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SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean won made slight gains against the U.S. dollar Friday, after better-than-expected U.S. inflation data reduced market expectations of a rate hike by the Federal Reserve.
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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto delivers his annual state of the nation address in front of members of parliament in Jakarta on Aug. 14. © Reuters
Nigel Farage did not attend the declaration of the result in Clacton
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has regained his parliamentary seat, besting his main challenger Count Binface in a by-election he triggered by resigning his post last month.
The World War Two memorial in Washington was vandalized with bubbly soap and graffiti on Thursday, prompting vows from the US government to find the perpetrator.
No serious eye health incidents reported yet in Spain after eclipse, Spanish Interior Minister booed in Ceuta and more news on Friday August 14th.
LONDON — Nigel Farage’s victory in the Clacton by-election is emphatic — but it won’t let him off the hook.
Joyce Thomas faces being forced to leave country after losing appeal against deportation
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- An opposition lawmaker said Friday he has sent official letters to U.S. House members explaining that South Korea's regulatory action against Coupang over a massive data breach was not discriminatory against the U.S.-listed company.
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SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Seong-sook said Friday she will put the highest priority on housing supply as she presided over a meeting to oversee the government's massive housing supply plan unveiled the previous day.
Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Friday that he had instructed the IDF to prepare a plan to transfer all civilian enforcement authority for Israeli communities and residents in the West Bank to the Israel Police, as part of a broader effort to redefine the military's role in the territory.
Hiroshi Okuda also advised the Japanese government and represented Japan's business community. (Photo by Hiromasa Matsuura)
US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer voiced his demand for "completely incompetent" Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to be removed from his position over his handling of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.
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…
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan warned on Thursday that Turkey, Qatar, and Egypt may be compelled to take "radical steps" if the United States does not pressure Israel to comply with the Gaza peace deal.
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- A total of 77.8 billion won (US$55 million) in government funds has been provided to workers of financially troubled discount store chain Homeplus Co. over the past five months, the finance ministry said Friday.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks with Nikkei during an interview in his office. (Photo by Hikaru Yagi)
London: Nigel Farage will no doubt see his return to the UK parliament as a victory for common sense after the voters of Clacton endorsed him at a byelection he forced upon them.
Nigel Farage, leader of Britain's right-wing Reform UK party, has won re-election to parliament in a vote he triggered himself last month by stepping down, the BBC reports.
Director of the office of Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has affirmed Baghdad's rejection of any infringement of its sovereignty during high-level security talks with Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The battle over the Kennedy Center's future escalated Thursday as President Donald Trump's allies on the board took new steps to commemorate him with physical changes to the iconic performing arts institution that could defy a federal court order.
Nigel Farage was declared the winner of the Clacton by-election Friday morning, seeing off an array of independents and novelty candidates in a race boycotted by other mainstream political party candidates.
Nigel Farage said voters in Clacton had "stuck two fingers up at the entire political establishment"
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday said he will certainly endorse someone in the 2028 presidential elections but still does not know who.
Britain’s Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage arrives at a polling station in Walton on the Naze, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026 to cast his vote for the Clacton on Sea by-election.(AP Photo/Richard Pelham)
Reform UK leader does not appear for the result, despite beating nearest challenger, Count Binface, in byelection he caused amid deepening scandal over £5m gift
Roger Cook has labelled those opposed to the GST carve-up as "east coast clowns". (ABC News: Keane Bourke)
When Iris Meiri-Snir moved from Israel to northern Italy last month, she gave up a job she loved, proximity to her children and grandchildren, and the social and professional ties she had built over a lifetime.
As the Likud continues its internal struggles ahead of the party's primaries and ongoing clashes in the West Bank, the coalition bloc lost one seat this week and now stands at just 48 Knesset seats, according to a Maariv poll published on Friday.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan accused Israel of aiming to expel all Palestinians from Gaza, adding that there must be immediate action to pressure Netanyahu to comply with international demands.
A Taiwanese soldier fires a gun aboard an armored vehicle during the annual Han Kuang military exercises in Taipei on Aug. 13. © Reuters
Catholic Schools NSW boss Dallas McInerney repeatedly insisted he did “due diligence” when negotiating a contract with a fledgling government relations firm set up by Liberal factional allies but failed to notice the consultancy provided him with somebody else’s ABN.
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team said Friday it has indicted four lawmakers of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) for allegedly obstructing investigators from detaining former President Yoon Suk Yeol in the wake of his failed 2024 martial law bid.
SYDNEY — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday he had asked US President Donald Trump in a phone call for an exemption from tariffs slapped on his country last month.
The technology is being used for everything from digitising rare manuscripts to helping break down barriers to understanding classical texts
The technology is being used for everything from digitising rare manuscripts to helping break down barriers to understanding classical texts
The system that carves up $102 billion worth of GST between the states and territories is so broken that a bushfire in NSW would deliver a multimillion-dollar financial windfall to the state with the strongest finances in the country while hurting every other part of the nation.
Queensland Rail will reintroduce some peak services from next Monday, with Transport Minister Brent Mickelberg praising workers who went against the union to perform network maintenance.
Nigel Farage said he will not attend a final count of the Clacton by-election after triggering it with his own resignation. (Reuters: Toby Shepheard)
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has won the Clacton by-election after declaring pre-emptive victory and announcing he will skip the final count being announced.
(UPDATE) MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Friday ordered government offices and classes in both public and private schools to shift to alternative delivery or work-from-home mode in the National Capital Region (NCR) and 12 other provinces due to the heavy rains brought about by the southwest monsoon of “habagat” …
SEOUL – North Korea is denouncing upcoming joint military drills by U.S. and South Korean forces and warning it could respond with stronger deterrence measures.
In the time-honoured all-or-nothing tradition of ousted premiers, Jacinta Allan has confirmed she is stepping away from politics altogether, and will not recontest her long-held seat of Bendigo East at November’s state election.
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