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TOKYO (AP) — Japan recorded a trade deficit in June, according to government data released Wednesday, as the higher price of oil imports helped cause the second straight month of red ink.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Tuesday, put the cost of the war with Iran at $37.5 billion to date - while saying that a further $1.5 trillion was necessary for the adequate defense of the United States.
Three days after President Trump publicly urged her to run, the sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham on Monday afternoon announced that -- unsatisfied with serving as an obviously unqualified interim senator through January -- she will run for the full six-year-term that starts in January. The development seeme…
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…
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…
Twin red panda cubs have been born at Seoul Grand Park in South Korea’s first successful natural breeding of the endangered species, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday.
A Mexican national serving a decades-long prison sentence for murdering a Michigan woman has filed a federal lawsuit against US President Donald Trump, seeking $75 million in damages, a public apology, and American citizenship after claiming his case was exploited for political gain.
A Mexican national serving a decades-long prison sentence for murdering a Michigan woman has filed a federal lawsuit against US President Donald Trump, seeking $75 million in damages, a public apology, and American citizenship after claiming his case was exploited for political gain.
Topic:Urban Development and Planning
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has moved to prohibit imports of advanced drones, mainly from China, citing mounting national security concerns over military-grade technology.
President Lee Jae Myung was to preside over a discussion Wednesday on ways to strengthen medical services in underserved regions and essential disciplines as the government seeks to reduce health care disparities between urban and regional residents.
South Korea's finance minister on Wednesday called for vigilance over potential energy supply disruptions following renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, vowing to take preemptive measures when necessary.
En esta imagen cortesía de Robert Sullivan se puede ver a varios agentes que rodean a una persona tendida en el piso cerca del lugar de un incendio en el 26 de Federal Plaza en el bajo Manhattan, el lunes 20 de julio de 2026, en Nueva York. (Robert Sullivan vía AP)
While some Pacific Islands Forum members have criticised the test near Tuvalu, Papua New Guinea appears to have backtracked, analysts say
While some Pacific Islands Forum members have criticised the test near Tuvalu, Papua New Guinea appears to have backtracked, analysts say
Zelenskyy hopes to end debacle over sacking of defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov; Kremlin’s sympathies for Wildberries. What we know on day 1,610
A Perth-born pediatrician who became a notorious Islamic State fighter will face the full force of the law if he returns to Australia, the Albanese government has vowed, as the opposition calls for the man named “Dr Jihad” to be blocked from returning to the country.
Topic:Local Government
The days of Labor Party luminaries disporting themselves in budgie smugglers while surrounded by young bikini-clad women are, sadly for us in the political circus industry, long gone from ALP national conferences.
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Bloomberg reports that reactor developers Oklo and X-energy are joining a $200 million Trump administration-led program designed to speed new nuclear power plants for artificial intelligence data centers.
SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung was to preside over a discussion Wednesday on ways to strengthen medical services in underserved regions and essential disciplines as the government seeks to reduce health care disparities between urban and regional residents.
SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister on Wednesday called for vigilance over potential energy supply disruptions following renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, vowing to take preemptive measures when necessary.
Mayor had said he was reviewing ability to execute arrest warrant issued by the ICC for Israeli prime minister
Main opposition leader is bundled into a bus by police during Delhi CJP protests after accusing Narendra Modi of ‘destroying the future of India’s youth’
Andy Burnham's first full day as prime minister and fresh details about Ann Widdecombe's death dominate Wednesday's front pages. The Metro leads with reports that Widdecombe was hit on the head with a hammer 21 times on the day she was killed. Prosecutors told Westminster Magistrates' Court it was a "planned and tar…
France passed legislation to restrict the use of social media for children under 15 years old, becoming the first major European country to do so in a move that may strain relations with U.S. technology companies and President Donald Trump.
Democrats have grilled US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth over the Iran war during his testimony before the Senate as the White House requested additional funding for operations in the Middle East.
Democrats grilled US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth over the Iran War during his testimony before the US Senate as the White House requested additional funding for operations in the Middle East.
Zelensky strikes again in another major military firing, amid his promised big cabinet and military 'reshuffle'.
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South Korea is asking Samsung Electronics and SK hynix to shoulder three national burdens: win the global semiconductor race, sustain the country’s export economy and revitalize regions left behind by decades of industrial concentration. That may prove visionary industrial policy. It may also place excessive weight …
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Authored by Tom Gantert via The Epoch Times,
Wed 22 Jul 2026 at 10:01am
SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- The government has called on exporters to play a proactive role in stabilizing the foreign exchange market, including the converting of export proceeds into the Korean won, the finance ministry said Wednesday.
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A report to the Queensland government from a group of domestic violence survivors calling for a civilian review system for complaints about poor police responses has been kept under wraps.
The Treasury Department announced Tuesday morning that it has successfully implemented new safeguards to prevent government payments to dead people in an effort to reduce waste and fraud.
Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar! party would emerge as the largest faction in the Knesset if elections were held today, winning 24 seats, according to a Channel 12 poll published Monday evening.
Moldova’s parliament has elected financier Vasile Tofan as prime minister and approved his new government.
Wed 22 Jul 2026 at 8:53am
Nearly 400 New Jersey residents who were not US citizens cast ballots after thousands of non-citizens were accidentally registered to vote between 2023 and 2024 due to a software error, Democratic Governor Mikie Sherrill said on Tuesday.
Wed 22 Jul 2026 at 8:35am
Topic:State and Territory Parliament
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Ten months of undetected hacking exposes security failures: A breach affecting about 10,000 officials has raised fears of a broader failure in government cyberdefenses and possible national security risks.
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In April, the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department convened an extraordinary meeting with the CEOs of the nation's top banks. Officials rang the alarm bell about an advanced new artificial intelligence model that could pose an unprecedented cybersecurity threat to the nation's top financial institutions.