Houthi strikes in Saudi Arabia wound 73
RIYADH — Strikes on Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels wounded 73 people, a Riyadh-led coalition said Tuesday, vowing to respond to the attacks.
· Agence France-Presse
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Gov't to introduce class action system across all consumer sectors: PM
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Seong-sook said Tuesday the government will introduce the class action system across all consumer sectors to significantly strengthen consumer rights.
· CHANG JAE SUN
Korea shifts international student policy from numbers to quality
Universities face tighter oversight of recruitment, refunds, student support
· Lee Seung-ku
One Nation Victorian leader Warren Pickering admits to previous drug use
Topic:State and Territory Government
Labor and Coalition vote down bill to strip tax breaks from charities funding Israel war machine
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· Stephanie Tran
Cook points to migration amid Secret Harbour fallout as WA’s newest MP greeted by parliament ‘bro-test’
The fallout from the Secret Harbour byelection continues to grip West Australian politics, with Premier Roger Cook blaming One Nation’s historic win on the online immigration debate, not his government’s performance.
· Hamish Hastie
Premier defends Erin Patterson’s taxpayer-funded weight loss jabs
Premier Ben Carroll has defended state-funded weight loss injections for convicted mushroom murderer Erin Patterson, as she waits to hear whether she will be granted a retrial.
· Eleanor Campbell
Social media users could opt out of the algorithm if Australian government has its way – but that’s a big if
Even if the legislation passes, tech companies may still find ways to frustrate its intent and keep Australians hooked on their feed
· Josh Taylor
Vietnam’s To Lam visits Russia and France amid South China Sea tensions
Visiting Moscow and Paris in succession allows To Lam to rally support for Hanoi’s maritime stance without taking sides, analysts say
· Maria Siow
Vietnam’s To Lam visits Russia and France amid South China Sea tensions
Visiting Moscow and Paris in succession allows To Lam to rally support for Hanoi’s maritime stance without taking sides, analysts say
· Maria Siow
Prominent medical institute accused of 'misappropriating' donor funds
Topic:Scientific Research
· Danny Tran
Australia seeks to curb social media algorithms with new feed choice law
Australia on Tuesday proposed giving social media users the option to select the content they see on their feeds, marking the next step in the government's push to improve online safety, following its world-first social media ban for children.
· REUTERS
Secret 1993 Peres-Hussein meeting helped pave way for Israel-Jordan peace, revealed documents show
Newly revealed documents from a secret November 1993 meeting between then-foreign minister Shimon Peres and Jordan's King Hussein show how the two leaders helped lay some of the early groundwork for the Israel-Jordan peace treaty, the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation revealed on Tuesday, marking the 10th annive…
· MOSHE COHEN
Australians could get the power to switch off social media algorithms
Communications Minister Anika Wells says Australians will have the choice between algorithmically recommended posts and content from accounts they follow. (ABC News: Callum Flinn)
· Clare Armstrong
Hearings should proceed for embattled minister nominees: Cheong Wa Dae
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 …
· Ji Da-gyum
China targets fourfold boost in AI computing capacity by 2030 in major tech push
The nation’s intelligent computing capacity hit 2,185 eflops at the end of June, up 177 per cent from a year earlier, according to MIIT
· Howard Liu
China targets fourfold boost in AI computing capacity by 2030 in major tech push
The nation’s intelligent computing capacity hit 2,185 eflops at the end of June, up 177 per cent from a year earlier, according to MIIT
· Howard Liu
S. Korea stresses growth, fiscal soundness during talks with Moody's
SEJONG, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- The government briefed global credit appraiser Moody's Corp. on the latest developments in the South Korean economy and its efforts to pursue both growth and fiscal soundness through next year's budget proposal, the finance ministry said Tuesday.
· Kang Yoon-seung
What the Digital Duty of Care bill means for you
Anthony Albanese is pitching Labor’s Digital Duty of Care laws as a way to protect Australians from online harm and give them more control over the content they see.
· Brittany Busch
Australia’s home values have taken a $34b tumble - off a stratospheric peak
The nation’s homes have lost $34 billion in value in three months as interest rates and the federal government’s overhaul of property taxes started to bite and consumers become increasingly worried about the economic outlook on everything from petrol prices to their job prospects.
· Shane Wright
Opposition whip labels peace regime proposal as 'fraud'
3-term lawmaker vows to reject all constitutional amendment proposals throughout Lee's term
· Son Ji-hyoung
Parties across continents launch dialogue in Seoul as politics fractures, challenges converge
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 …
· Ji Da-gyum
Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia wound dozens as coalition vows response
Iran-backed rebel group hits economic and civilian sites across border cities in latest escalation
· Associated Press
Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia wound dozens as coalition vows response
Iran-backed rebel group hits economic and civilian sites across border cities in latest escalation
· Associated Press
Seoul's defense minister vows military backing for US-N. Korea talks
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…
· Hwang Joo-young
Senate rejects bid to strip tax breaks from charities funding the IDF and West Bank settlements
by Michael West | Sep 8, 2026 | The West Report
· Michael West
Beijing recommends 16 Hong Kong civil servants to UN roles, highest number to date
Officers sent under UN Junior Professional Officer scheme come from 13 grades and departments, with the number surpassing cohorts in 2019 and 2023
· Kristen Cheung
Beijing recommends 16 Hong Kong civil servants to UN roles, highest number to date
Officers sent under UN Junior Professional Officer scheme come from 13 grades and departments, with the number surpassing cohorts in 2019 and 2023
· Kristen Cheung
Samsung's profit-sharing strike could have been illegal under new guidance: minister
South Korea’s labor minister said Tuesday that a strike planned by Samsung Electronics unions over their demand for a fixed share of the company’s operating profit would have been illegal under new government guidelines.
· Lim Jae-seong
Palestine weekly: Israeli ministers push for depopulation of Gaza
Far-right Israeli ministers began more forcefully advocating the wholesale removal of Palestinians in Gaza last week, offering timelines and government mechanisms to conduct illegal forced expulsions while displacement, demolitions and killings continued across Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Shetland spaceport project secures £30m of UK government investment
The funding will be used to build two more launchpads
· Bbcnews
Minister defends Singapore Airlines’ Air India stake amid scrutiny, racist rants
Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow said the carrier funded investments from its own balance sheet, urging it to grow overseas to expand further
· Reuters
Minister defends Singapore Airlines’ Air India stake amid scrutiny, racist rants
Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow said the carrier funded investments from its own balance sheet, urging it to grow overseas to expand further
· Reuters
Over 70 injured in Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, Saudi-led coalition spokesperson says
At least 73 people were injured in attacks on Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said on Tuesday, vowing to respond firmly to the latest outbreak of hostilities.
· REUTERS
UAE president warned Netanyahu of Hamas attack days before October 7 massacre - report
UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Hamas was planning an attack several days before the October 7 massacre, according to a Haaretz investigation published on Tuesday.
· WALLA
Vietnam disciplines two ministry leaders for alleged bribery
China-bound durian exports have become a major business for Vietnam. Authorities allege a former vice agriculture minister accepted bribes in a scheme involving export certification. (Photo by Yuri Momoi)
· LIEN HOANG
850 Northern Mindanao cops sent to guard BARMM polls
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Drawing from his own experience in international peacekeeping missions, Brig. Gen. Nestor Babagay Jr., Northern Mindanao police director, sent off Tuesday an 850-strong police contingent to help safeguard the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (…
· Cong B. Corrales
S. Korea military eyes AI to analyze reserve training data
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…
· Hwang Joo-young
Singapore ministers set for pay rise to US$1.4 million entry benchmark
First pay update since 2012 aims to stop political salaries ‘falling further behind’ market rates, the prime minister says
· Kolette Lim
Singapore ministers set for pay rise to US$1.4 million entry benchmark
First pay update since 2012 aims to stop political salaries ‘falling further behind’ market rates, the prime minister says
· Kolette Lim
UK sanctions push on illegal Israeli settlements widens growing diplomatic rift | The National
Britain is preparing to announce one of the most significant UK foreign policy interventions in Israel and the occupied West Bank, with sanctions against businesses and settlers linked to illegal Israeli settlements.
· Thomas Harding
Ban on neo-Nazi White Australia party is ‘authoritarian’ and breaches constitution, high court hears
Lawyers also argue commonwealth does not have the power to ban a political party, as the high court ruled in 1951 over attempt to ban the Communist party
· Sarah Basford Canales
North Korea, Russia open first road bridge as ties deepen
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…
· Jung Min-kyung
Korea offers incentives to expand AI across government
South Korea plans to reward civil servants who put artificial intelligence to work, including through points that apply to consideration for promotions and cash incentives, as it seeks to build a government workforce capable of developing and deploying AI tools.
· Yoon Min-sik
Federal investigators probe Amazon cargo jet's fiery runway crash that killed 5 in Miami
MIAMI, Florida — The five people killed when an Amazon cargo jet ran off a runway at Miami International Airport were all inside a van carrying seven people from a cleaning company, and an SUV hit outside of airport property, National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said Monday.
· Associated Press
Cebu City suspends face-to-face classes for 5th straight day
CEBU CITY — The city government has suspended face-to-face classes for the fifth straight day as haze continues to affect air quality in the city.
· Kaiser Jan Fuentes
Australia to force social media platforms to allow users to opt out of algorithms
Draft legislation enforces digital duty of care including limiting children’s exposure to misogynistic and eating disorder content
· Tom Mcilroy, Luca Ittimani
Floods dash Nepal's China trade hopes, entrench reliance on India
CCTV footage shows people running away as a wall of mud and water destroys buildings in a valley at the Nepal-China border in Gyirong, Tibet region, China, Aug. 26. (Social media via Reuters)
· DEEPAK ADHIKARI
Saudi-led coalition in Yemen says 73 people wounded in Houthi attacks, vows firm response
The spokesperson of the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen announced that 73 people, including women and children, were wounded after Houthis launched attacks in the cities of Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran
· Middleeasteye
Army deploys mechanized battalion to secure BARMM polls
COTABATO CITY – The Army’s 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion, Armor Division deployed its peacekeeping forces in Maguindanao del Sur on Tuesday to support security measures for the historic Bangsamoro Parliamentary elections.
· Edwin O. Fernandez