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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi share overlapping and divergent interests. (Source photos by Kyodo/AP)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that Iran attempted to assassinate one of his sons, making the explosive allegation without saying which of his children was allegedly targeted, when the supposed plot took place or how close it came to being carried out.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that Iran attempted to assassinate one of his sons, making the explosive allegation without saying which of his children was targeted, when the supposed plot took place, or how close it came to being carried out.
An election worker sorts vote-by-mail ballots at the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections Office for the Florida primary election in Doral, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., left, looks on as Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., speaks during a debate ahead of the special GOP Senate runoff election to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., in Newberry, S.C., Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
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President Donald Trump speaks with Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen after a back to school event in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
A proposal for a major industrial port just 10 kilometres south of Exmouth goes against government plans to transform the region into Western Australia’s newest marine park, conservationists argue.
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The 742 contracts were awarded to just 65 companies, with 22 companies receiving 10 or more contracts. (Supplied)
A federal judge on Monday postponed the trial of the man authorities allege built the bomb that blew New York-bound Pan Am flight 103 out of the sky over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 people in 1988.
The Defense Ministry's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), said Monday that drugs had been smuggled into the Gaza Strip inside food products intended as humanitarian aid for residents of the Strip.
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- New mortgage loans per borrower dropped at the sharpest pace in the second quarter amid the government's regulations to cool the overheated housing market, central bank data said Tuesday.
Andrew Hastie does not agree with the state Liberals' political strategy in Secret Harbour. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court opened a path Monday for possible implementation of President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much can be put in place before the fast-approaching midterm elections.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that Iran tried to kill one of his sons, but gave no details on when or where the alleged plot took place or which of his sons was targeted.
Israeli officials have accused Hamas of planning renewed attacks on its territory using kites and balloons, and gave the Iran-backed militant group until Wednesday to rein in their use or face reprisals.
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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has pledged to steadily continue Japan’s sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has been belatedly announced as the headliner of the 2026 Brisbane Writers Festival this October.
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As pro-Palestinian progressives find some success at the 2026 ballot box, the long-gestating Israel divestment campaign is looking to capitalize in Rhode Island.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he plans to travel to the US next month with European leaders to lobby US President Trump on Ukraine's defence needs.
President Lee Jae Myung said Tuesday the police will soon wield the greatest power among government agencies, calling for the formation of a government body to be in charge of police reform.
MANILA, Philippines — The bills postponing the November 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) and fixing the term of barangay and SK officials at five years have been approved by the Senate panel on local government.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday posted what he described as his personal phone number and invited Israelis to contact him with their questions and problems.
ATHENS — Greece’s government and tourism officials are determined not to squander the opportunities created by a resurgence of interest in everything Greek kindled by Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster movie version of Homer’s epic poem, the Odyssey.
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REYKJAVÍK — Pro-EU campaigners have a handy boogeyman to win over Icelandic voters ahead of a crunch referendum on Saturday: U.S. President Donald Trump.
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said Tuesday the police will soon wield the greatest power among government agencies, calling for the formation of a government body to be in charge of police reform.
An aerial view shows resorts in Sentosa, Singapore, in June 2018: The government has unveiled a plan to boost tourism in the area by connecting the island to neighboring Pulau Brani. © Reuters
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate Impeachment Court will consider not only the consistency of witnesses’ testimonies but also whether their statements conform with common human experience when determining their credibility, court spokesman Regie Tongol said Tuesday.
The state government is set to announce a proposed blanket ban on character references at sentence hearings in a move that has drawn concern from the legal profession.
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- Electric vehicle (EV)-related complaints filed with the government have nearly doubled over the past three years, the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission said Tuesday.
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The Justice Department is preparing to send a record 1,000 federal monitors to polling places for the 2026 midterms, the largest deployment of its kind in the agency's history. Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general who runs the Civil Rights Division, gave the number to Bloomberg last week and the figure al…
MANILA, Philippines — A Senate panel has approved the proposed bills postponing the November 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) and fixing the officials' term from four to five years.
Teachers have been awarded an interim pay bump more than a year after a workplace deal between their union and the government expired and as heated negotiations continue.
The ruling Democratic Party and the government on Tuesday stressed the need for the active role of fiscal policy and investment in future industries to support the country's economic growth.
Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s road to the presidency did not start with an early survey lead. It was a subsequent commanding surge that delivered him to Malacañang. In the early surveys of 2020 and early 2021, his running mate, Sara Duterte, was actually the undisputed front-runner for the presidency.
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party (DP) and the government on Tuesday stressed the need for the active role of fiscal policy and investment in future industries to support the country's economic growth.
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is increasingly concerned that a bribery scandal within the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly will impact next spring’s unified local elections.
Kinshasa, DR Congo – President Felix Tshisekedi is due to leave office in 2028 under the current Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Yet with more than two years to go, a battle over the rules governing what happens when his mandate ends is already reshaping Congolese politics.
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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he and other European leaders plan to travel to the United States in September to lobby US President Donald Trump to let Ukraine access some of its Patriot air defense missile stocks ahead of the winter, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing an interview.
Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis issued a strong warning to Turkey, saying that “the Greece of passive diplomatic stagnation belongs definitively to the past.”
Assemblymember Marc Berman, D-Menlo Park, calls for passage of measures to redraw the state’s Congressional districts and put new maps before voters in a special election, during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Sonam Wangchuk’s fast was spark that drove youth protest movement – and now he wants to cleanse the political system
Supporters call it visionary. Critics see it as a costly mistake.
