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The war that began on February 28 with Israeli and US strikes on Iran has been under a fragile ceasefire since April 8, and a memorandum of understanding towards settling the conflict is set to be signed in Switzerland on Friday.
A rescue worker checks an apartment that was hit in an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry said Monday it has launched an internal inspection into how the operator of South Korea's war memorial museum came to include a visit to a facility in China that promotes Chinese propaganda about the 1950-53 Korean War in an overseas training program for teachers.
Seoul stocks closed sharply higher Monday to extend their winning streak to a third day, landing above the 8,500-point mark on the back of an agreement between the United States and Iran to end their monthslong war. The Korean won rose sharply.
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The economy in the West Bank is teetering toward collapse as Israel maintains a web of restrictions that limit opportunities for Palestinians living under long-term military occupation, according to a new report from a leading conflict tracker.
The United States and Iran have announced they have agreed on a deal to end the US-Israel war on Iran, including Israeli attacks on Lebanon, and to reopen the strategically crucial Strait of Hormuz – a development welcomed worldwide as a potential path to a lasting end to the conflict.
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Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) wealthy nations meet at a French lakeside resort on Monday shortly after the US and Iran said they had reached a preliminary deal to end their war.
Israel is not bound to US President Donald Trump's US-Iran ceasefire agreement, Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir said in an X/Twitter post on Monday morning.
Revellers marched to Boston’s 114-year-old baseball stadium to see the Red Sox play the Texas Rangers at ‘Scottish Heritage Celebration Night’
Revellers marched to Boston’s 114-year-old baseball stadium to see the Red Sox play the Texas Rangers at ‘Scottish Heritage Celebration Night’
Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:45pm
Investors cheered the prospect of a U.S.-Iran peace deal on Monday, but oil price volatility is likely to continue in the near term, as analysts warned that energy markets now face a "geopolitical risk premium" after the war.
SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks closed sharply higher Monday to extend their winning streak to a third day, landing above the 8,500-point mark on the back of an agreement between the United States and Iran to end their monthslong war. The Korean won rose sharply.
Four people were killed while the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery, a symbol of Ukrainian spiritual and cultural history, caught fire, in the heaviest Russian air attack on the Ukrainian capital in two weeks, authorities said on Monday, urging residents to take shelter.
Two Israeli strikes over the past year have influenced a rapid American push toward ceasefire agreements.
Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 4:09pm
The European Union welcomed the agreement between the United States and Iran, with European Council President Antonio Costa describing it as an important step towards ending the conflict and restoring stability in the region.
Foreign investors buy heavily as reopening of Strait of Hormuz eases concerns over oil supplies, inflation
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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…
Oil prices sank after the US and Iran agreed to an interim deal to end their months-long war, clearing the way for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen and for the easing of the supply crunch that has gripped global energy markets since February.
US and Iranian officials say they have agreed on a deal to end their war and, with an agreement scheduled to be signed in Switzerland by the end of this week, direct hostilities between the two countries are expected to come to an end.
US President Donald Trump and Iran have announced a memorandum of understanding, setting out a framework for an immediate ceasefire and a phased roadmap towards ending the war that has raged since February.
Nearly 1,000 people have been killed in Gaza since the start of the ceasefire in October, the health ministry says
Nearly 1,000 people have been killed in Gaza since the start of the ceasefire in October, the health ministry says
SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will consider "concrete" ways to help stabilize the Strait of Hormuz based on its military readiness and other factors, the defense ministry said Monday, after the United States and Iran announced a deal to end the war.
Many Iranians expressed relief and disbelief on Sunday after learning that their country had reached an agreement with the United States that could ultimately end the war.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- With an agreement on a framework for a peace deal with Iran, US President Donald Trump may have found a way to begin extricating himself from an unpopular war while setting global markets on a path toward easing energy prices that have spiked during the crisis.
1232 -- Korea's Goryeo Dynasty relocates its capital from the ancient city of Kaesong to Ganghwa Island off the west coast in the face of a Mongolian invasion.
SEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- The government launched a joint inspection Monday of workplaces handling military explosives, officials said, after the recent deadly blast at a Hanwha Aerospace manufacturing line prompted calls for an industry-wide safety review.
As the world waits for rational outcomes from irrational players, the people being bombed will adjust to the fact that terror is now part of daily life
A woman walks past an anti-American mural on the wall of the former U.S. Embassy, now a museum, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said the will of the Iranian people had been imposed on their adversaries, praising what it described as a national victory after more than 100 days of conflict.
Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 2:43pm
Waving the flags of pre-Islamic Revolution Iran, hundreds of protesters opposed to the current government demonstrated outside SOFI Stadium in Inglewood, California where the team’s World Cup matches will be initially played. Many Iranians in the US oppose the ruling regime and support the US and Israeli war against…
Iran is set to face New Zealand in its opening World Cup match, a day after the US and Tehran signed a peace agreement that ended months of war.
Australian has had to contend with war, 50C heat and playoffs to steer country to a first World Cup in 40 years
US president left last meeting early, but world leaders aim to end Ukraine war and push for resolution in Gaza and Iran
Former officials from the administration of Barack Obama welcomed the memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran while sharply criticising the conflict that preceded it.
It will take Asia's inflation-suffering economies months before they can fully heal now that U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a deal with Iran to end the 3-1/2 month-old war. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and Getty Images)
It will take Asia's inflation-suffering economies months before they can fully heal now that U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a deal with Iran to end the 3-1/2 month-old war. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and Getty Images)
Initial peace deal expected to be signed in Geneva on Friday but questions remain over strait of Hormuz, Lebanon conflict and Iran’s nuclear program.
Asian tech stocks surged Monday, as investors cheer news that Iran and the U.S. have reached a deal to end the Middle East conflict.
In October, delegates to the World Medical Association (WMA) Congress will gather in Rotterdam to consider a petition that, if approved, would establish a dangerous precedent for violating medical ethics.
Asian stock markets, like the Nikkei Stock Average, soared on the back of the U.S. and Iran reaching a deal on Sunday to permanently end military operations in the Iran war. (Photo by Shintaro Ino)
Blood and iron will decide the great questions of the day, as Otto von Bismarck said. Like all conflicts from the Bronze Age onwards, modern wars rely on metal. But the struggle in the Gulf has also bent the global metals industry out of shape. Reforging it will take time.
Even as diplomatic efforts inch closer than ever to resolving two of the most devastating conflicts of our time – in the Middle East and Eastern Europe – the latest iteration of the Global Peace Index underscores a deeper, structural crisis: the world is becoming less peaceful, with our response being dangerously lo…