Foreign
S. Koreans call for doctors to end walkout: poll
June 3, 2024, 2:22 pm
SEOUL – Nearly 86 percent of South Koreans believe junior doctors, who have been on a walkout since late February, should return to hospitals, a poll showed Monday, reflecting growing public fatigue over the ongoing disruptions in medical services. According to the poll conducted by the Korean… Read More
Poll: 40% of Israelis back Biden’s ceasefire proposal for Gaza
June 3, 2024, 2:11 pm
JERUSALEM – Some 40 percent of Israelis support a proposal announced late last week by US President Joe Biden that he said could lead to a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, according to a poll conducted by the Israeli Broadcasting Authority. However, the public broadcaster reported that… Read More
5.9-magnitude quake rocks Japan, tsunami threat lifted
June 3, 2024, 1:20 pm
TOKYO – A magnitude of 5.9 earthquake has been registered in Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, the same region hit by a series of powerful earthquakes earlier this year, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported. According to the agency, the epicenter of the earthquake was in the area of the Noto… Read More
Forest fire forces evacuation of Israel museum
June 3, 2024, 12:59 pm
JERUSALEM – A forest fire in Jerusalem’s Valley of the Cross on Sunday forced the evacuation of the nearby Israel Museum as a precaution. Eight firefighting planes and 23 firefighting crews battled the blaze in 34 degrees Celsius weather. A spokesperson for the museum said the roof of a… Read More
N. Korea to temporarily halt sending trash-filled balloons to Seoul
June 3, 2024, 12:43 pm
SEOUL – North Korea said Sunday it will temporarily stop sending trash-filled balloons across the border to South Korea. However, it threatened to resume such operations should Seoul send more anti-Pyongyang leaflets. In a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA),… Read More
Another gaffe? Pope reportedly says gossip is women’s stuff
June 2, 2024, 8:31 pm
ROME – Pope Francis reportedly told a group of young Roman priests not to talk ill of others because "gossip is women's stuff." The statement was made during a closed-door meeting on Thursday, the 'Silere non possum' website has reported. "We wear the trousers, we must say the things," the… Read More
Fire leaves 1.2K Rohingya homeless in Bangladesh camps
June 2, 2024, 8:28 pm
DHAKA, Bangladesh – A major fire on Saturday razed hundreds of shelters, shops, and other facilities in refugee camps on the southeastern coast of Bangladesh, leaving 1,200 Rohingya shelterless. The fire originated in the Rohingya Camp No. 13 of Ukhiya of Cox's Bazar. Firefighters brought the… Read More
Kuwait’s Emir appoints new crown prince
June 2, 2024, 5:21 pm
KUWAIT CITY – Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has issued a decree appointing Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah as the new Crown Prince, the Kuwait State Television reported Saturday. Born in 1953 in Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah served as prime minister from 2019 to 2022. The new… Read More
Malaysian PM adds RM1M to journalists' funds
June 2, 2024, 5:18 pm
MANILA – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has announced the allocation of another one million Malaysian Ringgit (RM) for media practitioners, including former and veteran journalists, in need of help. The leader made the announcement during the highlights of the National Journalists' Day… Read More
Asia-Pacific remains Washington's priority, says US defense secretary
June 2, 2024, 1:10 pm
ANKARA – US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Saturday that Asia-Pacific remains a top priority for Washington despite the ongoing wars in Gaza and Ukraine. "Despite historic clashes in Europe and the Middle East -- such as Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and the Israel–Hamas… Read More
N. Korea sends some 600 trash-carrying balloons to S. Korea
June 2, 2024, 11:46 am
SEOUL – North Korea has sent around 600 balloons carrying trash to South Korea, Seoul's military said Sunday. The move was taken despite a warning that the South would take "unendurably" painful measures against such provocative acts. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it had… Read More
Malaysia to hold AI training for media
June 1, 2024, 7:54 pm
MANILA – Malaysian Prime Minister (PM) Anwar Ibrahim has granted MYR 1 million (USD212,450) to its National News Agency (Bernama) Center for Excellence to train media practitioners on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool in their profession. Speaking at the National Journalists'… Read More
After Biden’s Gaza ceasefire proposal, Netanyahu says war will go on
June 1, 2024, 2:47 pm
ANKARA – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Friday reiterated his intention to continue the country's offensive in the Gaza Strip until all of Tel Aviv's war goals are achieved. The statement came on the heels of US President Joe Biden announcing a fresh ceasefire proposal… Read More
Furious Trump supporters out for blood after conviction
June 1, 2024, 12:23 pm
ISTANBUL – If Donald Trump supporters are allowed to have their way, the US would be headed for some very dark and bloody days. The ex-president’s conviction on 34 felony counts in a hush money case has sparked a torrent of violent threats from his hardcore base, most of them on Trump’s own… Read More
Health ministry pledges more support for trainee doctors amid walkout
May 31, 2024, 8:55 pm
SEOUL – The health ministry said Friday it will provide more financial support for trainee doctors and begin a trial operation to reduce their working hours, amid protracted walkouts prompted by a plan that boosted the number of medical students. Deputy Health Minister Jun Byung-wang told… Read More
UN remembers fallen peacekeepers
May 31, 2024, 8:43 pm
UNITED NATIONS – The world body on Thursday held events at its headquarters in New York to honor the memory of the UN peacekeepers who lost their lives since 1948. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres laid a wreath at the Peacekeepers Memorial on the premises of UN Headquarters in New York to… Read More
Vatican warns on use of NATO-supplied weapons vs. Russian territory
May 31, 2024, 8:32 pm
VATICAN – Any attacks by Ukraine on Russia with NATO-supplied weapons would cause an “uncontrollable escalation” of the conflict between the two countries, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin warned Thursday. Cardinal Parolin made the assessment about the Russia-Ukraine war at… Read More
BRIN forecasts rare six-planet alignment on June 3-4
May 31, 2024, 8:13 pm
JAKARTA – The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) has projected that a rare astronomical phenomenon of planetary alignment will grace the skies before sunrise on June 3-4, 2024, at around 5:15 a.m. local time. Thomas Djamaluddin, Researcher at the BRIN Astronomy and Astrophysics… Read More
What's next for Trump after historic criminal conviction?
May 31, 2024, 6:50 pm
HOUSTON, United States – Donald Trump on Thursday became the first former US president to be convicted of felony criminal charges in the New York hush money trial and now has a slew of challenges ahead as he aims to win his second term as president of the United States. Trump continued to claim… Read More
UN says Syria crisis 'becoming more entrenched with time'
May 31, 2024, 5:29 pm
HAMILTON, Canada – The United Nations on Thursday warned of the worsening crisis in Syria, as the special envoy highlighted the increasing entrenchment of the conflict and its far-reaching implications. "The Syrian people remain trapped in the profound crisis, which is becoming more entrenched… Read More
