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There’s been no shortage of intrigue surrounding former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern since she and her TV presenter husband Clarke Gayford arrived on Australian shores this year.
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il, who formally took office Tuesday, called for preemptive measures to address economic uncertainties stemming from geopolitical risks.
The English Premier League takes a break for the next three weeks as players head off around the globe on international duty.
The English Premier League takes a break for the next three weeks as players head off around the globe on international duty.
The government borrowed more than expected in August, as persistently higher inflation pushed up overall spending.
A showroom of Honda Motor's subsidiary in Islamabad: Pakistani government rules will require carmakers manufacturing in the country to export 12% of all vehicles by value. (Photo by Adnan Aamir)
Documents for potential metro and heavy rail extensions around Sydney have been unearthed by the NSW opposition. (ABC News: Keana Naughton)
Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts i…
The ministerial driver who ferried former transport minister Jo Haylen on a 13-hour, 446-kilometre van trip for a boozy three-hour lunch in the Hunter Valley has prevented the Minns government from sacking him after a judge found the threatened dismissal unjust and unreasonable.
The Iraqi government has given the country's pro-Iranian Shi'ite militias until the end of September to disarm, as Israeli defense officials closely monitor the situation amid concerns that the groups could seek to "flex their muscles" and launch attacks against Israel after the deadline expires.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese allowed Senator Tammy Tyrrell to keep additional well-paid staff typically assigned to those on higher duties when he drafted her to the Labor Party, after slashing the staffing allocations of his political opponents.
The main Kremlin party has further strengthened its already overwhelming control of parliament, according to results Monday from Russia's first wartime parliamentary election, a tightly orchestrated vote that excluded virtually any genuine opposition.
Defence Minister Richard Marles has insisted he will not back down on a controversial plan to sell dozens of defence properties, even as the army sparked confusion by abruptly scrapping a plan to relocate all staff from one of the nation’s most iconic military sites by Christmas.
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun has attended EU-Indo-Pacific and MIKTA foreign ministers' meetings in New York and discussed cooperation among like-minded nations, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.
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Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts i…
On Tuesday, nearly 130 heads of state and government are expected to begin taking the podium at the annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York as the high-level general debate opens.
President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday approved the appointments of three Cabinet ministers, Cheong Wa Dae said.
On Monday, Jim Chalmers released Treasury’s economic forecast for the next 40 years – in the Albanese government’s second intergenerational report.
US President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani capped a face-to-face meeting with a surprise joint appearance before reporters in which both played up what has become one of the more unlikely relationships in US politics.
Shane de Kauwe tells corruption inquiry he was instructed by Toplace laywer Sharangan Maheswaran to investigate minister David Elliott
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to make one of his shortest visits to the United States, arriving in New York Thursday morning, addressing the United Nations General Assembly at 2 p.m. local time (9 p.m. Israel time), and departing for Israel shortly afterward.
When Caitlin Thornton died in March 2023, her family waited more than a month to hold a funeral and bury her because the man once accused of abusing her held the legal power to refuse access to her body.
Since 2018, I have covered South Korea’s economic and financial landscape, with experience spanning the economy, banking, financial markets and securities industry.My current beat focuses on Korea’s major chaebol groups and technology industry, including Samsung, SK and LG, as well as global technology companies ope…
Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong delivered his National Day Rally 2026 speech on Aug. 23. (Ministry of Digital Development and Information)
From Singaporean minister’s Mandarin diplomacy to Indonesia’s Whoosh debt burden, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting
From Singaporean minister’s Mandarin diplomacy to Indonesia’s Whoosh debt burden, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting
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EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas urged the bloc's member states Monday to maintain sanctions targeting Russia over the war on Ukraine, as countries work to push through an extension.
Pakistan's government said Monday that it launched airstrikes in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region, killing at least 28 militants, with one security official saying two Afghan provinces were targeted.
The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) has replaced Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) as the ‘people’s party’ in Germany, AfD co-leader Alice Weidel has said. Her comment came after the CDU suffered a crushing defeat in Sunday’s regional election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, fai…
The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) has replaced Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) as the ‘people’s party’ in Germany, AfD co-leader Alice Weidel has said. Her comment came after the CDU suffered a crushing defeat in Sunday’s regional election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, fai…
The former PM has been granted house arrest, but an unpaid US$12 million fine and a second prison term stand in his way
The European Union has reached political agreement on a trade deal with the Philippines, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said after a call with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
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A man identified as the Venezuelan who was shot and wounded by a federal immigration agent in Texas said on Monday that he was in pain and being held at an ICE detention center with a bullet lodged in his back.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro remain deadlocked in the latest polls, with the first round of Brazil’s election less than two weeks away.
The departure sends political signal rather than materially threatens project, analysts say
The departure sends political signal rather than materially threatens project, analysts say
A minister told tourism operators to prioritise visitor safety as police arrested a teen suspect linked to the incident in Sabah
A minister told tourism operators to prioritise visitor safety as police arrested a teen suspect linked to the incident in Sabah
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has chosen the construction of a large-scale gas-fired power plant in Texas as its first investment project under its US$350 billion investment commitment to the United States, political sources said Tuesday.
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Police don’t know if shooting accidental as Labor attacks opposition vow to scrap gun buyback announced after Bondi massacre
BRUSSELS — The EU must be prepared to work closely with Marine Le Pen if she wins the French election, a top Brussels ally of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told POLITICO.
BRIGHTON, England — The Liberal Democrats want to defeat Nigel Farage — just don’t mention working with Labour to do it.