will serve as Israel’s next ambassador to Colombia following the government’s unanimous approval of her appointment, the Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei called for continued jihadist attacks against Israel, while praising the Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah in a series of statements attributed to him on Sunday.
Figures are source of dispute as US defense department days ago reduced record of troops killed and wounded
Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani spoke by phone with Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi, discussing bilateral ties and joint coordination to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East, Al Jazeera reported.
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US must end double standard on Korea's nuclear fuel rights: Saudi deal strengthens need to upgrade Korea's nuclear rights
Iran cannot allow the Strait of Hormuz to become a tool in the hands of “aggressors” seeking to harm its national security, foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said.
The United States has paused its bombing campaign against Iran for a second consecutive night, with both Washington and Tehran signalling a willingness to give diplomacy another chance after nearly two weeks of escalating military action.
Un equipo del Ejército de Estados Unidos traslada un ataúd que contiene los restos del teniente primero Tyler James Feehan, de Ewa Beach, Hawai, el miércoles 22 de julio de 2026, en la Base de la Fuerza Aérea de Dover, Delaware. (AP Foto/Matt Rourke)
Israel’s government has approved the entry of the International Stabilization Force (ISF), part of United States President Donald Trump’s 20-point “peace plan,” to Gaza.
The United States and Iran have pressed pause on what had been an escalating conflict for a second day.
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Israeli prime minister says ICC’s war crime charges are ‘bogus’ and plans to be in New York for UN gathering this fall
The revelation raises questions about properly counting the impact to US service members as the Trump administration has escalated strikes
The revelation raises questions about properly counting the impact to US service members as the Trump administration has escalated strikes
A suspicious object was found outside the home of MK Avi Maoz, head of the far-right Noam Party, on Sunday night, according to a statement released by Maoz’s office.
The India-flagged tanker Desh Garima unloads crude oil in Mumbai on April 30 after transiting the Strait of Hormuz. © Reuters
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said a successful security deal with Israel could pave the way for comprehensive peace without compromising Syria’s right to the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett has replaced the suits and button-down shirts he wore in recent months with jeans and T-shirts as his campaign seeks to present him as younger, more accessible and energetic ahead of Israel’s October election.
The IDF shot down a Hezbollah drone in southern Lebanon on Sunday, Army Radio's Doron Kadosh reported.
Iran says progress made in talks with Oman on Strait of Hormuz
Israeli forces raided the Qalandiya refugee camp, north of occupied East Jerusalem, and injured a Palestinian, the Wafa news agency reported.
The Australian sharemarket is set to rise as the US paused an almost two-week run of strikes against Iran while the Islamic Republic signalled it was refraining from any retaliatory attacks and held talks with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz.
An Israeli man convicted of tax fraud was extradited to Israel from Panama on Sunday after an international manhunt lasting nearly two-and-a-half years, according to a statement by a spokesperson for the Tax Authority.
President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and others, salute as a U.S. Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, of Ozone Park, N.Y. Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will speak at the United Nations in New York City, defying an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant and comments from Mayor Zohran Mamdani that he is not welcome in the city.
Finance Minister and Religious Zionist Party leader Bezalel Smotrich urged new immigrants to back his party in Israel's upcoming election, telling The Jerusalem Post that RZP had championed many measures to help olim settle in Israel.
El primer ministro israelí Benjamin Netanyahu en Jerusalén el 14 de julio del 2026. (AP foto/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Israeli settlers established three new outposts on Palestinian-owned land in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, the Wafa news agency reported.