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Russian government officials told CNBC that the economy is strong and healthy despite "unprecedented foreign pressure" following the country's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022.
IDF soldiers wrote numbers on the bodies of Palestinian suspects during a Monday operation in the West Bank village of Kabatiya near Jenin, Army Radio reported on Tuesday morning.
Building on our February theme that physical AI and humanoid robots would move beyond factory floors and folding laundry in homes into conflict zones and other high-risk environments, US-based Foundation Robotics is now discussing potential national-security deployments of its Phantom humanoid robot along the southe…
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- The labor union of Hyundai Motor Co. said Tuesday it will stage partial strikes throughout this week after failing to reach an agreement with management over wages.
Israeli warplanes carried out eight air strikes targeting the runway of Abu Al Duhur military airfield in the eastern Idlib countryside at dawn on Tuesday, Syrian state TV reported.
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israeli airstrikes on an airbase in northwest Syria early Tuesday caused material damage without inflicting any casualties, Syrian state TV reported.
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, fire is seen on the site of a Russian air attack in Pechenihy, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)
Russia and Ghana discussed bilateral ties, trade and investment on Monday, during a meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Ghanaian Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa in Moscow.
Fresh off a five-year military deal, Min Aung Hlaing is meeting Vladimir Putin for talks on further economic and security cooperation
Fresh off a five-year military deal, Min Aung Hlaing is meeting Vladimir Putin for talks on further economic and security cooperation
(ATTN: UPDATES with more details from 6th para; CHANGES photo; ADDS byline)By Kim Seung-yeon
The global perspective and anti-war message offered by ‘Once Upon a Time in the Middle East’ is resonating with audiences, helping boost summer ticket sales
The global perspective and anti-war message offered by ‘Once Upon a Time in the Middle East’ is resonating with audiences, helping boost summer ticket sales
Topic:Foreign Affairs
Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts i…
Russia warned Britain on Tuesday that it would face consequences for supplying drones to Ukraine that are used to attack targets on Russian territory.
As children walked into the zoo near Gaza's Nuseirat refugee camp, they found a lion barely looking back at them through the bars of its cage and chimpanzees sitting listlessly in their enclosure.
Veterans’ Affairs Minister Matt Keogh has conceded he made a mistake by refusing to meet former defence personnel who are calling for Labor to scrap a cap on allied health service funding, but denied accusations he rolled his eyes at the veterans and refused to shake their hands.
(ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks, background in paras 5-7, 11-12)By Park Boram
Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing tr…
Wassim al-Assad, a cousin of ousted Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad, has been sentenced to death after being convicted of crimes during the country’s nearly 14-year war.
It only took two weeks of fighting for a majority of polled Americans to conclude that the war on Iran benefits Israel more than the United States. If comments from a prominent, former Navy SEAL and graffiti written in the dust of a US Air Force jet in the Middle East are any indication, many American service member…
For years, the war in Yemen has not been a conflict in search of a victor. It has become a struggle in which every side seeks to degrade their opponents, without achieving a victory the wider region cannot absorb.
Andrey Klepach has been removed as the chief economist at Russia’s state development bank VEB, Russian media reported, after a speech was made public in which he warned that Russia’s economy was being harmed by the war on Ukraine.
Israel is not fully in sync with the United States, Yaki Dayan, a former Israeli consul in Los Angeles, told Radio 103FM on Monday while discussing the meeting between Jared Kushner, Board of Peace officials, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Iran pushed to continue the war with the United States in order to force a ceasefire on its own terms, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said during a conference with Iranian educators on Tuesday.
Four airstrikes were carried out overnight against the Abu al-Duhur military airfield in Idlib province in northwestern Syria, Arab media reported on Tuesday.
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has been in close consultation with the United States over their joint military exercises and will continue to do so in the future, National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said Tuesday.
Impostors dressed in military fatigues are reportedly prowling abandoned properties, with residents warned to be on the lookout
Impostors dressed in military fatigues are reportedly prowling abandoned properties, with residents warned to be on the lookout
Fishermen in Bandar Abbas face financial strain as they return to the vital waterway amid fears of new fighting
Fishermen in Bandar Abbas face financial strain as they return to the vital waterway amid fears of new fighting
Seoul shares ended lower Tuesday, snapping a five-day winning streak, as investors locked in profits on large-cap stocks amid fading hopes for a deal to end the war between Iran and the United States.
MANILA, Philippines — China appears to be shifting its maritime presence in the West Philippine Sea toward coast guard and research operations, with the Philippines monitoring fewer Chinese navy and maritime militia vessels but more China Coast Guard (CCG) and research vessels in the first half of 2026, the Armed Fo…
SEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson visited the defense ministry Tuesday for a meeting with Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back, after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the military to scale down a regular combined exercise with South Korea.
The 2026/27 Premier League season starts on Friday, when Arsenal begin the defence of their hard-earned title with a game against promoted Coventry City.
(2nd LD) Lee proposes dialogue with N. Korea to officially end Korean War, halt Pyongyang's nuclear program
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island on Tuesday at a depth of 18 miles, the country's geophysics agency said.
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares ended lower Tuesday, snapping a five-day winning streak, as investors locked in profits on large-cap stocks amid fading hopes for a deal to end the war between Iran and the United States.
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Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts i…
(2nd LD) Lee proposes dialogue with N. Korea to officially end Korean War, halt Pyongyang's nuclear program
The cameras are no longer just watching the dancers. This time, they are watching the minds behind the moves.
From Southeast Asia’s monarchies to a shoving incident in Singapore, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting
From Southeast Asia’s monarchies to a shoving incident in Singapore, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting
The 60-day negotiating window meant to move the United States and Iran toward a more durable settlement expired August 17 without a comprehensive agreement, leaving behind a military balance increasingly different from the one that existed when the pause began.
After 44 years, the remains of Yehuda Katz, a soldier who has been missing since 1982, have been located by the IDF, Army Radio reported on Tuesday morning. Katz's family has been notified.
A wounded soldier is lifted into a helicopter at Long Tan in Vietnam. (Supplied: Australian War Memorial)
The vice-admiral is the latest prominent expert to be removed from the prestigious national engineering institution’s membership list
The vice-admiral is the latest prominent expert to be removed from the prestigious national engineering institution’s membership list