blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, Protests are sweeping France as anger over conditions in schools meets frustration with high living costs and a government accused of doing little to address problems facing people. Published On 18 Oct 202618 Oct 2026 Share Macron to address nation after protests across France on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera…
Employees enter the headquarters of the Serious Crime Investigation Agency in Seoul, Friday. Yonhap A new investigation agency tasked with handling major crimes made its first arrest of a suspect Sunday, 16 days after its launch. The narcotics investigation bureau of the Seoul office of the Serious Crime Investigation Agency (SCIA) said it has taken…
A person walks over debris in Paris, France, Sunday, the day after clashes during a national day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices. Reuters-Yonhap PARIS — Police arrested at least 1,800 people across France after violent groups clashed with officers and looted shops during nationwide demonstrations that drew hundreds of…
The exercise, led by the Regional Commander, Assistant Chief Fire Officer Grade I (ACFO I) Cecil Addo, is aimed at assessing compliance with fire safety regulations and ensuring that facilities are adequately equipped to prevent and respond to fire emergencies.
Gyeonggi Province Gov. Choo Mi-ae speaks to reporters at a hospital in Gyeonggi Province, Saturday, after paying her respects to firefighter Kim Jin-seok, who died earlier that day from injuries sustained battling a factory blaze. Courtesy of Gyeonggi Provincial Government Gyeonggi Province Gov. Choo Mi-ae faces growing backlash over derogatory remarks portraying firefighting as a…
Sudan’s army says it struck RSF command centres in South Darfur, but the RSF and its allies say a crowded livestock market was hit. The UN says drone strikes are now the leading cause of civilian deaths in Sudan, as Al Jazeera’s Almigdad Alruhaid reports from Khartoum. Published On 18 Oct 202618 Oct 2026 Share…
Kia Tigers starter Adam Oller celebrates after completing the top of the sixth inning of Game 2 of the first round in the Korea Baseball Organization postseason against the LG Twins at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field in Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City, Sunday. Yonhap JEONNAM-GWANGJU SPECIAL METROPOLITAN CITY — Kia Tigers starting pitcher Adam Oller made his…
Smoke rises from fires at the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal in the Port of St. Petersburg, Russia, Oct. 18. EPA-Yonhap Ukrainian attacks set an oil export terminal ablaze in St. Petersburg on Sunday, as Kyiv launched more than 1,000 drones across Russia in one of its largest ever aerial bombardments. The attack comes amid deepening…
A road near Yeonsinnae Station in northwestern Seoul is seen flooded due to heavy rainfall, Sunday. Yonhap Heavy downpours accompanied by strong gusts battered Seoul on Sunday, causing urban flooding and safety hazards across the capital city. According to municipal officials, localized torrential rain inundated parts of the city, as fallen leaves swept by gale-force…
The European Union has condemned Israeli settler attacks on EU diplomats and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, amid unprecedented settler pogroms during the Palestinian olive harvest. “We expect full accountability as well as effective measures to prevent continued acts of violence and violent harassment against Palestinians, including during the ongoing olive harvest season, as…
