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The head of the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (Unrwa) said that the Israeli government’s raid on the last remaining facility run by the UN agency earlier this weep is an attempt to "eliminate the presence of the United Nations" in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Search efforts have been expanded on both sides, with 484 tourists from at least 26 countries among those unaccounted for
Search efforts have been expanded on both sides, with 484 tourists from at least 26 countries among those unaccounted for
PARANG, Maguindanao del Norte – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and security forces have finalized preparations and measures to ensure a peaceful, orderly, and secure vote for the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Region on Sept. 14.
MANILA, Philippines — The Liberal Party of the Philippines (LP) and the August Twenty One Movement (ATOM) condemned Sen. Robinhood Padilla over the issue of the use of aliases in government documents.
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SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's government said Thursday it will step up crackdowns on Chinese fishing vessels illegally operating in waters near the inter-Korean sea border in the Yellow Sea.
Parties dig in, hurl accusations fanned by 'self-serving' interpretations
Soda purchases fell about 13 percent among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beneficiaries after 10 states restricted purchases of sugary drinks with SNAP funds in 2026, a study found.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States on Wednesday named the UK-based Palestine Action group, which has been banned by the British government, as a "terrorist" organization, as the Trump administration intensifies its campaign against left-wing movements.
10. Proxima Dea is the least experienced horse in the race but she’s also the most promising. Both her wins have been on the narrow side but there was a lot more merit in her victory against older horses, three of them, at Gosford last time. Plummets in weight, puts herself in her races and with a bit of speed drawn…
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani is due to visit Tehran on Thursday for talks on de-escalating tensions and reviving dialogue between Iran and the United States.
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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 …
Goodell confirms review after Ohio prostitution sting
Lawmakers of the main opposition People Power Party on Thursday proposed a special bill aimed at supporting Seoul's push to build nuclear-powered submarines.
Australia’s government has secured a broad agreement with regional leaders on developing new data centers, but appears to have set aside a demand that they be powered by renewable energy.
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has warned the administration of United States President Donald Trump that it has no legal basis to fire her from her leadership position at the central bank.
Malaysia's former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob arrives at the Kuala Lumpur court complex on Aug. 27. © Reuters
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- Lawmakers of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Thursday proposed a special bill aimed at supporting Seoul's push to build nuclear-powered submarines.
The Brazilian government has filed a lawsuit against the chat platform Discord, seeking millions of dollars in damages over alleged failures to protect children and teenage social media users.
The Trump administration is overhauling rules governing the length of stay for international students and exchange visitors, replacing a decades-old system with a fixed period of up to four years.
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SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will support the transition of 889 private and public vessels to eco-friendly models by 2035 as part of its ongoing effort to curb carbon emissions and strengthen the competitiveness of related industries, the government said Thursday.
LONDON — Nigel Farage knows he has a Restore Britain problem. Striking a pact with his rival is not a silver bullet.
MADRID — If Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez had hoped tensions with Morocco would blow over after this summer’s influx of more than 70,000 migrants into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta in North Africa, those hopes were dashed on Monday evening.
Thai police officers inspect a subdistrict administrative organization office in Narathiwat province on Aug. 23, following a series of bomb and arson attacks in the country's southern region. © EPA/JIJI
US Senator Chris Van Hollen has criticised Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and "extremists" in the Israeli government after a raid on an Unrwa facility in occupied East Jerusalem.
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