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Newest first · UTC+11:00Expanded election for football federation chief to be held this year
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- The election to fill the vacant top position at the national football federation will likely be held before the end of this year in an expanded format, officials said Tuesday.
· Yoo Jee-ho
Zambia heads to the polls as economy dominates election campaign
Zambians head to the polls on Thursday in the country's eighth general election since the return to multiparty democracy in 1991, with the economy emerging as the defining issue for voters.
· AfricaNews
Iran lost 95 million cubic metres of natural gas output due to war | The National
Iran lost about 95 million cubic metres of gas production due to infrastructure damage caused by its war with the US and Israel, Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad said on Tuesday.
· The National
Lebanese parliament approves abolition of death penalty | The National
The Lebanese parliament approved the abolition of the death penalty on Tuesday, making it the first Middle East country to end capital punishment.
· Jamie Prentis
Israel pursuing ‘undeclared annexation’ of West Bank, Peace Now says
A leading Israeli advocacy group has accused the government of pursuing the undeclared annexation of the occupied West Bank through coordinated measures that undermine the Oslo Accords.
· Middleeasteye
Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon picks raise questions over Trump family business ties
Two advisers have links to a venture fund co-investing in US defense companies that benefit from federal spending
· Wilson Jason
Football association to hold presidential election this year with 20,000-strong electorate
The next Korea Football Association presidential election, contested by an electorate expanded to about 20,000 voters, will likely be held within this year.
· Hong Yoo
What to know about South Carolina’s election to replace Lindsey Graham
Republicans in South Carolina will head to the polls on Tuesday to decide who will replace the late Senator Lindsey Graham in the race to represent the state in the United States Senate.
· Joseph Stepansky
Lebanon abolishes death penalty in landmark parliament vote
This is a locator map for Lebanon with its capital, Beirut. (AP Photo)
· Kareem Chehayeb
Turkey-Pakistan-Saudi pact a 'Muslim NATO?': 5 things to know
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, center-left; Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, center; and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, fifth from right, perform a Friday Prayer at the Grand Mosque in Mecca on Aug. 7. (Photo from Saudi Press Agency's X post)
· SINAN TAVSAN
Deadly earthquake in Colombia hits Manizales, damaging cathedral and homes
Footage from 10 August shows collapsed buildings and ambulances as residents make their way through areas closed off by authorities. One of the side towers of the city’s neo-Gothic Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary was also brought down by the force of the tremor, sending debris into the surrounding stree…
· AfricaNews
Sussan Ley took America's 'road to nowhere', it helped her find herself again
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· Paul Johnson
Francesca Hong aims to ride progressive wave in Wisconsin primary for governor
Democratic socialist is frontrunner in four-way race to face Republican Tom Tiffany in test of anti-establishment mood
· Rachel Leingang
Over 8,200 detained as China launches year-long crackdown on organised crime
The campaign targets ‘covert’ crimes that have spread online, from ‘soft violence’ to sexual extortion
· Phoebe Zhang
Over 8,200 detained as China launches year-long crackdown on organised crime
The campaign targets ‘covert’ crimes that have spread online, from ‘soft violence’ to sexual extortion
· Phoebe Zhang
Educators on the line in proposed Zoos Victoria job cuts
More than a third of educator positions could be cut from Zoos Victoria under proposed redundancies, prompting fears the visits by 150,000 students each year will be cut and the standard of teaching affected.
· Kieran Rooney
Trump insists Netanyahu relationship 'very good' despite Gaza rift
WASHINGTON, United States — President Donald Trump insisted on Monday that his relationship with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "very good" despite the Israeli leader's rejection of a US-led Gaza plan.
· Agence France-Presse
Labor blasted for restricting prisoner rights after gangland boss’s court victory
Wrongfully imprisoned academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert, the ombudsman and a chorus of human rights advocates have voiced serious unease about the Carroll government’s plan to curtail the right of Victorian prisoners to access fresh air daily.
· Lachlan Abbott, Erin Pearson
Russia's Only Anti-War Party Banned From Parliamentary Elections Over 'Foreign Funding'
It's been no secret that Russian authorities have increasingly cracked down on public speech which opposes the war in Ukraine, or as the Kremlin calls it - the special military operation. Any speech deemed 'unpatriotic' has also come under a legal microscope of late.
· Tyler Durden
WATCH: OVP confidential fund certification in Q3 2023 flagged as noncompliant
The Office of the Vice President, or OVP, failed to comply with government rules governing the use of confidential funds in the third quarter of 2023. This was stated by State Auditor Xylene del Campo, who testified at the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. She testified on the liquidation documents o…
· The Manila Times
DSWD chief gives aid to families of Baguio landslide victims
BAGUIO CITY — Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Tuesday pledged rental assistance for families displaced by the deadly landslide in Barangay Guisad Surong while they await permanent relocation, and assured bereaved families that the government will shoulder burial expenses for those who died.
· Thom Picana
Deported child predator who illegally reentered US sentenced to 20 years in federal prison
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Land Minister vows to speed up new town projects in Greater Seoul
Land Minister Kim Yun-duk said Tuesday that the government would speed up the "new town" project to establish residential complexes in Gyeonggi Province and Incheon amid soaring housing prices.
· Son Ji-hyoung
Taiwan court sentences woman to 7 years for ties with Chinese officials
BANGKOK (AP) — A Taiwanese court on Tuesday sentenced a woman who advocated for spouses born in mainland China to seven years in prison, after finding her guilty of conspiring with Chinese government officials and proxies to influence Taiwanese politics.
· Huizhong Wu
Israel elections 2026: What does Tropper and Hendel's Zionist Home–The Reservists stand for?
Zionist Home–The Reservists, founded in July, is one of many vying for citizens' votes in the elections for the 26th Knesset, which will be held on October 27.
· SHIR PERETS
Malaysian coalition calls for rejection of GMO rice trial
A coalition of farmers, consumer and environmental groups hold placards after a press conference at the Greenpeace office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Eileen Ng)
· Eileen Ng
Sierra Leone MPs approve contested overhaul of electoral rules
Sierra Leone's parliament on Monday approved a constitutional reform that would overhaul the west African country's electoral rules ahead of the 2028 presidential race, after weeks of opposition resistance.
· AfricaNews
Grave threats case filed vs Sara Duterte over assassination remarks
MEET. Vice President Sara Duterte arrives at the Senate on July 7, 2026, to meet with her lawyers but did attend her impeachment trial.
· Jairo Bolledo
Election live updates: Wisconsin Democratic primary pits moderate vs progressive
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong, right, talks as David Crowley listens during a primary debate in Milwaukee, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Is There Anyone Who Can Respond to My FOIA Requests? Anyone?
I file a lot of Freedom of Information Act requests. I’ve been requesting staff lists from both Trump administrations, and I have tracked thousands of federal political appointees in order to publish financial disclosures in searchable databases.
· Al Shaw
Netanyahu's defiance of Trump on Gaza carries risks
President Donald Trump listens as Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
· Joseph Krauss
Victorian premier delays work-from-home laws until after state election
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'Mocks voters': Tally Gotliv blasts 'despicable' Likud decision to reserve slot for Israel Katz
Likud MK Tally Gotliv on Tuesday condemned the party's decision to ask the party secretariat to approve the placement of Defense Minister Israel Katz as one of the reserved slots on the party list.
· TZVI JASPER
What to know about the US primaries in Connecticut, Vermont, and Alabama
The United States midterm primaries continue, with voters in several states heading to the polls to choose the Republican and Democratic candidates to compete in November’s elections.
· Al Jazeera Staff
MK Dan Illouz resigns from Knesset a month after leaving Likud, haredi party member to take spot
MK Dan Illouz announced on Tuesday that he was resigning from the Knesset after leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party for MK Avigdor Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu.
· MIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Coalition demands AFP probe of diplomatic cables over PM’s melon gaffe
The federal opposition is demanding a police investigation into the apparent leaking of a diplomatic note sent by the Japanese government to its counterparts in Canberra, after details of the note were published in media outlets.
· James Massola
PROFILE: Department of Agriculture
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is the lead agency in ensuring the Philippines’ agricultural development. It aims to make the Philippines a food-secure and resilient country by empowering Filipino farmers and fisherfolk.
Bashar al-Assad, Atef Najib sentenced to death in landmark Syria trial
Syria’s ex-president Bashar al-Assad and Atef Najib, the former head of political security in southern Syria’s Deraa province, have been sentenced to death after being convicted of crimes during the country’s civil war.
Iran to increase gas production, says state minister
Iran will bring back 95 million cubic metres of gas to its production cycle by the end of September, oil minister Mohsen Paknejad said on Tuesday according to the oil ministry's news outlet, as Tehran conducts repairs on energy infrastructure targeted by Israel and the US.
· Middleeasteye
China’s central bank targets global yuan in first solo 5-year plan in at least a decade
The strategy signals Beijing’s push to build a ‘strong central bank’ capable of driving its financial powerhouse ambitions, analyst says
· Sylvia Ma
China’s central bank eyes global yuan in first solo 5-year plan in over a decade
The strategy signals Beijing’s push to build a ‘strong central bank’ capable of driving its financial powerhouse ambitions, analyst says
· Sylvia Ma
Opposition calls defense minister's existence insult to military for adopting Mao motto
Main opposition People Power Party on Tuesday stepped up calls for Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back's dismissal for sharing Mao Zedong's personal motto.
· Cha Min-jung
RBA’s threat of a rate rise rings a bit hollow
The Reserve Bank is making a lot of noise that it could lift interest rates.
· Shane Wright
WATCH: Defense team's refusal to meet, compare evidence 'unusual' strategy, says prosecution
House prosecutor Lorna Kapunan on Aug. 11, 2026, describes the defense team’s decision to ignore repeated requests to meet and compare evidence as an 'unusual' strategy, after Senate impeachment court Presiding Officer Francis Escudero chides Vice President Sara Duterte’s lawyers for 'ghosting' the prosecution.
· The Manila Times
Labor MP took donations from club with pokies, reports himself to watchdog
A NSW Labor politician accepted thousands of dollars from a club with poker machines after the Minns government banned political donations from clubs involved in gambling.
· Patrick Begley
Japan mulls use of domestic AI in SDF command system
The Japanese government is considering incorporating domestically developed artificial intelligence into the Self-Defense Forces’ command and control system, informed sources have said.
· No Author
WATCH: Marcos orders revival of spillway project
After the intense flooding experienced in Las Piñas City over the weekend due to the southwest monsoon, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. orders the Department of Public Works and Highways to revisit the long-delayed spillway project. During the inspection of the high vacuum self-priming drainage trailer pump placed at…
· The Manila Times
BARMM polls: Tawi-Tawi gov, 10 mayors back new political party
COTABATO CITY — The Bangsamoro Federalist Party (BFP) has gained the support of Tawi-Tawi Gov. Yshmael “Mang” Sali and 10 of the province’s 11 mayors in its bid to gain seats in the historic Bangsamoro parliamentary elections on September 14, the party said.
· Edwin O. Fernandez
Parliamentary committee welcomes U.S. House resolution honoring Korean War veterans
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's parliamentary foreign affairs committee on Tuesday adopted a statement welcoming a recently introduced bipartisan U.S. House resolution honoring the sacrifice of Korean War veterans.
· Yi Wonju