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Most respondents say they have experienced heat-related physical discomfort, while many lacked awareness of heatstroke risks and available government support
Most respondents say they have experienced heat-related physical discomfort, while many lacked awareness of heatstroke risks and available government support
Suspected insurgents set fire to government buildings, shops, cars and utility poles in more than 70 locations across four of Thailand's southernmost provinces over the weekend, injuring at least three people in a coordinated series of arson attacks, authorities said.
Oman's Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi is expected to visit Tehran on Tuesday amid ongoing talks between Iran and Muscat over the Strait of Hormuz, the Iranian foreign ministry indicated on Monday.
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- Government officials from South Korea and China met in Beijing on Monday to engage in policy exchanges and expand cooperation in the field of information communication technologies (ICT), Seoul's science ministry said.
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…
The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Monday pushed back against a ruling party-government proposal to transfer authority over redevelopment projects involving 500 or fewer households to district governments, warning that the move could undermine citywide planning standards.
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks to reporters at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, on Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay, File)
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Monday said proposed Senate Bill 2387 seeks to fix, and not merely extend or postpone, the terms of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials from four to five years to promote greater stability and continuity in barangay governance.
TOKYO (AP) — A cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers, including one from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party, headed to Beijing on Monday to meet with Chinese officials for the first time since ties between the two Asian rivals deteriorated after Takaichi’s comment on Taiwan angered China.
With an eye on long-term stability, People’s Daily says officials have tools to respond amid weak demand, property risks and local-government debt
With an eye on long-term stability, People’s Daily says officials have tools to respond amid weak demand, property risks and local-government debt
Labor has forsaken the wellbeing of older Australians to improve its budget bottom line, leaving its landmark aged care overhaul is in desperate need of fixing, the former interim aged care watchdog says.
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- Ruling Democratic Party (DP) leader Kim Min-seok met with his main opposition People Power Party (PPP) counterpart Monday, vowing to step up communication between the two parties on pending issues.
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- A disability rights advocacy group announced Monday it would completely halt its subway-riding protests, which have been frequently staged in Seoul to call for increased government spending for people with disabilities and their mobility rights.
Iraq’s new prime minister Ali al-Zaidi was supposed to rein in the Iranian-backed militias in Iraq. For years the militias have carried out hundreds of attacks on US forces, kidnapped journalists and researchers, assassinated Iraqis, attacked the Kurdistan Region and attacked embassies and consulates.
Oman's Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi will visit Tehran on Tuesday to continue talks between Iran and Oman on the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday.
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…
Sydney – New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Monday his party will introduce a bill in Parliament that seeks to ban children under 16 from using social media, proposing fines of up to 10% of a platform’s global revenue for noncompliance.
One Nation MP David Farley has fuelled speculation about his future in Pauline Hanson’s party after accidentally walking into a private meeting of more than 20 Liberal MPs – then telling them he could see himself sitting with them.
Prime minister Christopher Luxon’s party to introduce bill seeking the ban, citing harm to a generation of children
Ruling Democratic Party (DP) leader Kim Min-seok ordered the launch of a task force Monday aimed at achieving broader political unity and expanding cooperation with other parties.
Wellington is proposing fines of up to 10 per cent of global turnover for tech firms, but a coalition partner has vowed to block the measure
Wellington is proposing fines of up to 10 per cent of global turnover for tech firms, but a coalition partner has vowed to block the measure
Former CIA officer John Kiriakou and journalist Tucker Carlson sharply discuss the power of the Israel lobby in Washington, including Aipac's controversial rise, Israel’s attack on the USS Liberty in 1967, and Israel’s involvement in the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met with his Mexican counterpart, Roberto Velasco, on Monday to discuss ways to expand bilateral cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI), energy security and other areas of mutual interest, Seoul's foreign ministry said.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has assured West Australians the GST arrangements that have boosted the state budget by billions annually will remain unchanged while he is in the top job.
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Seong-sook ordered the National Police Agency on Monday to look thoroughly into the handling of all missing person cases and take stern measures if any mishandling is confirmed, following revelations that an officer closed cases without confirming the safety of those mis…
Supporters of opposition presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro attend a campaign motorcade in the Duque de Caxias neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Seong-sook said Monday the government should focus on growth when it comes to fiscal policy, stressing that investment in growth-oriented areas is a key way to maintain fiscal health.
A man holds a badge reading “See”, at the opening of the “Yes” campaign’s office in Reykjavik, Iceland, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/James Brooks)
No longer banned from next year’s presidential election, Le Pen is a far more formidable force than her understudy, Jordan Bardella
Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani has met with Israeli intelligence officials in Jordan, according to Syrian state media, as the two sides work to de-escalate tensions following an Israeli attack on a Syrian airbase near the Turkish border.
Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola believes his side did enough to earn a point in their Premier League opener against Newcastle United.
Thirteen years after the chemical weapons gas attack on Ghouta, Syria's government says it is entering a new phase in dismantling the bitter legacy of the Assad regime’s chemical weapons program.
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Israel knows the devastating effects that incitement and political violence can wreak on the fabric of a taut society. It can tear it in two.
Former NBA center criticized WNBA’s transgender policy
Brisbane’s ambition to stage the most accessible Olympic and Paralympic Games ever will not extend to major improvements at the Gabba, with Sport Minister Tim Mander declaring the government will not spend heavily on a stadium ultimately destined for demolition.
The extra compensation investors demand to hold long-dated government bonds is likely to remain elevated barring an unexpected economic downturn, presenting opportunities to buy at higher yields, according to Pacific Investment Management (Pimco).
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- Ruling Democratic Party (DP) leader Kim Min-seok ordered the launch of a task force Monday aimed at achieving broader political unity and expanding cooperation with other parties.
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Deleted tweets by controversial Trump aide Natalie Harp show her expressing fierce support for the president on the day his supporters rioted at the US Capitol in Washington, demanding that the result of the 2020 election be overturned in his favour.
The heads of all three school sectors will participate in an urgent roundtable crisis talks at the behest of the state’s education minister following a spate of alleged sexual assaults by Sydney schoolboys.
A Liberal senator who crossed the floor to vote against expanding ASIO’s compulsory questioning powers has vowed to use his position to challenge the longstanding bipartisan consensus on national security.
BERLIN — It’s not the kind of photo op German Chancellor Friedrich Merz would likely want to frame for his office wall: him standing next to Ulrich Siegmund, the far-right politician a national magazine recently labeled the country’s “most dangerous man.”
Pauline Hanson has deleted a social media post containing her immigration targets from just five months ago, plunging One Nation into a deeper state of confusion as its MPs contradict themselves and each other over the party’s signature policy platform.
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AFP) -- Kazakhstan's ruling party comfortably won Sunday's elections to a new single-chamber parliament, exit polls suggested, consolidating President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's hold on power.