Israelis go to the polls on October 27 to elect the 26th Knesset, in the first general vote since the genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and the wars on Lebanon and Iran. Benjamin Netanyahu, the longest-serving prime minister in Israel’s history, with 19 years in office, is seeking another term while standing trial on corruption…
A poster for the upcoming exhibition “Lynn Hershman Leeson: First Person Plural.” / Courtesy of Seoul Museum of Art Works by American artist Lynn Hershman Leeson, a pioneer of media art, will be shown in Seoul in her first solo exhibition in Asia, the Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) said Tuesday. Titled “Lynn Hershman Leeson:…
“Our fundamental responsibility as a government is to foster a safe, peaceful, and enabling environment—encouraging dialogue at every turn and ensuring that every single community feels protected and valued"
Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul speaks during a visit to the Marine Corps headquarters in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, Friday. Yonhap The defense ministry on Tuesday expressed “grave concerns” over North Korea escalating border tensions with threats and its criticism of South Korea’s military operations conducted in response to the North’s repeated border intrusions violating the armistice…
A group of parents claims local admission policy boosts Black and Latino students while constraining Asian applicants. Published On 20 Oct 202620 Oct 2026 The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case about the role of race in admissions to selective Maryland middle schools after a group of parents claimed policies discriminated…
On Friday, President Donald Trump shocked the world by easing sanctions on Russia to allow the sale of Russian diesel fuel to the United States and global markets. He boasted that his action would dramatically reduce the price of diesel fuel for Americans and the rest of the world. Trump’s action is a shameful betrayal…
The benchmark KOSPI, along with other indices, are displayed at Hana Bank’s dealing room in Seoul, Tuesday. Yonhap Seoul stocks were trading sharply lower late Tuesday morning as concerns over investments in the artificial intelligence (AI) value chain sparked a sell-off in major chip shares. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 136.06…
A female soldier of the Yeonpyeong Unit drills on K-6 heavy machine gun firing procedures in this undated photo released on Sept. 4 in commemoration of Women’s Army Corps Day, which falls on Sept. 6. Courtesy of ROK Marine Corps South Korea’s decade-old debate over female conscription resurfaced during a National Assembly audit this month,…
Japan has launched a five-year uncrewed mission to collect samples from Phobos, one of Mars’ two moons, and return them to Earth by 2031. If successful, it would be the first mission to bring back samples from a moon of Mars for scientists to study. Published On 20 Oct 202620 Oct 2026 Share Japan launches…
