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Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani began a high-level visit to Pakistan on Thursday, the first official trip by a senior Syrian official to the country in 19 years.
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Three Palestinian-led parties in Israel announced on Wednesday that they will run on a joint slate in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Syria has no plans to establish a Turkish military presence at the Abu al-Duhur airbase attacked by Israel earlier this week, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani has said.
Topic:Government and Politics
In this photo released by the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, left, shakes hands with his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar before their meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)
Sen. Lito Lapid wades through knee-deep waters to distribute assistance to some 6,000 families affected by flooding in Pampanga on Aug. 20, 2026. Lapid visited Minalin, Macabebe, Masantol, and Candaba to distribute food packs and check on the condition of the residents. He also coordinated with local officials to de…
Soldiers participate in the annual Han Kuang military exercises in Yilan, northeastern Taiwan, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, Pool)
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday vowed to root out the online circulation of illegally filmed sexual content, noting the government will also make efforts to tackle overseas-based platforms.
A renewable energy company chaired by former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull plans to build a large-scale battery on bushfire-prone land in Melbourne’s green wedges, alarming nearby residents who lived through the devastating Black Saturday fires of 2009.
Topic:Federal Government
The senior official who spearheaded the Russian government’s wave of private asset seizures since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine has been quietly returned to his job after Prosecutor General Alexander Gutsan reportedly dismissed him last month, the news outlet Fontanka reported Wednesday, citing a source familia…
The UK government has said it will announce "measures" against Israel over new settlement construction east of Jerusalem that would effectively cut the occupied West Bank in two.
A former Zambian cabinet minister was shot dead during a security operation at the home of opposition leader Brian Mundubile, police said Wednesday, days after President Hakainde Hichilema won a second term amid opposition claims of irregularities and intimidation.
Zambia’s opposition leader said on Wednesday that he is going to court to challenge the 13 August presidential election results which handed President Hakainde Hichelema a second term in office.
Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi arrived in the Gulf this week for talks with Saudi Arabia and Oman, as disruption around two of the region's crucial shipping routes place maritime security and the resilience of energy flows high on the agenda.
The Spanish government announced on Thursday the creation of shelters for 1,800 migrants in Ceuta in a bid to relieve the humanitarian crisis there following last month's influx from Morocco.
The husband storms towards his wife, angry that their son Humaid, a militia fighter, refuses to hand over his weapon to the government. “He thinks life is all about war,” the man tells her.
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A hastily handwritten note was passed to NSW Premier Chris Minns with unbelievably good news – missing bushwalker Lily Hooper had been found alive after eight days in a rugged national park in the NSW Southern Highlands.
Premier Ben Carroll’s royal commission isn’t too little. But it may be too late.
Pampanga Gov. Lilia Pineda said a significant part of the province, particularly low-lying areas, have been flooded even as the provincial government prepares a master plan to address the perennial problem that contributed to the hardship of Kapampangans.
The Honduran government has placed 80 percent of the country, including the capital, on drought alert as El Niño scorches harvests and causes livestock to die of thirst. The El Niño weather pattern warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, triggering worldwide changes in winds, …
As Maj.-Gen. (ret.) Ofer Winter continues to hint at the formation of a new party, Likud officials have grown increasingly concerned amid fears that the rapid expansion of right-wing lists could leave votes below the electoral threshold.
The Prime Minister's Office on Thursday denied reports that the political echelon had approved the entry of the International Stabilization Force (ISF) into the Gaza Strip.
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 …
The Chinese government is raising the stakes in a dispute over JD.com's takeover bid for Germany's Ceconomy. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and Getty Images)
Savinho made seven Premier League starts for Man City last season while Marmoush made eight
Bond yields edged higher on Thursday morning after pulling back sharply during the previous session following the Treasury Department's move to dramatically ramp up government debt repurchases in a bid to shore up longer-dated debt.
The number of South Koreans aged 100 or older nearly tripled over the past decade, with the increase particularly sharp among men, government data showed Thursday.
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…
Some owners won't have to give up their guns, despite those firearms being put into a more restrictive licence category under the proposed reforms. (ABC News)
PNP-ACG. Colonel Richmond Tadina of the Anti-Cybercrime Group of the PNP discusses the NVE cases in the Philippines at a Senate hearing, Thursday, August 20.
The Spanish government’s planned new housing legislation, which includes several measures to favour tenants' rights over landlords', faces a rocky path to parliamentary approval in September despite the country's worsening housing crisis.
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PARIS — Former French Prime Minister François Fillon has been suspended for 10 years from the Légion d’honneur, France’s highest order of merit, after being found guilty of providing his wife with a fake job in which she was paid a salary using taxpayer money.
NSW Premier Chris Minns has admitted the government’s gun buyback scheme will result in some gun owners reimbursed for less than what their weapons are worth on the market.
Regional body, the Organization of American States, said Haiti needs help fighting gangs and seizing back territory as it prepares to hold its first elections in a decade.
Federal Liberals are weighing an extraordinary intervention into their South Australia division over fears that senator Alex Antic’s bid for control will stop Opposition Leader Angus Taylor from competing in the state at the next election, as evidence emerges of an attempted purge of high-profile party members.
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Seong-sook vowed Thursday to boldly improve regulations to help new industries and technologies to take off in an unfettered manner and play a key role as future growth engines for South Korea's economy.
Three of the country's worst illegal dumps are due to be cleaned up using taxpayers' money, the government has announced.
Seoul needs more homes, and Yongsan Park looks like the kind of land the government would find hard to ignore.
Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, says US President Donald Trump's 'economic D-day' on Iran will only bring 'further defeat' to the US in a post to X/Twiiter on Thursday.
Australia has become an international outlier by allowing fuel made from Russian crude oil to enter the country, a parliament inquiry has found, urging the federal government to close loopholes that allow Moscow to profit from imports through third countries.
MANILA, Philippines — The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) on Thursday said it would be covering and auditing the upcoming Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) elections next month.
West Australian Greens MLC Sophie McNeill has lashed a Nationals MP who was suspended from parliament as a “a gutless coward” who just wants attention.
Topic:Federal Government
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi responded to threats made by Donald Trump to launch 'economic warfare' against Tehran, saying that this would be a diversion from America's economic problems.
