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SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- The following is the full text of a statement by the Bank of Korea (BOK) on its monetary policy decision Thursday, where the central bank raised the key rate by 25 basis points to 3 percent at its rate-setting meeting in Seoul.
Premier confirms levy, which was intended to help pay for the multibillion-dollar Suburban Rail Loop and other Big Build projects, will be abolished
COTABATO CITY – Even before the historic parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Sept. 14, two winners from non-Moro Indigenous Peoples (IPs) have been chosen to serve as members of the regular Bangsamoro Parliament.
South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has warned Anthony Albanese he could lose vital seats across the east coast if he fails to resolve key problems with the way the GST is carved up among the states and territories.
PARANG, Maguindanao del Norte — The Sept. 14 elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is a “showcase” to the world that Muslims and Christians can live and govern together peacefully, Interior and Local Government Secretary Juanito Victor “Jonvic” Remulla said here.
Quota to fall by a third to Coalition-era levels in move that the Greens say makes Australia ‘meaner and weaker’
MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has abandoned the “second placer” rule in local elections, ruling that a candidate who received the second-highest number of votes has no right to assume an elective post after the leading candidate is disqualified.
Former prime minister Tony Abbott says Australia’s frontier conflicts should be taught and commemorated, but believes the full story of the wars belongs in a museum rather than the Australian War Memorial.
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Norway’s King Harald V, 89, is in an “extremely serious” condition after his health deteriorated while he was being treated at Oslo University Hospital. Europe’s oldest reigning monarch has been in hospital since 17 August with haemolytic anaemia, later complicated by a bacterial bloodstream infection. The worsening…
Former CIA officer John Kiriakou tells MEE that Greece views Israel as a key strategic partner against Turkey, but anger over Gaza, arms sales and rising rents blamed on Israeli property buyers are turning the relationship into a domestic liability.
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance ministry vowed to make efforts to bolster the country's multilateral trade network, noting the government will begin gathering public opinion on possible membership in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the family of Sgt. First Class Yehuda Yekutiel Katz on Wednesday to offer his condolences following his burial last week, the Prime Minister's Office announced.
A US judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by Elon Musk's X/Twitter seeking to void a New York state law requiring social media companies to disclose how they monitor hate speech, extremism, harassment, foreign political interference and disinformation.
Key gatekeepers, and even the prime minister, should have faced more questions over what can be done to address rising hatred
The South Korean government will dispatch an 11-member joint rapid response team to Nepal on Thursday to assist search and rescue efforts following devastating floods that have left nine South Koreans unaccounted for.
The US has accused Chinese hackers it described as “state-backed” of breaking into NASA, the Federal Reserve and other sensitive government networks, just weeks before Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected in Washington for talks with President Donald Trump.
The US has accused Chinese hackers it described as “state-backed” of breaking into NASA, the Federal Reserve, and other sensitive government networks, just weeks before Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected in Washington for talks with President Donald Trump.
A lawyer for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook on Wednesday pushed back on President Donald Trump's revived effort to remove her from the central bank, telling the White House in a five-page letter that allegations of mortgage fraud against her "remain unfounded and untrue."
Fabricated calls and erased files kept two deaths hidden. Now, a force prone to cover-ups is inheriting unchecked authority
Fabricated calls and erased files kept two deaths hidden. Now, a force prone to cover-ups is inheriting unchecked authority
A U.S. pullback from Asia will give regional allies more responsibility for their own defense — but Washington is still watching for alignment with its own interests, according to Derek Grossman, professor of political science at the University of Southern California.
One key tool Washington has long utilized for influence operations and covert regime change plotting abroad has long been the establishment of foreign media for political messaging.
A levy secretly slapped on commuters last year, which was due to raise $8 billion and help fund the Suburban Rail Loop and other Big Build projects, will be scrapped by Premier Ben Carroll.
Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve Board of Governors member, speaks during an event at the Brookings Institution, Nov. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
Esta fotografía del martes 11 de agosto de 2026 muestra una calcomanía que dice “Hoy voté”, en Olbrich Gardens, Wisconsin. (AP Foto/Nam Y. Huh)
Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir (C) supports Iceland joining the EU
Twelve people were killed in wildfires that swept through several Algerian provinces, Interior Minister Said Sayoud said late on Wednesday, according to Algerian radio.
A federal judge in Massachusetts on Wednesday lifted her own order blocking the postal service from implementing election integrity measures for mail-in ballots.
A United States judge has denied a request to compel the extradition of a federal immigration agent charged with shooting a man during an immigration raid in the state of Minnesota and lying about it.
Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has warned that artificial intelligence and social media are eroding people’s ability to think and feel, while powerful interests exploit technology, politics and war for profit.
Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has warned that AI and social media are eroding people’s ability to think and feel, while powerful interests exploit technology, politics, and war for profit.
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) councils of Mamburao, the capital town in Occidental Mindoro, have united in opposing the continued postponement of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), saying it is time to give a new generation of young leaders the opportunity to serve.
An Indigenous tribe located between the United States and Mexico has accused US federal agents and construction workers of illegally trespassing on its land to begin work on a controversial border wall in the state of Arizona.
Two drones targeted facilities belonging to Iranian Kurdish opposition parties in Erbil governorate, in Iraq’s northern Kurdish region, Al Jazeera reported.
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- Nine South Koreans remain unaccounted for following massive flooding in Nepal, with the government set to dispatch a joint rapid response team to the scene Thursday to support search and rescue efforts, Seoul's foreign ministry said.
Conservatives must rebuild beyond their loyal baseKorea's conservative opposition faces urgent pressure to reform, broaden its appeal and regain public trust.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks as President Donald Trump listens during a cabinet meeting, Friday, July 31, 2026, at Camp David, the presidential retreat, near Thurmont, Md., Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
China’s past CCDI annual plenums stress intensifying efforts to combat corruption where ‘power, funds and resources are concentrated’
China’s past CCDI annual plenums stress intensifying efforts to combat corruption where ‘power, funds and resources are concentrated’
Justice Department says QTFY targeted US critical infrastructure on behalf of China’s security ministry and military
Justice Department says QTFY targeted US critical infrastructure on behalf of China’s security ministry and military
An " I Voted Today” sticker on an information sign at Olbrich Gardens Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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Andy Burnham has been prime minister since July
COTABATO CITY—Despite the series of gun attacks mostly in the Maguindanao provinces that so far left 14 people dead, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday remained hopeful that the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) next month will be “peaceful, …
Expanded medical facilities and supply stocks are part of Japan's ongoing defense buildup. (Taken from Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's social media post)
LONDON — Andy Burnham’s government desperately wants to find ways to help Brits save money on soaring energy bills.
Iran has praised China for rejecting US threats to impose sanctions on countries that continue to trade with the Islamic Republic, with Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf saying on Wednesday that Tehran’s strategic partnership with Beijing “needs no one’s permission.”
Iran has praised China for rejecting US threats to impose sanctions on countries that continue to trade with the Islamic Republic, with Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf saying on Wednesday that Tehran’s strategic partnership with Beijing “needs no one’s permission.”