SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- Former Prime Minister Kim Min-seok is leading his rivals by double digits ahead of the ruling Democratic Party (DP)'s national convention slated for next week, a poll showed Tuesday.
The Likud Secretariat is expected to be asked to approve the placement of Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and Likud Central Committee Chairman and Minister Haim Katz on the party's Knesset list, alongside the new reserved slots that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to add to…
The Syrian city of Kobani, also known as Ayn al-Arab, was placed under curfew Monday night, the country’s Internal Security Department announced after Kurdish protesters attacked several government-affiliated locations.
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, resumed the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday for the 14th day of proceedings.
BOGOTÁ — Colombia's newly appointed hard-right government on Monday recognized Israel's claim over the Golan Heights, which it captured from Syria in 1967.
ISTANBUL (AFP) -- Turkish lawmakers on Monday voted through a bill offering limited amnesty for Kurdish PKK militants, a key step in the peace process that seeks to end decades of deadly violence.
The Victorian government says work-from-home legislation will still pass before the state election, despite debate being delayed amid concerns from the business community. (Unsplash: Nubelson Fernandes)
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte holds a wide lead over other potential presidential candidates for the 2028 elections, while Sen. Raffy Tulfo leads a much tighter race for vice president, according to a new survey by Momentum Research.
Premier Ben Carroll promises if re-elected to ‘close every loophole’ used by high-profile accused and convicted criminals to hide their identities in the courts
A lobbyist being investigated by the state’s corruption watchdog says invoices sent under a fake name were just “silly humour” and not part of an elaborate scheme to hide illegal donations.
Every candidate of Yabloko – the last anti-war party – barred from September elections; warning over ‘Russian Starlink’ progress. What we know on day 1,630
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall speaks during a Senate Armed Services budget hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Convicted rapists will no longer be able to hide their identity through suppression order laws designed to protect victims if Labor is re-elected in November, with interim orders and other elements also under review.
Victorians will not have a legal right to work from home until at least July next year, after Labor delayed its plan to introduce the controversial law following an eleventh-hour plea from business groups.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) will intensify its security measures at the areas of concern flagged by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the Sept. 14 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections.
U.S. President Donald Trump made sweeping new demands on Iran after Tehran reiterated requests for reparations as part of talks to wind down the conflict, dimming hopes of a quick deal that would reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz as oil prices surged once again.
Property prices could slump by almost 15 per cent over this year and next, economists with the ANZ bank have warned, citing interest rates, low levels of affordability and the federal government’s property tax changes.
Republican officials in western North Carolina on Monday selected a candidate to replace Representative Chuck Edwards on the November ballot. Mr. Edwards dropped out of the race last week after the House Ethics Committee documented his troubling conduct toward two young female aides.
Annabel Crabb is an ABC writer and presenter who has covered Australian politics for nearly 30 years as a news reporter and columnist. Creator and host of the long-running political interview series Kitchen Cabinet, Annabel also wrote and presented the ABC's political documentary trilogy The House, Ms Represented an…
A Channel 12 News poll published Monday evening showed a shift at the top of Israel’s political landscape, with Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party moving into first place with 24 Knesset seats, one up from a previous poll. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party fell to 22 seats, placing it second.
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang has implemented a work-from-home (WFH) setup in government offices and alternative learning delivery modes in public and private schools at all levels in three provinces on Tuesday, amid persistent heavy rainfall brought by the Southwest Monsoon, or locally known as ‘Habagat’.
New vape shops will require planning permission and councils will get more powers to stop betting shops, under government plans aimed at improving high streets.
Over the past decade in the US, since Donald Trump first ascended to the White House in 2017, less than four percent of US government grant funding to keep religious institutions safe has gone to Muslim nonprofits, a new report by the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) has found.
Turkish lawmakers have approved legislation offering a conditional pardon for thousands of members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a major step towards ending decades of deadly violence.
United States President Donald Trump has briefly commented on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s outright rejection of the 15-point peace plan for Gaza drafted by the US-led Board of Peace.