This year’s 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks has become embroiled in divisive politics. There are controversial calls for the city’s first Muslim Mayor to sit out the commemorative event, including from Rudy Giuliani who was New York’s mayor on the morning of 9/11.
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team on Friday sought a four-year prison term for former President Yoon Suk Yeol during his appellate trial on charges of receiving free opinion polls in the lead up to the 2022 presidential election.
US President Donald Trump made a prediction Wednesday about when oil prices might fall and the Iran war could come to an end: immediately after the US midterm elections. The comments come as Brent crude surged more than 3%, topping $100 a barrel for the first time since July.
Donald Trump has thrown a convention to amp up the Republican base ahead of the midterm elections, but not everyone is thrilled about it. Dozens of officials running for re-election have stayed away, choosing instead to campaign locally. Are they worried about Trump’s current unpopularity weighing down their ticket?…
China-Philippines relations took a fresh hit after Beijing warned Manila to stop "theatrics," following a top government official's sharp rebuke to China at a recent defense summit.
Dallas, Texas – Night two of the first-of-its-kind Republican midterm convention has wrapped up, with the party officially hitching its wagon to US President Donald Trump as it faces uphill legislative elections in November.
Villa avoided a third successive defeat by drawing 0-0 at Hull last weekend, but Unai Emery's side are still waiting for the first point, or even their first goal, of the domestic season. There was more success in the Uefa Champions League on Tuesday when they defeated Club Brugge 3-2 in Belgium.
US President Donald Trump said he did not regret going to war against Iran despite the impact the conflict may have on the November US midterm elections.
As Rosh Hashanah and the 25th anniversary of 9/11 coincide, Israel enters an election season with every reason to argue and every reason to remember what has endured.
Taiwanese Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim is making a rare visit to Europe, attending a forum on democracy in Italy alongside the island’s foreign minister, the presidential office said.
Separated by thousands of kilometres of desert, sea and mountains, Germany and the UAE might, at first glance, seem worlds apart. On the contrary, their relationship is one that goes back more than a century. A striking example of this closeness is the February 1904 photograph of Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan s…
At the end of this unusual, two-day gathering of Republicans, the party’s strategy for the midterms is clear: energize its supporters by any means necessary. Typically, parties in power try to expand their appeal in midterm elections, with particular outreach to independent voters. In Dallas, it was strikingly clear…
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares narrowed losses late Friday morning helped by retail buying amid investor concerns over possible rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve due to higher oil prices.
This week, the Albanese government released its draft digital duty of care legislation and announced reforms to allow social media users to opt out of algorithms. The Coalition has ruled out their support, so the Greens will be crucial to the changes passing the Senate.
Prices of food and beverages sold at airports across the country have risen by up to 45 percent for some products, presumably due to relatively high rent, according to a government analysis released Friday.
Brazil’s Supreme Court has cancelled a second straight day of deliberations as suspicions of corruption, political bias and police interference loom over several of its members.
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating has fallen to its lowest level since he took office, a poll showed Friday, amid growing criticism over his recent Cabinet reshuffle.
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- Gender Equality Minister Won Min-kyong said Friday that Google must take responsibility for any legal violations over an alleged leak of personal data of digital sex crime victims.
The UK’s decision to ban imports from illegal Israeli settlements, and impose sanctions on entities that are used to build them, has put new pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu’s government as the occupied West Bank faces unprecedented land grabs.
LONDON — Nigel Farage has always faced a battle to get Reform UK ready for the next general election. Labour’s nascent recovery under Andy Burnham is only increasing the urgency.
Rough sleepers will be moved on from around the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre and Elizabeth Quay bus station when the Land Forces defence and weapons expo rolls into town next month.
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- The office of Prime Minister Han Seong-sook has issued a stern warning to one of its officials after a lawmaker claimed the official posed as a reporter and asked questions during a press conference at the National Assembly, officials said Friday.
White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett held between $1 million and $5 million worth of shares in crypto giant Coinbase at the end of 2025, as President Donald Trump's administration rapidly rewrote federal cryptocurrency policy.
The NRL has been warned it will be dragged to court in an escalating dispute with New Zealand Rugby unless it changes the name of the new Albanese government-backed team in PNG from the Chiefs.
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won on Friday apologized for causing public concern over allegations of illegal lobbying for a new drug but continued to claim innocence, saying he will provide a detailed explanation at his parliamentary confirmation hearing.
Venezuela’s former first lady, Cilia Flores de Maduro, has asked a judge to release her from federal detention in the United States, citing a worsening heart condition.
The Greens are set to benefit from a shake-up of complicated rules governing City of Melbourne elections, potentially paving the way for the minor party to claim the mayoralty.
A Seoul court was set to rule Friday on former President Yoon Suk Yeol's charges of helping a former defense minister evade a criminal investigation by appointing him as ambassador to Australia in 2023.
President Trump has long been a marquee draw on television, with Fox News viewers in particular often showing up in droves to watch his fiery and grievance-filled speeches.
By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares opened sharply lower Friday, tracking losses on Wall Street, as the latest U.S. inflation data raised the possibility of the U.S. Federal Reserve raising interest rates to curb inflation.
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court was set to rule Friday on former President Yoon Suk Yeol's charges of helping a former defense minister evade a criminal investigation by appointing him as ambassador to Australia in 2023.
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., speaks during a Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard, File)
The first duty of a government, countless leaders over the decades have said, is to safeguard its population. On 11 September 2001 the US manifestly failed to do that. The intelligence was there, yet tragically, nobody joined up the dots in time.
The granddaughters of Vincent Lingiari, Trisha and Rosie Smiler, with the winner of the Vincent Lingiari Art Award by Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney. (ABC News: William Green)