Foreign
Britain's King Charles hands over military role to William
May 14, 2024, 2:06 pm
LONDON – Britain's King Charles handed over a senior military role to his son William at a ceremony in Hampshire on Monday. Charles presented Prince of Wales with the title of Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps, a position the 75-year-old held for 32 years. "The great thing is he's a very… Read More
S. Korea, China agree to work for trilateral summit with Japan
May 14, 2024, 12:10 pm
SEOUL/BEIJING – The top diplomats of South Korea and China agreed Monday to work together for the successful holding of an upcoming trilateral summit also involving Japan widely expected to take place in Seoul later this month. The two sides reached the agreement during talks between Foreign… Read More
UN chief condemns attack on personnel, calls for 'full investigation'
May 14, 2024, 9:42 am
HAMILTON, Canada – United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday condemned all attacks on United Nations personnel and called for a full investigation into the killing of a staff member in the Gaza Strip. "The Secretary-General was deeply saddened to learn of the death of a… Read More
34 killed as lava floods hit Indonesia's West Sumatra
May 13, 2024, 5:12 pm
JAKARTA – The death toll from lava floods that struck Indonesia's West Sumatra province on Saturday rose to 34, with at least five others missing, a senior official of the local disaster agency said on Sunday. The rains poured down the area at the slope of the Marapi volcano on Saturday… Read More
Nepal's 'Everest man' logs most ascents of world's tallest mountain
May 13, 2024, 1:43 pm
ANKARA – A Nepali guide and a British climber on Sunday broke their own records by summiting Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain, for the 29th and 18th time respectively, an official said. Sherpa Kami Rita ascended the 8,849-metre (29,032 foot) peak using the Southeast Ridge route, which… Read More
Death toll in Ukrainian attack on Russian apartment now at 15
May 13, 2024, 1:03 pm
MOSCOW – The death toll in the partial collapse of a 10-story residential apartment building in Russia’s southwestern city of Belgorod following a Ukrainian attack on May 12 has risen to 15, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said. "Rescuers found another body. In all, 15 bodies have been… Read More
SoKor: N. Korea hack group steals massive amount of court records
May 12, 2024, 2:57 pm
SEOUL – A North Korean hacking group had stolen a massive amount of personal information from a South Korean court computer network for about two years, probe results showed Saturday. A total of 1,014 gigabytes (GB) worth of data and documents were leaked from Seoul's court computer network… Read More
Palestinian death toll nears 35K as Israel continues to pound Gaza
May 12, 2024, 12:26 pm
ANKARA – At least 34,971 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s ongoing offensive on the Gaza Strip since last October, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave said on Saturday. A ministry statement added that 78,641 other people have also been injured in the onslaught. “Israeli… Read More
No Mother’s Day for Gazan moms mourning their children
May 11, 2024, 7:24 pm
GAZA CITY, Palestine – Palestinian mothers in the Gaza Strip are grappling with profound loss as Mother's Day approaches amid relentless Israeli attacks on the enclave. Israel has killed more than 34,900 Palestinians, with the vast majority being women and children, and injured over 78,500,… Read More
Solar storm hitting Earth could knock out power, electronics worldwide
May 11, 2024, 4:39 pm
HOUSTON, United States – A rare and powerful geomagnetic storm hitting Earth this weekend could spark power outages across the world, according to scientists. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) upgraded its original G4 geomagnetic storm watch to a G5 – the most powerful… Read More
Flash floods kill 50 in Afghanistan
May 11, 2024, 2:14 pm
ISTANBUL – At least 50 people were killed after flash floods hit several parts of Afghanistan on Friday. The floods hit at least two provinces in the north and northeastern parts of the country, causing heavy damage, local media reported. Hedayatullah Hamdard, head of the Natural Disaster… Read More
NASA hints of atmosphere on rocky planet outside solar system
May 10, 2024, 12:32 pm
ANKARA – NASA scientists hinted that they might find evidence of an atmosphere on a rocky planet called "55 Cancri e (Janssen)" outside the solar system by using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). “Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have detected atmospheric gases… Read More
Nuclear envoys of S. Korea, China discuss Korean Peninsula issues
May 10, 2024, 11:53 am
SEOUL – The top nuclear envoys of South Korea and China discussed issues related to the Korean Peninsula on the margins of a multilateral security dialogue in Japan earlier this week, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday. The talks between Lee Jun-il, director general for North Korean nuclear… Read More
South Korea to establish new ministry to address low birth rates
May 9, 2024, 8:04 pm
ANKARA – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol announced on Thursday that his government would establish a new ministry to address the country's low birth rate. On the second anniversary of his presidency, he addressed the nation and asked for the opposition's support in parliament to pass… Read More
AstraZeneca to withdraw coronavirus vaccine
May 9, 2024, 3:12 pm
ATHENS – AstraZeneca will withdraw its coronavirus vaccines, British media reported Wednesday. The decision by the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company came as a result of declining demand for the jab as more updated vaccines target newer variants of the virus, according to Sky News. It added… Read More
Microsoft reveals 75% of workers embrace AI at work
May 9, 2024, 1:42 pm
ISTANBUL – Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled its fourth annual Work Trend Index report, revealing 75 percent of knowledge workers worldwide utilize generative artificial intelligence (AI) at work. The use of generative AI has nearly doubled in the last six months and 46 percent of users started… Read More
Tobacco use declining in 150 countries: WHO
May 8, 2024, 12:26 pm
GENEVA – Tobacco use is declining in 150 countries, 56 of which are on track to achieve the global target of reducing tobacco use by 2025, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) Results Report 2023. The report also said that an additional 29 countries developed multi-sectoral national… Read More
Biden says 'no place on any campus in America' for antisemitism
May 8, 2024, 8:58 am
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that antisemitism has no place in America during a speech linking the Holocaust to Hamas’ attack on Israel last year. In his address at the US Capitol to mark the US Holocaust Memorial Museum's annual Days of Remembrance ceremony, Biden said he… Read More
'Speedy, strict' probe into SoKor first lady's luxury bag claims vowed
May 7, 2024, 1:23 pm
SEOUL – The top prosecutor on Tuesday pledged to speedily and strictly conduct an investigation into allegations that first lady Kim Keon Hee illegally received a luxury bag as a gift in 2022. Prosecutor General Lee One-seok made the pledge after he ordered last week the creation of an… Read More
Pope tells new Swiss Guards to ditch phones, visit Rome
May 7, 2024, 12:53 pm
ROME – Pope Francis told the newest cohort of young men to join the Swiss Guards Monday that they should ditch their phones and get out and visit Rome, taking part in the local community. Francis told the 34 new recruits that brought the world's smallest army back up to its full complement: "I… Read More
