Haaland's main rivals for the Premier League Golden Boot
Erling Haaland won the Premier League Golden Boot last season with 27 goals
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Newest first · UTC+11:00The 30-year Treasury yield just hit a 19-year high. Three things could drive it even higher
The yield on the 30-year U.S. Treasury has surged to its highest level in nearly two decades, and some strategists see scope for the selloff in long-dated government bonds to go further.
· Lee Ying Shan
Coalition MPs cross floor over ‘weak’ gambling crackdown as major parties strike deal
Labor’s bill to restrict gambling ads is set to pass this week, with the Greens calling the agreement ‘cowardly’
· Josh Butler
Kushner says Israel can 'finish the job properly' in Gaza if Hamas disagrees to disarm
Speaking to Fox News after a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, said that Israel will have the support of the US to “finish the job properly” in Gaza if Hamas does not agree to disarm.
· Middleeasteye
New DP leader floats Mamdani's 'affordability' agenda
The new leader of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea is pushing "affordability" atop the party's agenda, following his election to the post on Monday.
· Son Ji-hyoung
Chinese commercial banks gain margin relief, but subdued lending dims outlook
A rare uptick in margins lifted Chinese lenders in the second quarter, but falling loan demand and policy constraints loom large
· Daisy Wu
Chinese commercial banks gain margin relief, but subdued lending dims outlook
A rare uptick in margins lifted Chinese lenders in the second quarter, but falling loan demand and policy constraints loom large
· Daisy Wu
Want to block gambling ads? Soon, this is how you will do it
There are few details about how exactly the register will work and when it will be set up. (ABC News: Jessica Hayes)
· Holly Tregenza
Seoul to welcome second-largest incentive travel group from India
A 1,400-member incentive travel group from India will arrive in Seoul in three batches between Sept. 6 and 11, marking the second-largest group of its kind from India to visit Seoul, the city government said Tuesday.
· Park Yuna
Breakouts & wildcards - 13 surprise stars for new season
Eli Junior Kroupi, Igor Thiago and Nico O'Reilly were among the breakout stars who made their mark on the Premier League last season - but who will be next?
· Bbcsport
Seoul denies chips eyed for first US investment project
South Korea’s Industry Ministry on Tuesday denied that semiconductors are being considered as the first project under Seoul’s US investment commitments, as Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan holds last-minute talks in Washington over the package and related tariff issues.
· Jo He-rim
Chinese FM Wang Yi to visit S. Korea this week: foreign ministry
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit South Korea this week, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday, for talks that are widely expected to focus on advancing bilateral ties and issues related to North Korea.
· Woo Jae-yeon
As Netanyahu weighs reserved slots, officials consider how party list will change prior to election
As the Likud primary campaign ends and the final results of the primaries are published, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's attention is turning to the eight reserved slots at his disposal, which will allow him to influence the composition of the party list even after members have cast their votes.
· ANNA BARSKY
Likud primary results near: Eli Cohen leads, Ohana-Levin race tightens with 80% of votes counted
After a tense election day, bitter battles, and turnout that closed at around 54%, the vote count in the Likud primaries is nearing the finish line on Tuesday, and the party's new slate is taking shape.
· AVI SOLOMON
Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial postponed indefinitely amid double jeopardy fight
NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, which was slated to begin Sept. 8, has been postponed indefinitely as his lawyers seek to have the case thrown out on double jeopardy grounds following his guilty plea last week to federal charges.
· Associated Press
A decade after brutal killing, Manila steps up protection for Koreans
MANILA — Hours before a group of South Korean reporters was due to visit the Korean Help Desk on Aug. 10, a typhoon swept through the Philippine capital, prompting authorities to order government employees to work from home.
· Jung Min-kyung
Vietnam taps Samsung hub and Ha Long Bay province as growth zones
A Samsung Electronics factory in Bac Ninh province. Vietnam's largest exporting locality is expected to become a centrally governed city under a government plan to create new growth poles. © Reuters
· MAI NGUYEN
Kremlin influence fears hijack France’s presidential race
London: When French authorities ordered Xenia Fedorova to leave the country three weeks ago, the Russian television host gained swift support from some senior figures on the political right.
· David Crowe
Lee reaffirms OPCON transfer within term, urges faster nuclear submarine build
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 …
· Ji Da-gyum
‘I want to be Eala’: Philippine star sparks tennis boom at home, but court time at a premium | South China Morning Post
Alexandra Eala’s international success has parents rushing their children to courts across the country, and a government-backed National Tennis Centre is in the works.
US transshipment ‘scam’ claims put Asean exporters in a bind
Analysts say a report accusing nine Southeast Asian nations of helping China skirt tariffs conflates cheating with legitimate trade
· Sam Beltran
US transshipment ‘scam’ claims put Asean exporters in a bind
Analysts say a report accusing nine Southeast Asian nations of helping China skirt tariffs conflates cheating with legitimate trade
· Sam Beltran
Gov't provides 9.26 mln won worth of social services per household in 2024
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- The government provided an average of 9.26 million won (US$6,570) in social services to each household in 2024, government data showed Tuesday.
· Kim Boram
China censors public mourning as it holds former premier's funeral
Zhu Rongji served as China's premier from 1998 to 2003, leading China through a series of key economic reforms
· Bbcnews
Corruption watchdog questions loophole in policy disciplining police officers
Crime and Corruption Commission chair Bruce Barbour says the policy presents a risk to not only the QPS but the community. (AAP image: Jono Searle)
· Alex Brewster
Labor’s gambling ‘AdStop’ regime fails to quell fresh anger of critics
Labor will introduce a new “AdStop” regime where Australians can choose not to receive gambling advertising online, but advocates are arguing that its promised crackdown on betting promotions used to woo gamblers will do little to change the damaging practice.
· Natassia Chrysanthos, Paul Sakkal, Brittany Busch
Minister flags need to ‘future-proof’ university funding against One Nation
Education Minister Jason Clare has warned that contentious new legislation that will effectively cap student numbers at universities must guard against “any future potential of a One Nation government,” in yet another sign of the increasing threat represented by Pauline Hanson and her party.
· Sally Rawsthorne
How the far right is tightening its grip over the EU – from the inside | Alberto Alemanno
The centrist coalition that traditionally shaped EU laws is now colluding with MEPs from the AfD and Marine Le Pen’s National Rally
· Alberto Alemanno
Why is Chinese state media telling people to stop using English AI terms?
People’s Daily commentary is part of broader efforts to bolster China’s ‘discourse power’ in global conversations
· Caroline Lin
Why is Chinese state media telling people to stop using English AI terms?
People’s Daily commentary is part of broader efforts to bolster China’s ‘discourse power’ in global conversations
· Caroline Lin
Parties are looking past Alaska's primary to pivotal matchups in the fall
Alaska U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola, a Democrat, speaks during a campaign rally on May 14, 2026, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, file)
· Becky Bohrer
Maga comes for Europe
Maga is forging ties with Europe’s far right and influencing political debate across the Atlantic. But its ‘America First’ ideology often collides with European nationalism.
LG, SKT, Upstage advance in Korea’s sovereign AI race
LG AI Research, SK Telecom and Upstage have advanced to the next stage of South Korea’s government-backed push to develop a homegrown artificial intelligence foundation model, the Science Ministry said Tuesday.
· Jie Ye-eun
Trump envoy says Hamas disarmament could begin within 30 days
JERUSALEM (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump's envoy Jared Kushner said Monday that progress towards disarming Hamas and moving forward with a Gaza peace plan could begin within a month, after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
· Yonhap
Smotrich calls on Netanyahu to conquer Gaza, establish military government and settlements
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to order the IDF's complete takeover of the Gaza Strip and permit settlements in the area, speaking to students at the Sderot Yeshiva on Sunday.
· LEO FEIERBERG BETTER
Takaichi’s punishing workload draws renewed scrutiny after 6½-hour checkup at hospital
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s “work, work, work, work and work” credo may be taking a toll on her after she spent 6½ hours at a hospital — just weeks after revealing that she routinely gets very little sleep.
· Kenji Yoshida
Coalition says antisemitism royal commission should be extended to demand answers from PM, Wong, others
The Coalition has called on the Albanese government to extend the deadline for the Bondi royal commission beyond the one-year anniversary, demanding that government ministers, muslim clerics and high-profile figures from the arts be called before the inquiry to account for rising antisemitism.
· Natassia Chrysanthos
KT, SK Telecom, Upstage advance to next stage in govt.-led AI project
Three companies have advanced to the next stage of a government-backed project to develop an artificial intelligence service accessible to everyone for free, the Ministry of Science and ICT said Tuesday.
· Yonhap
The triumph of India’s cockroaches
NEW DELHI – For those accustomed to viewing Indian democracy through the prism of grand electoral contests or warnings about institutional erosion, recent weeks have provided a refreshing demonstration of democracy’s resilience. What began as provocative online satire exploded into one of the most remarkable — and s…
· Shashi Tharoor
Fake News, Part I: The Long History
Authored by John Maxwell Hamilton via RealClearPolitics,
· Tyler Durden
KT, SK Telecom, Upstage advance to next stage in gov't-led AI project
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- Three companies have advanced to the next stage of a government-backed project to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) service accessible to everyone for free, the Ministry of Science and ICT said Tuesday.
· Kim Han-joo
US won’t allow Gaza reconstruction until Hamas disarms – Kushner
The US would not allow the reconstruction of Gaza until the Palestinian enclave is fully demilitarized, President Donald Trump’s peace envoy Jared Kushner said following meetings with Hamas officials and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
· RT
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The US would not allow the reconstruction of Gaza until the Palestinian enclave is fully demilitarized, President Donald Trump’s peace envoy Jared Kushner said following meetings with Hamas officials and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
· RT
New ruling party leader vows to support Lee's policy agenda
The new chief of the ruling Democratic Party met with presidential aides Tuesday and vowed to support the Lee Jae Myung administration and strengthen cooperation with the presidential office.
· Yonhap
The Lib Dem dilemma: Cozy up to Burnham or strike out alone?
LONDON — Britain’s Liberal Democrats are holding fire against Andy Burnham — for now.
· Noah Keate
‘They’ll lie again’: Barnaby Joyce takes superannuation fight to Labor
Barnaby Joyce has pointed to the prime minister’s past broken promises to suggest Labor wants to hike taxes on retirement savings, embracing the superannuation fight the government has taken to One Nation.
· Brittany Busch
Arsenal primed for EPL title defense
LONDON (AFP) -- Arsenal and Manchester City find themselves in unusual positions heading into the Premier League season, but there is no question which of the title contenders feels more comfortable with its new status.
· Korea Herald
Big Bang’s 20th year celebration comes to Han River
Big Bang will turn a riverside park along the Han River into an open-air stage for a fan event to mark its 20th debut anniversary, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government on Sunday.
· Hwang You-mee
New ruling party leader vows to support Lee's policy agenda
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- The new chief of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) met with presidential aides Tuesday and vowed to support the Lee Jae Myung administration and strengthen cooperation with the presidential office.
· Yi Wonju
Entering The Gates Of Lies: Unmasking The Climate Version Of Theranos
Authored by Sydney Rodman via RealClearEnergy,
· Tyler Durden