Foreign
Health minister vows talks with medical community over walkout
March 25, 2024, 8:17 pm
SEOUL – Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong on Monday said they will hold talks with the medical community, a day after President Yoon Suk Yeol called for a "flexible" measure to suspend licenses of defiant trainee doctors. Prospects of talks between the government and the medical community over a… Read More
Women in Gaza urgently need ceasefire, says UN official
March 25, 2024, 1:48 pm
ISTANBUL – UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous on Sunday highlighted the difficulties experienced by women in Gaza, stressing the urgent need for a ceasefire in the region. "Women in Gaza give birth without water. They have no food, no tents, no toilets. They are living the unimaginable,"… Read More
Moscow attack death toll climbs to 137
March 25, 2024, 1:02 pm
MOSCOW – The death toll from the terror attack on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall music venue has climbed to 137, the Russian Investigative Committee said. Of those killed, 62 have been identified so far. "The identification of those dead continues. As of now, as many as 137 bodies have been found.… Read More
Hong Kong matches highest March temperature in 140 years
March 25, 2024, 12:47 pm
ANKARA – Hong Kong's temperature on Sunday equalized its highest recorded level during the month of March in 140 years, the city’s weather observatory said. The mercury touched 31.5C (88.7F) -- the highest temperature recorded during the month of March since records began in 1884. It spiked to… Read More
Russia in mourning after deadly concert hall attack
March 24, 2024, 6:40 pm
ISTANBUL – Russia is observing a national day of mourning on Sunday after a deadly attack at a concert hall in the Moscow region. Flags were lowered to half-mast, while people laid flowers at Crocus City Hall, the concert hall where armed men opened fire on Friday, killing at least 133 people… Read More
Korea healthcare standoff to worsen as professors vow mass resignation
March 24, 2024, 6:26 pm
SEOUL – The monthlong confrontation between the government and doctors was feared to worsen further as medical school professors were to tender mass resignations and cut back on patient care starting this week, while the government was to suspend the licenses of striking trainee doctors,… Read More
Ukraine denies alleged links to Moscow terror attack
March 24, 2024, 2:30 pm
ISTANBUL – Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak on Saturday said that his country has "no slightest connection" with Friday’s terrorist attack in the Russian capital Moscow. “Any attempts to connect Ukraine to the terrorist attack are absolutely untenable. Ukraine has not the… Read More
4 perpetrators of concert hall attack held while heading to Ukraine
March 24, 2024, 12:32 pm
MOSCOW – The Russian Investigative Committee said Saturday that four perpetrators of Friday's Moscow region concert hall attack were detained in the border region of Bryansk while heading to Ukraine. Separately, the Federal Security Service (FSB) said it learned that a handler was waiting for… Read More
Biden signs $1.2-T budget bill, averts government shutdown
March 24, 2024, 12:27 pm
NEW YORK – US President Joe Biden on Saturday signed the USD1.2-trillion budget bill approved by the US Senate. Biden said in a written statement that the budget bill would prevent a government shutdown, while also stating that it invests in the American people, strengthens the economy, and… Read More
UK's Princess of Wales says she is under cancer treatment
March 23, 2024, 12:15 pm
LONDON – The United Kingdom's (UK) Princess of Wales said on Friday that she has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. In a personal video message posted on X (formerly Twitter), 42-year-old Princess Kate said that tests after her planned abdominal surgery in January had… Read More
UN chief condemns Moscow concert hall shooting 'in strongest terms'
March 23, 2024, 12:05 pm
NEW YORK – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned "in the strongest possible terms" a deadly attack Friday at a concert hall northeast of central Moscow. "The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest possible terms today’s terrorist attack at a concert hall outside… Read More
16.7 million Syrians in need of humanitarian assistance: UN
March 22, 2024, 3:42 pm
ONTARIO, Canada – The United Nations on Thursday noted that 16.7 million people in Syria need humanitarian assistance, marking the highest in the 13-year conflict. Geir Pedersen, the UN Special Envoy for Syria, who virtually briefed member states at a UN Security Council meeting, said all… Read More
King Charles is ‘doing very well,' says Camilla
March 22, 2024, 3:40 pm
LONDON – Britain’s Queen Camilla said her husband, King Charles, is doing very well. The queen provided an update on King Charles’ condition during a visit to Northern Ireland, British media said Thursday. “Charles is doing very well,” Camilla told a crowd of well-wishers in Belfast.… Read More
S. Korea to deploy more military surgeons, public health doctors
March 22, 2024, 1:56 pm
SEOUL – Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Friday that the government will deploy additional military surgeons and public health doctors to help cope with the prolonged walkout by junior doctors. Over 90 percent of the country's 13,000 junior doctors have been on mass resignations for more than a… Read More
Extreme weather expected in coming months
March 22, 2024, 1:42 pm
ISTANBUL – As ocean temperatures hit new dangerous peaks, experts are warning the unprecedented levels of accumulated heat will trigger intense chain reactions, including deadly hurricanes and cyclones, over the coming months. Recent reports have shown that oceans worldwide are now at their… Read More
Police boost Jerusalem security ahead of second Friday of Ramadan
March 22, 2024, 1:16 pm
JERUSALEM -- Israel security officials are gearing up in Jerusalem with an increased police presence ahead of the second Friday of Ramadan. Friday morning prayers on the Temple Mount during Ramadan are especially large and Palestinian terror attacks have surged during the Islamic holy month.… Read More
Vietnamese president resigns
March 21, 2024, 12:34 pm
ISTANBUL – Vietnam President Vo Van Thuong stepped down from his position on Wednesday, the ruling Communist Party said in a statement. The party said Thuong, who served only for one year, was guilty of "violations and shortcomings." His resignation was accepted by the central committee. He also… Read More
Trump, Biden sweep latest primary elections en route to pres’l rematch
March 21, 2024, 11:05 am
HOUSTON, Texas – President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump made a clean sweep of the presidential primaries that took place on Tuesday in the states of Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kansas and Ohio, according to media reports. Biden received 89 percent of the vote in Arizona's… Read More
Multicultural marriages in S. Korea rise to 18.3% in 2023
March 20, 2024, 2:15 pm
SEOUL – The number of marriages between South Koreans and foreign spouses rose more than 18 percent in 2023, as those between Vietnamese bridegrooms and naturalized South Korean brides gained sharply, data showed Wednesday. The number of multicultural marriages increased 18.3 percent on-year to… Read More
Red Cross chief: Barely any food available in Gaza
March 20, 2024, 11:46 am
LONDON – The head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) expressed concern Tuesday about food security in the Gaza Strip. "The hunger in Gaza serves as a stark reminder of the immense hardships civilians are enduring," Jagan Chapagain posted on X, saying,… Read More
