President Lee Jae Myung, second from right, and Prime Minister Han Seong-sook, center, are seen at a Cabinet meeting held at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, Tuesday. Yonhap The prime minister’s office denied a news report Thursday that some government members have raised complaints that it is difficult for them to object to what the…
This past week, a flurry of Western countries announced forthcoming sanctions on Israel – limited, for now, to its illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. Israel’s response was swift and aggressive: on September 9, it gave the United Kingdom 30 days to close its consulate in occupied East Jerusalem. As Israel hardened its international…
A string of mazy runs down Barcelona’s right flank, two goal assists within three minutes, and a player of the match award cap off yet another impressive night in European football; Lamine Yamal continues to rack up remarkable statistics and mesmerising performances eight weeks into the club football season. While this isn’t Yamal’s breakthrough year…
Kim Dae-keun, a research fellow at the Korea Institute of Criminology and Justice, poses during an interview with The Korea Times in Seocho District, Seoul, Sept. 3. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul Every weekday before 1997, death row inmates in Korea braced themselves between 6 and 9 a.m. — the hours when executions could…
Voters will decide between incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro in a too-close-to call election this Sunday. If neither wins an outright majority, a runoff vote will take place on Oct. 25. Al Jazeera’s Monica Yanakiew explains what’s at stake. Published On 2 Oct 20262 Oct…
The Group of Seven countries has agreed to release 100 billion barrels of crude oil and diesel from emergency reserves over several months in an effort to reduce soaring energy prices after pressure from US President Donald Trump. The US and Israel’s war on Iran, as well as Russia’s war on Ukraine, have triggered a…
Palestinians attended funerals Monday of three people killed in an Israeli airstrike on a tent in Khan Younis a day earlier, as well as victims of other attacks. The latest strikes come amid mounting tensions over the Gaza ceasefire. Published On 12 Oct 202612 Oct 2026 Share Israeli strike on tent in Gaza’s Khan Younis…
