President Lee Jae Myung attends the second plenary meeting of the presidential commission on easing regulations at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, Oct. 23. Yonhap President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating fell to 35.3 percent after rebounding the previous week, a poll showed Monday. In the poll conducted on 2,517 adults nationwide…
South Korea blames Pyongyang for September landmine blast, but North Korea says incident a ‘sinister obstructive move’. Published On 26 Oct 202626 Oct 2026 Pyongyang has sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) accusing Seoul of fabricating a landmine explosion that injured three South Korean soldiers, according to North Korea’s Korean Central…
Youngsters cheer after polls closed for the parliamentary election in Belgrade, Serbia, Oct. 25. AP-Yonhap BELGRADE, Serbia — The long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, conceded defeat on Sunday in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent two years protesting his government. It was…
Richard K. Sherwin NEW YORK — It is telling that Anthropic chose to call its most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) model “Mythos.” In ancient Greek, the word denotes an original reality that we can imitate or embody through the stories we tell ourselves and one another. Pliny the Elder tells us that the fifth-century Greek…
Gadi Eisenkot, Benjamin Netanyahu’s rival in Israel’s upcoming election, held his final campaign rally on Sunday, declaring: “Netanyahu must go home.” The former military chief has positioned himself as a moderate alternative to Netanyahu in Israel’s first national election since the October 7 attacks. Published On 26 Oct 202626 Oct 2026 Share Netanyahu rival Eisenkot…
North Korean soldiers work on what appears to be a mission to construct tactical roads and fences near a border area, seen from South Korea’s western border island of Ganghwa, Oct. 22. Yonhap North Korea has sent a letter to the president of the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) calling last month’s land mine blast near…
An official checks her phone as a screen shows the share prices of Samsung Electronics and SK hynix at the Korea Exchange on Yeouido, Seoul, Oct. 15. Yonhap Shareholder return policies of Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are gaining market attention ahead of their announcements for third-quarter earnings, as investors see them as a key…
Leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has defeated right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in Brazil’s contentious presidential race, pulling off a remarkable comeback after a first-round loss that galvanised the country’s political right. Shortly after 9:00pm Brasilia time on Sunday (00:00 GMT), Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court called the race for Lula, who had earned more…
Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy celebrates on the podium after winning the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race in Austin, Texas, Oct. 25. AP-Yonhap AUSTIN, Texas — Kimi Antonelli stormed to his ninth win of the season on Sunday at the United States Grand Prix and further tightened his grip on a…
Dr. M. Christopher White, left, poses with his wife, Linda Fleming White, while holding his honorary Doctor of Education certificate from Seoul Cyber University (SCU) at its campus in Gangbuk District, Seoul, Thursday. Courtesy of SCU For Christopher White, the first chancellor of Chowan University, nearly five decades in higher education have been guided by…
