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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…
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Officials from one country in the region advised another regional state to pursue an agreement with Israel in order to "lull it to sleep" while preparing for a larger confrontation, Kan News reported on Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Adnoc Gas's second-quarter net profit beat estimates as the unit of state-control oil major Adnoc restored the processing capacity at its Habshan Complex to 85 per cent ahead of the schedule.
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SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States will begin a major combined military exercise next week, their militaries said Monday, as they are in preparations for Seoul's retaking of wartime command from Washington.
Big Oil enjoyed a blockbuster profit windfall in the second quarter. A key question now is whether the industry will use this cash bonanza to reward shareholders, strengthen balance sheets or invest for the future — all while trying to avoid a growing political backlash.
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The U.S. military redirected 20 more commercial vessels away from Iranian ports last week under its naval blockade, signaling no let-up in maritime pressure as a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz stayed out of reach.
Scandium is used for solid oxide fuel cells, high-strength metal alloys in defense and aerospace equipment and in wireless communication chips.
In a rare interview with The Associated Press, Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, the commander leading Ukraine’s drone war says his country’s recent strikes in Crimea are only the first phase of an open-ended campaign aimed at rendering the peninsula – illegally annexed by Russia in 2014 – unusable as a staging ground for Rus…
The Yemeni military said early on Monday that a Houthi attack on the Red Sea port city of Mocha killed seven people, including military personnel and civilians, and wounded 30 others.
The Trump administration’s expanded immigration enforcement has led to the detention of dozens of spouses and parents of active-duty U.S. service members after ending protections previously available to military families.
Yemen's armed forces announced on Saturday a broad operation against Houthi positions on several fronts, days after missile and drone attacks killed at least 45 government personnel in Marib and Hadhramaut. Hans Grundberg, the UN special envoy, warns the country now faces its gravest risk of large-scale war since th…
MANILA, Philippines — Members of K-Pop boy group Seventeen Mingyu, Seungkwan and Dino are set to begin their mandatory military service.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed a joint defense agreement in Mecca on Friday that could alter the strategic balance of the Middle East.
Victorian educators would get a $2000 bonus with the signing of a pay and conditions offer from the state government revealed today, as the new education minister attempts to avoid statewide school strikes planned for next Wednesday.
Egypt is likely to join the defence deal, signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey amid rising tensions between the US and Iran
Egypt is likely to join the defence deal, signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey amid rising tensions between the US and Iran
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy band Seventeen's Seungkwan and Dino will enlist together on Oct. 26, their agency said Monday, while fellow member Mingyu will begin alternative military service next month.
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Russian strikes killed two people and wounded dozens across Ukraine overnight Saturday and Sunday, while a Ukrainian drone attack killed three people in Russia's Belgorod region.
Trump-backed Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella wasted no time putting his law-and-order agenda into high gear, launching a major military offensive against Marxist FARC dissidents days after taking office on Friday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a Gaza plan hailed by US President Donald Trump, vowing no military withdrawal until Hamas "genuinely" disarms.
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Revolutionary Guards insisted Sunday that they would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the United States complied with a list of demands, including paying compensation for war damage.
Kim Jong-un’s regime has already provided thousands of soldiers, as well as missiles and artillery; Turkey readies arms package for Ukraine. What we know on day 1,629
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu restated his rejection of Donald Trump's latest Gaza plan in televised remarks to his right-wing government Sunday, even as Israel's military has effectively halted attacks in the territory under pressure from the US President.
"New prisons outrage" is the Sun's headline, writing that "jet bomb plotters" could be "free in weeks" after launching parole bids. The paper quotes the parole board's response: "Reviews are undertaken thoroughly and with extreme care. Protecting the public is our number one priority."
Yemen’s Houthis have launched a new wave of missile and drone attacks on the Red Sea port city of al-Makha (Mocha), extending an assault on government-held areas along Yemen’s western coast and killing at least 11 people.
The Israeli army has continued to launch attacks in southern Lebanon, the state-run National News Agency (NNA)reported.
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched ballistic missiles and drones at Saudi-backed government forces in the port city of Mokha on Sunday, describing the attack as a tit-for-tat response to the kingdom’s “aggression.”
Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched ballistic missiles and drones at Saudi-backed government forces in the Yemeni port city of Mokha on Sunday, describing the attack as a tit-for-tat response to the kingdom’s “aggression.”
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London: The alleged leader of an Irish organised crime gang was extradited to Ireland from Dubai to face allegations that he ran an international drug smuggling and money laundering empire with tentacles that stretched to Britain, Spain and the US.
HOUTHI FIGHTERS. Newly recruited Houthi fighters stand during a rally to commemorate the late leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, and to show support to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen, on October 4, 2024.
North American Aerospace Defense (NORAD) Command on Sunday intercepted two general aviation aircraft that violated temporary flight restrictions as President Donald Trump attended a tournament at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
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Iran's IRGC is holding the line, reiterating that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen to international shipping only after the United States accepts all of its conditions, which we outlined previously. Also, on Saturday Iran's army spokesman Amir Akraminia stated that Iran's new protocols in the Strait of Hormuz are "i…
New York Mets’ Francisco Alvarez, right, is greeted by A.J. Ewing (9) as he returns to the dugout after hitting a solo home run off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Kirby Yates during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Israel will not have to withdraw its forces from Gaza until Palestinian groups surrender their weapons under the Board of Peace’s plan, its senior envoy has said contradicting his earlier position stating that it did.
An Israeli Air Force pilot trainee died by suicide at a military base in southern Israel on Sunday.
The Iran war has provided at least two clear economic lessons. It has exposed the steep costs of being reliant on fossil fuels, highlighting the need for countries to diversify their homegrown energy sources, including solar and wind power. And it has shown what US commerce could look like freed from the Jones Act, …
Ukrainian drones killed 5 people in Russia’s border region of Belgorod while Russian missiles killed 2 in Kharkiv
Ukrainian drones killed 5 people in Russia’s border region of Belgorod while Russian missiles killed 2 in Kharkiv
Firefighters work at a logistics hub in Ukraine's Kyiv region on Aug. 5, after it was struck during a night of Russian missile and drone attacks. © Reuters
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The tiny Italian Mediterranean island of Favignana hopes Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster The Odyssey will help it to attract more visitors but wants to avoid falling into the trap of overtourism. Released last month, The Odyssey grossed more than $US264 million ($375 million) worldwide on its opening weekend, the bi…
The US is unlikely to deliver any nuclear-powered submarines to Australia, former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull is to tell an independent inquiry into AUKUS, arguing the superpower would not be able to build enough Virginia-class vessels to honour its commitments to the defence pact.
In rare public break with Trump, Israel’s prime minister says IDF will not withdraw until Hamas is disarmed