The IDF's Duvdevan unit, acting on intelligence from the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), arrested eight Palestinians suspected of chasing and assaulting Israeli civilians during Thursday's incident in the West Bank village of Mukhmas, the military and Shin Bet announced in a Friday morning joint statement.
NATO leaders gather next week in Ankara, where Europeans aim to set aside strife with US President Donald Trump over Iran and Greenland and show they are stepping up to defend the continent as Washington cuts back on its commitments to the alliance.
Russia defeated the United States 10-6 in an inaugural ice hockey match that organizers hoped would help thaw bilateral relations frozen since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Russian media reported.
Masood had never had it easy financially. As a musician in Tehran, his work was often interrupted by bans on events during religious occasions or the fallout from Iran’s years-long shadow conflict with Israel.
Business activity in the UAE's non-oil private sector grew at the slowest pace in five years in June, while employment contracted for the first time in more than four years, as companies tackle the fallout of the Iran war.
Spanish police warn of lost pet scam, burglar in Valencia arrested after calling phone he left at crime scene, Trump tells Spain it's 'not good Nato member' and more news on Friday July 3rd.
Ahmad Vahidi, the caretaker commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, has made his first public appearance since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran, according to Al Jazeera.
Authorities issued an arrest warrant on Thursday for a suspect believed to have orchestrated a bombing in Monaco, adding that the person would also be subject to an Interpol red notice.
Displaced Palestinians in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, marked 1,000 days since Israel began its genocide on the besieged strip, following the Hamas-led attack in southern Israel on 7 October 2023.
For over a decade, I’ve navigated the complexities of North Korean affairs, security, and foreign policy from both Seoul and Washington, D.C. As the National Desk Political Team Lead, I track the pulse of geopolitics, closely following developments from the Unification Ministry and the Foreign Ministry. My mornings …
SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- More than 80 foreign youths are currently on a visit to South Korea on an annual exchange program for descendants of veterans from countries that fought in the 1950-53 Korean War under the U.N. flag, the veterans ministry said Friday.
Mourners touch the coffin of Zahra Haddad-Adel, daughter of former Iranian parliament speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel and wife of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, during her funeral in Tehran, Thursday, July 2, 2026. According to Iranian authorities she was killed in the same strike that killed then-Supreme Le…
The body of Iran's former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was allegedly moved in public for the first time since his assassination, during a farewell ceremony attended by thousands of relatives of those killed in the war, Iranian state media reported.
The end of financial year has come and gone, capping off the best quarter on Wall Street since the Covid-19 recovery, finishing up nearly 15 per cent. The Nasdaq rose 21.4 per cent for the quarter and the Dow added 12.9 per cent despite a war in the Middle East and sky-high oil prices, which saw the ASX fall flat.
SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will visit Turkey next week to attend a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit, followed by a state visit to Mongolia, where he will hold talks with his Mongolian counterpart, Seoul's national security adviser said Friday.
No wonder Newcastle United are working overtime to wrap up a deal for Johan Manzambi. The secret, if indeed it ever existed, is well and truly out when it comes to the 20-year-old Freiburg forward who destroyed the Algeria defence to tee up Breel Embolo for Switzerland’s opener in an ominously comfortable victory to…
The US Air Force said on Thursday it would investigate a uniformed officer who called for the impeachment of US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance during a protest event on the steps of the Capitol.
Seven protesters who blocked traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge in a 2024 pro-Palestinian protest against Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza were convicted of misdemeanor charges by a San Francisco jury that remained deadlocked on the more serious charge of felony conspiracy.
An IDF reservist was severely wounded on Thursday during an altercation with a Hezbollah terrorist in Bint Jbail in southern Lebanon, the military announced on Friday morning.
Two consecutive Israeli drone strikes left two people injured in the Seddiqine area of the Tyre district in southern Lebanon overnight, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported.
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…
Iran has warned the US and Israel against any attacks during the upcoming funeral processions for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the opening strikes of the war, as Tehran prepares for days of heavily secured mourning ceremonies.
President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Sept. 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir said on Thursday during a situational assessment that soldiers should be Israel's "priority," following the advancement of a bill in the Knesset that reportedly equates Torah study with army service.
On Thursday, Israelis marked 1,000 days since Hamas’s invasion and massacre. Families of victims and the October Council marched along the Gaza border, passing sites attacked on October 7.
This week’s news that UAE crude oil exports are back to near-prewar levels is a reflection not only of the country's economic strength but also the transitional moment it is experiencing. If the Iranian drone and missile strikes that began in February highlighted the Emirates’ resilience, this restoration of its ene…
The Trump administration feared Israel could assassinate Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who were involved in ceasefire negotiations in April, The New York Times has reported.
The death toll in a bomb blast that rocked a cafe in Damascus on Thursday rose to nine. The bombing -- the deadliest since a suicide attack on a church last year -- also left 20 people injured.
In this photo released by Iran’s Supreme Leader’s office, mourners gather around the coffin of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as it lies in a mourning hall adjacent to the Imam Khomeini Hussainiya within the Supreme Leader’s compound before his funeral in Tehran, Iran, late Thursday, July 2, 2026. (Off…