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SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean won dropped to the lowest level since 2009 against the U.S. dollar on Friday, amid renewed tensions in the Middle East and net selling of local stocks by foreign investors.
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The region is projected to contribute to two-thirds of global new retail sales over the next five years, fuelled by e-commerce
The region is projected to contribute to two-thirds of global new retail sales over the next five years, fuelled by e-commerce
SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's industry ministry said Friday that it has discussed energy security cooperation with Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia's national oil company.
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Federal authorities arrested 63 year old Newport Coast technology executive Jamshid Ghomi during an early-morning operation at his luxury Orange County residence on Wednesday, according to the NY Post.
Hamas said in a statement that its leader, halil al-Hayya, received a phone call from Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, where they discussed the war on Iran and the latest developments in Gaza.
At least 12 people have been killed in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, according to local news media.
South Korean stocks opened sharply lower Friday as investors took a breather following a recent rally in tech shares amid uncertainty over the U.S.-Iran peace deal.
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Three people were killed overnight on Thursday night in two separate incidents in two different Arab-majority towns.
Nadir Adri from Ashdod, one of the Israelis injured in the serious traffic accident involving a tourist minibus and a bus on May 13 in La Chorrera, Panama, died from his injuries on Thursday, bringing the Israeli death toll from the incident to two.
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SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened sharply lower Friday as investors took a breather following a recent rally in tech shares amid uncertainty over the U.S.-Iran peace deal.
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Iran's Foreign Minister indicated on Thursday that they would have joint management of the Strait of Hormuz with Oman.
A congressional panel in the United States has rejected an effort to revoke a provision from the defence budget that would further integrate the US and Israeli militaries.
A day after a deadly Israeli strike that caused extensive damage to Tyre’s Jabal Amel hospital, medical staff say they “will carry on”.
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France’s Kylian Mbappe in action during the international friendly soccer match between France and Ivory Coast in Nantes, France, Thursday, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez)
When the Jewish Brigade appears today in Italian public debate, it is rarely about the British Army unit, formed largely by Jewish volunteers from Mandatory Palestine, that was sent to fight in Italy in the final months of the Second World War.
Over 60 suspects were detained following the ultra-Orthodox (haredi) riot that occurred on Wednesday near the home of Supreme Court Deputy President Justice Noam Sohlberg, Senior Israel Police Superintendent Chaim Taieb told 103FM in a Thursday interview.
The Knesset Plenum approved in its second and third readings late on Wednesday night legislation that will grant tax benefits for numerous settlements in the West Bank.
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Much of the discussion around rising antisemitism in Europe has focused, understandably, on the experiences of Jewish communities. Yet some of those reporting hostility, threats, and intimidation are not Jewish at all, but people who have publicly identified with Israel or expressed solidarity with Jewish friends an…
Israel is planning to open an embassy in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, for the first time, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced in a post to Twitter/X on Thursday.
The government approved a budget of over one billion new shekels on Tuesday to carry out military tribunals for terrorists who participated in the October 7 Hamas massacre in 2023.
Israeli forces shot and killed an 18-year-old Palestinian in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, Haaretz reported.
Spain will depart from Santiago de Compostela at 10am on Friday morning bound for Chattanooga, via Nashville, but seven of the eight men who made their debuts in the final preparation game before the World Cup will not be on board with them. Nor will the seleccion be flying west with a victory after they bid adios w…
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A US-backed proposal to halt fighting between Israel and Lebanon has been met with immediate uncertainty, with Lebanese officials saying its implementation depends on Hezbollah’s approval and lacks a clear enforcement mechanism.
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President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would be "honored" to meet Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei.
The International Monetary Fund has warned that global oil inventories are expected to sink to a five-year low next month as the Iran war affects energy supplies.
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 215-208 to curb President Donald Trump's war-making authority on Iran until he seeks congressional approval.
The Israeli military said on Thursday that one of its soldiers was killed in southern Lebanon, the first fatality since the announcement of a new ceasefire plan.
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An Israeli strike in eastern Lebanon killed five people on Thursday, while another attack near the southern city of Tyre killed three more, the Lebanese health ministry said.
When Congresswoman Delia Ramirez first announced the Block the Bombs Act to impose a partial embargo against sending weapons from the United States to Israel, only 21 Democratic legislators joined her in supporting the measure.
Aviones de American Airlines en la terminal de pasajeros del Aeropuerto Nacional Washington Ronald Reagan, el 29 de enero de 2026, en Arlington, Virginia. (AP Foto/Cliff Owen, Archivo)
Staff should be barred from wearing pro-Palestinian badges and should receive mandatory antisemitism training, UK government advisor on antisemitism Lord John Mann recommended on Thursday in his review of antisemitism in the National Health Service.
Captain Eitan Shmuel Lemberg, aged 21, from Mishmar HaShiv'a, was killed in combat in southern Lebanon, the IDF announced on Thursday.
Tony Bargig, an Israeli businessman and casino owner once known as the "King of Slot Machines," was reportedly murdered on Wednesday in Prague.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visits a Petrobras refinery on May 18. (Photo by Niki Mizuguchi)