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Why is it a bad thing to repair Washington DC's crumbling landmarks and famous buildings? It's only a bad thing when Donald Trump is doing it. This attitude has led to numerous delays and problems with overall renovations across America's capital; from vandalism to direct interference with work crews to legal warfar…
The government and the ruling Democratic Party agreed Monday to take a lenient approach to minor violations identified in an ongoing national farmland survey while cracking down on clear acts of land speculation.
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun held separate talks with his Panamanian and Bahraini counterparts in New York and discussed ways to enhance practical cooperation and regional issues, Seoul's foreign ministry said Monday.
Gaza’s Government Media Office has announced the launching an "urgent emergency plan", where 255 buildings damaged by Israeli attacks across the besieged enclave will be demolished.
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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…
Fire and smoke damaged the Spencer Clinic mental health ward at the North West Regional Hospital on Saturday night. (Tasmanian government)
The series of anticipatory goals – only five out of 22 are binding – gives the impression of a cautious, not confident, government
The series of anticipatory goals – only five out of 22 are binding – gives the impression of a cautious, not confident, government
NSW Planning Minister Paul Scully says he is aiming to strike a balance between heritage and housing uplift in Woollahra, as street-view images reveal how the suburb would be transformed under controversial plans to add 9400 homes to Sydney’s east.
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- The government and the ruling Democratic Party (DP) agreed Monday to take a lenient approach to minor violations identified in an ongoing national farmland survey while cracking down on clear acts of land speculation.
President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating rose for the first time in 10 weeks last week, helped by his clarification of key political issues during a press conference, a pollster said Monday.
A Sydney mother is expected to be charged with the murder of one of her children and the attempted murder of two others as police issue an urgent plea for the NSW government to throw every available resource at domestic violence following a spate of killings at the weekend.
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating rose for the first time in 10 weeks last week, helped by his clarification of key political issues during a press conference, a pollster said Monday.
At least two killed in Moscow and oil refinery set alight on last day of Russia’s parliamentary elections. What we know on day 1,671
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- A former journalist-turned-political commentator has been appointed as a new presidential spokesperson, the presidential office said Monday.
The Guardian reports that European intelligence officials are raising the possibility of an imminent Russian attack on Nato territory, with one telling the paper it could happen within "months not years". The paper also carries comments from Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who has said intelligence reports sugg…
Seven Ethiopian armed groups have formed an alliance aimed at overthrowing the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
MANILA, Philippines – Corporate, business and government procurement records are expected to take center stage as the Senate impeachment court resumes Monday, with House prosecutors continuing to build their case on Vice President Sara Duterte’s alleged unexplained wealth under Article II of the Articles of Impeachm…
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently ruled out another wave of mobilisation for the Ukraine war
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Polls have closed in Russia’s first wartime parliamentary elections, with the ruling United Russia party on course to win the tightly controlled vote.
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Specialist courts to handle cases of rape and other sexual offences will be introduced across England and Wales over the next two years, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal immigration agent shot and wounded a man on Sunday in Austin, Texas, authorities said.
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US President Donald Trump has signed into law a sweeping expansion of sanctions against Russia, giving Washington new powers to target Moscow as well as major buyers of Russian energy. The legislation authorizes tariffs of up to 100% on goods from certain countries purchasing Russian oil and gas, while imports from …
US President Donald Trump has signed into law a sweeping expansion of sanctions against Russia, giving Washington new powers to target Moscow as well as major buyers of Russian energy. The legislation authorizes tariffs of up to 100% on goods from certain countries purchasing Russian oil and gas, while imports from …
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German regional elections could have major implications for Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s political future, with exit polls projecting a crushing defeat for his Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and a weak showing in Berlin.
Germany’s regional elections have dealt a major setback to Chancellor Friedrich Merz, with preliminary official results showing a crushing defeat for his Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where the party failed to clear the five-percent hurdle, and a weak showing in Berlin.
Eighteen suspects facing federal charges for the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise have been flown to the United States.
President Donald Trump said Sunday that the massive arch he wants to build between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery would become a "top grade military complex" able to host drones and snipers while storing ammunition.
Qatar is working to restart negotiations between the United States and Iran, its foreign ministry said on Sunday, as the prime minister warned that regional security cannot rest on repeated confrontation.
The Queensland government is assessing several wind turbine proposals. (ABC News: Nathan Morris)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has been a frequent political foil for Republicans, is set to meet the US president on Monday
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has been a frequent political foil for Republicans, is set to meet the US president on Monday
Friedrich Merz, the pugnacious, stubborn German chancellor, has come out fighting in a desperate attempt to save his chancellorship.
New public records indicate that faculty members at Utah Valley University sent hostile messages regarding Charlie Kirk to the university's administrators in the weeks following his assassination on the UVU campus, even though the university had previously issued public statements advocating civility and free expres…
Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi headed to New York on Sunday to take part in the UN General Assembly, as Tehran and Washington traded threats.
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The Houthis said Sunday that Saudi Arabia launched 28 strikes in several areas of Yemen in the past 24 hours, as the group and Yemeni government clash in the revived civil war.
Russia’s defence ministry accused Ukraine of attempting to ‘disrupt the democratic will of Russian citizens’ after drone strikes on Moscow