May Day protests across Europe and Asia turn into anti-American, anti-Israel political battlegrounds
May Day demonstrations across Europe and Asia on Friday revealed how International Workers’ Day is increasingly transforming from a traditional...
South Korea
Court sentences former world leader to 7 years in prison for resisting arrest, other charges
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean appeals court on Wednesday sentenced ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol to seven years in...
US economic chokehold on Iran reaches peak leverage as collapse risks emerge
U.S. economic pressure on Iran has reached one of its most powerful points in decades, but inconsistent enforcement has prevented...
Escaped wolf Neukgu returned to South Korean zoo after nine-day search involving thermal imaging drones
A wolf who escaped a South Korean zoo nine days ago, captivating international attention, has been found and safely returned.Neukgu...
North Korea fires missiles toward sea after ridiculing South’s hopes for better ties
North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea Wednesday in its second launch event in two days, South...
‘Credible intelligence’ reveals North Korea’s successor to Kim Jong Un, South Korea says
South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) thinks that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's daughter has been lined up to...
North Korea tests solid-fuel missile engine as Kim boosts threat to US mainland
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un oversaw a test of a new high-thrust solid-fuel rocket engine, according to state media,...
North Korean dictator says government will keep cementing nation’s ‘irreversible status as a nuclear power’
North Korean's Kim Jong Un pledged to solidify his nation's nuclear status while keeping a hard-line position regarding South Korea,...
Trump seeks warships from other countries to help secure Strait of Hormuz
Iran's decades-long use of the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint for global oil shipping from the Middle East will come to...
Chinese fishing ‘militia’ formations signal rising gray-zone pressure on Taiwan
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan: Last Christmas Eve, satellite tracking and ship-transponder data revealed an unusual maritime event in the East China Sea:...
Kim Jong Un appears with teenage daughter at live-fire rocket test in North Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watched a live-fire test of multiple rocket launch systems alongside his teenage daughter Saturday,...
Australian official touts bravery of Iranian women’s soccer team as some receive asylum
At least six members of the Iranian women’s soccer team decided to stay in Australia and seek asylum instead of...
Iranian women’s soccer team refuse to sing national anthem in silent protest at Asian Cup
The Iranian women’s national soccer team made quite the statement on Monday night during the opening match of the Women’s...
Kim Jong Un calls South Korea ‘most hostile enemy,’ says North could ‘completely destroy’ it
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Thursday that his country could "completely destroy" South Korea if it feels threatened,...
Soccer matches postponed after Mexico kills cartel leader ‘El Mencho’ near World Cup host
Four professional soccer matches in Mexico were postponed Sunday after violence flared near Guadalajara — one of the country’s host...
