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SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- The retail sales index at South Korea's discount stores posted the sharpest on-year fall in the second quarter, partly due to the closure or operation suspension of stores at Homeplus Co., which is going through a corporate rehabilitation process, government data showed Sunday.
Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Asif has called for a “united military front” against Israel, calling it “a threat to the entire Muslim world”.
The South Korean government expects the country’s 51.8 million population to shrink by almost a third to 36.2 million by 2072.
Architect’s vision for redevelopment of heart of EU quarter unrealised amid political wrangling and rising costs
Sources say Albanese government willing to tighten rules on betting inducements but less likely to budge on TV and online advertisements
Two bombing attacks in different parts of Colombia on Saturday marked the first day in office for new President Abelardo de la Espriella, leaving at least one police officer dead and several wounded.
The long-awaited return of the Fremantle traffic bridge is set to be complete before the end of the year, with the state government confirming the build is ahead of schedule and also within budget.
Government-backed talks aim to strike a compromise between theaters and streaming platforms
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Online betting advertisements and inducements such as free bets should be banned if Labor wants its gambling bill passed into law, Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says, but she is prepared to negotiate on advertising in streaming services.
City leader also pledges to create more conducive environment for cultural sector to build globally recognised ‘Hong Kong brand’
City leader also pledges to create more conducive environment for cultural sector to build globally recognised ‘Hong Kong brand’
Analysis of 125,000 articles from People’s Daily suggests it is increasingly framing women in a domestic rather than public context
Analysis of 125,000 articles from People’s Daily suggests it is increasingly framing women in a domestic rather than public context
Roy K. Altman, a graduate of Columbia University, served as a federal prosecutor for the US Court of Appeals before being appointed a US District Judge for the Southern District of Florida – at the time, the youngest district judge ever so appointed.
Germany faces daily hybrid warfare attacks from abroad, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt was quoted as saying on Sunday, following a suspected attack attempt involving an explosive-laden drone at Leipzig/Halle Airport.
Colombia entered a new political chapter as Trump-backed President Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn into office Friday, pledging to reverse much of former President Gustavo Petro's nation-killing socialist agenda and to restore law and order, a free market economy, and relations with the United States.
Commercial ships under attack as Russia-Ukraine conflict spreads across Black Sea, says Turkey’s foreign minister. What we know on day 1,626
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Beth, a trusty tan Hoover vacuum cleaner with a burgundy cloth dust bag that for years tended to the floors of the Iowa farmhouse of Senator Chuck Grassley, earning admirers in both parties, has died. She was believed to be 49.
Update (1800ET): WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert sent a memo to teams that addresses ongoing discussions around transgender athletes in women's basketball.
Hungary’s governing Tisza party has nominated Andras Baka, a former Supreme Court chief removed from his post by Viktor Orban’s government in 2012, as its candidate for the country’s presidency.
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After tasting victory in this year’s 14-kilometre City2Surf race, Andy Buchanan said he planned to change shoes and “run back to the start”.
Former President Joe Biden's prostate cancer has progressed and is causing him significant pain, his son Hunter said in a BBC interview broadcast Friday night.
The prime minister is set to announce "a series of measures to make life easier" for those struggling with the cost of living in the coming days, Downing Street says.
Meanwhile, expert says bird flu detected on Murray-Darling basin ‘should be ringing alarm bells’. Follow updates
Washington – U.S. House Democrats preparing for a possible return to power are developing a broad investigative strategy targeting companies and financial firms surrounding President Donald Trump, instead of trying to impeach him immediately, according to four people familiar with the discussions.
The U.S. accused China on Saturday of using “dubious” pretexts to press its disputed territorial claims in the South China Sea by enforcing a nature reserve at Scarborough Shoal and barring Filipino fishermen from entering the contested waters.
Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s prostate cancer has spread to other parts of his body, leaving him in pain, his son Hunter Biden said in an interview broadcast on Friday.
WASHINGTON — US Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Saturday it expects every officer and agent in the field to be equipped with a body camera by the end of August, a rapid expansion that could provide an unprecedented visual record of the federal government’s immigration enforcement operations.
Last week, I joined roughly two dozen faith leaders, writers, activists, and policy advocates inside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building for a White House Faith Office briefing.
Although the Israeli public has shifted to the right following the war, the coalition parties representing the Right are losing ground, leaving an estimated 15 to 25 mandates of right-wing voters searching for a political home as the election campaign gets underway, according to assessments examined by the parties a…
Israel has yet to sign or formally approve the roadmap for implementing the next phase of US President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan, amid growing opposition inside the security cabinet and warnings that Hamas intends to use the process to restrict Israel’s military freedom of action, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
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A major border and aerial incident has occurred between Ukraine and Bulgaria, and Bulgarian officials are outraged and demanding answers - ironically on the heels of a political shift regarding the Ukraine war wherein Sofia has stopped giving weaponry, citing its own stockpile shortages.
ARCHIVO – Un agente federal porta una placa del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas en Nueva York, el 10 de junio de 2025. (AP Foto/Yuki Iwamura, Archivo)
From left, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a trilateral defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
Calls for South Australian government to release official estimates for cuttlefish, which once numbered in hundreds of thousands in upper Spencer Gulf
The criminal trial of veteran broadcaster Alan Jones has begun, almost two years after he was arrested over multiple counts of indecent assault and sexual touching — charges he strongly denies.
Australians are the biggest gambling losers in the world. Labor’s feeble ‘reforms’ aren’t close to good enough
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A defense pact signed between Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is technically the same as NATO's Article 5 mutual defense agreement, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday, adding the accord was not targeting Iran.
Iran Human Rights (IHR) recently reported that they believe that the Iranian regime is ramping up executions in the wake of the US strikes on the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to a CNN report, the Iranian regime has executed at least 47 political prisoners so far this year, a massive increase from 16 around th…
A federal agent wears an Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge in New York, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
Huge turnover between seasons means 11 clubs start 2026-27 led by people with under a year in their dugout