Choi Min-kyeong, president of the Imprisonment Victims’ Family Association, poses in front of the National Assembly, Sept. 21. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul Editor’s note This article is the third in a series of interviews with people whose lives intersect with North Korea, offering firsthand accounts of the risks, routes and relationships that connect…
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have captured Mocha port and now threaten to control the main waterway of the Bab al-Mandeb strait. They have also attacked several cities in Saudi Arabia, wounding about 70 people, including women and children. The repeated attacks against Saudi energy, civil, and defence facilities, combined with the maritime blockage by Iran and…
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This was the first time an alert was sounded in Riyadh since an escalation between the Houthis in Yemen and the Saudis. Published On 19 Sep 202619 Sep 2026 Saudi-led coalition forces fighting Yemen’s Houthis have said that the Iran-backed group fired a ballistic missile at Riyadh at dawn before it was intercepted and destroyed….
Two vessels crashed while navigating the Congo River in Equateur province at night. Published On 5 Oct 20265 Oct 2026 A boat collision on a river in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 30 people, with dozens more reported missing. Two vessels crashed into one another as they navigated the Congo river,…
An alleged air strike on a gold mining site in northern Sudan has killed at least 72 workers, according to a rights group, highlighting the severe security vacuum along the country’s increasingly lawless border with Egypt. The Khartoum-based rights group Emergency Lawyers accused the Egyptian military of targeting civilian miners in the North Wadi area…
The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has resumed the admission of dire emergency cases at its Accident and Emergency (A&E) Centre, following a temporary suspension announced on Tuesday evening due to severe congestion. Management had earlier halted new admissions after the 37-bed facility became overwhelmed, with 61 patients on admission and a further 34 on…
Flash floods along Nepal’s Budhi Gandaki River swept away homes and bridges, forcing residents to flee to higher ground. Five people are missing, and six have been rescued, authorities said. Published On 12 Oct 202612 Oct 2026 Share Bridge washed away by torrent of water in Nepal on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera…
