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Australians will continue to be able to serve in foreign armies, including those accused of war crimes, without government oversight, after parliament rejected a bid to require disclosure of overseas military service.
A US grant program for organizations pursuing Trump administration priorities in Europe will exclude French groups because of sensitivities over allegations of foreign interference ahead of next year's presidential election, according to two sources.
COTABATO CITY — The Moro Peace Project (TMPP), Inc., a non-government organization working for peace in the Bangsamoro region, on Thursday urged voters to exercise their right to vote on Monday, Sept. 14, for the historic Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections (BPE).
Lightly cooked tortilla (with onion) crowned Spain’s national dish, Spain's PM to use scandal-hit Zapatero in election campaign, Europol adds Spanish drug trafficker to most wanted list and more news on Thursday.
Iran-backed Houthi militants have seized the strategic port city of Mokha on Yemen’s western coast after days of fighting with pro-government forces, further expanding their control along the Red Sea and near the Bab Al Mandeb shipping route.
More on Trump's $5,000 election pledge.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) has clarified that the increase in checkpoints for the upcoming Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections was not meant to intimidate voters.
Labor’s long-standing promise to give Victorians the right to work from home hangs in the balance after Coalition and crossbench MPs teamed up for a parliamentary manoeuvre that derailed the government’s plan to deliver the controversial change before November’s election.
Topic:Federal Parliament
Farmers unite on parliament lawns to protest the FPA. (ABC News: Jake Grant)
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store has said that the Ukrainian government plane carrying President President Volodymyr Zelensky nearly struck an unidentified drone on Wednesday.
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SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Yonhap) -- Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said Thursday it is in talks with the South Korean government on measures to limit children's use of social media.
WASHINGTON – When Donald Trump campaigned for a second term in the White House, he promised to be a “president of peace” who would stop foreign wars, not start them.
Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro read out a handwritten memo reportedly from the Chinese embassy at the Seoul Defence Dialogue on Tuesday.
The Workers’ Party chief said ‘no amount of money will persuade’ some people to trade their plush offices for grass-roots work
The Workers’ Party chief said ‘no amount of money will persuade’ some people to trade their plush offices for grass-roots work
COTABATO CITY – With four days to go before the historic Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections (BPE), hundreds more of augmentation police forces arrived in Maguindanao del Sur on Thursday to help secure the Sept. 14 polls.
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…
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Yonhap) -- Gender Minister nominee Yong Hye-in on Thursday reiterated her intention to retain her National Assembly seat, stressing that lawmakers are allowed to concurrently serve as Cabinet members by law.
The possibility of South Korea's military involvement in the Strait of Hormuz has continued to dominate the political arena, with a ranking government official stressing again that any decision would follow legal procedures.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez defended his government's handling of the migration crisis in Ceuta where some 80,000 migrants tried to enter at the end of July.
For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings …
Kellie Sloane has sensationally accused the Labor government of significantly increasing building heights in her eastern suburbs electorate after she became opposition leader in a bid to wedge her on housing before the next election.
Topic:Renewable Energy
In this photo released by the Chonburi government’s Public Relations Department, police officers gather inside Nongplalai Municipal Kindergarten after a gunman fatally shot a teacher in Chonburi, Thailand, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. (Chonburi Government Public Relations Department via AP)
In this photo provided by the Rockhampton Regional Council, rowers paddle on the Fitzroy River at Rockhampton, Australia, on July 24, 2025. (Rockhampton Regional Council via AP)
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung instructed the government Thursday to review measures to help the families of nine South Koreans who went missing in devastating floods in Nepal last month, his office said.
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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…
Liberal MP Scott Buchholz has taken aim at online trolls who leave fatphobic comments on his social media, questioning how those who hurl abuse online treat their partners and children in real life.
Topic:Federal Government
Two-thirds of Jewish voters plan to vote for Democrats in the coming midterms, according to a poll published Wednesday, in a sign that roiling tensions in the party over Israel have barely budged its status as the political home favored by a substantial majority of Jews.
The long-term stability of relations between states depends not only on political agreements or economic projects, but also on the opportunities created for human capital.
The Clarity Act, which seeks to establish a U.S. federal framework for digital assets, is likely to pass given broad support from crypto firms, law-enforcement groups and several banks, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said.
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SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Yonhap) -- The chairperson of South Korea's fair trade watchdog plans to visit the United States next week to take part in an antitrust policy conference, the agency said Thursday.
State buying appears to quash panic selling in mainland China-listed shares, but Hong Kong’s unsettled market can’t expect government intervention
State buying appears to quash panic selling in mainland China-listed shares, but Hong Kong’s unsettled market can’t expect government intervention
The European Central Bank is widely expected to raise interest rates on Thursday, but uncertainty around the U.S.-Iran war is clouding the outlook for its longer-term policy path, market watchers say.
Dallas: US President Donald Trump made an extraordinary pledge to pay every American adult $US5000 ($7000) if the Republican Party retains the House of Representatives and the Senate at November’s midterm elections, in a move immediately dismissed by Democrats as “another empty promise”.
A majority of British adults approve of the UK government’s decision to ban the import of goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, according to a YouGov survey.
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Western Australia’s peak mining and energy body remains firm that the state should remain separate from a national gas reservation scheme after the federal government released the proposed legislation for consultation.
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean government team tasked with assessing the security situation near the Strait of Hormuz returned from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday as Seoul cautiously weighs a potential military deployment amid U.S. pressure.
The U.S. pushed through a resolution of censure against Iran that refers its nuclear file to the United Nations Security Council, deepening the diplomatic divide separating Washington from Beijing, Moscow and Tehran.
Spain's national intelligence agency issued multiple warnings before the Ceuta border crisis about a potential mass crossing of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish exclave in late July, according to declassified documents released by the government on Wednesday.
A defiant Donald Trump vowed Republicans would "surge forward" in November's midterms Wednesday, seeking to rally his party against grim election forecasts, weak approval ratings and mounting voter discontent over prices and his war with Iran.