Biden calls alliance with South Korea 'linchpin for peace' in region

South Korean lawmakers voted on Saturday to impeach Yoon over his brief declaration of martial law
15 December 2024, 06:15 AM

Trump taps Truth Social CEO to lead intelligence advisory board

Nunes is a Republican ex-congressman from California who led the US House intelligence committee during the start of Trump's first presidential term.
15 December 2024, 05:11 AM

South Korea’s Yoon impeached: What happens next?

Yoon's future now hangs in the balance as his case proceeds to the Constitutional Court, which has 180 days to decide whether to uphold or overturn his impeachment
15 December 2024, 03:51 AM

Ex-prisoners back in Syria's cells 'of despair'

Darwish was detained for months by one of the most feared branches of the former government's many-tentacled intelligence services.
15 December 2024, 03:36 AM

ABC News settles $15 mn defamation suit with Donald Trump

The news organization and Stephanopoulos will also issue public apologies saying they "regret statements" made about Trump during the aforementioned interview
15 December 2024, 03:30 AM

Martial law fiasco: South Korea’s President Yoon impeached

South Korean lawmakers yesterday impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, with the opposition declaring a “victory of the people”.
14 December 2024, 19:18 PM

AI with reasoning power will be less predictable: expert

Former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, one of the biggest names in artificial intelligence, had a prediction to make on Friday: reasoning capabilities will make technology far less predictable.
14 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Five killed in Greece

Five migrants died early yesterday when a migrant boat sank off Crete, Greece’s coastguard said, leaving 40 people reportedly missing while 39 survivors were rescued. The boat sank 12 nautical miles southwest of the island, according to ERTNEWS, which reported the 40 missing.
14 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Israeli strike kills 1 in south Lebanon

Lebanon’s health ministry said an Israeli drone strike in the south killed one person yesterday, the latest deadly raid despite a more than two-week ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
14 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Iran won’t impede IAEA access

Iran will not impede the UN nuclear watchdog’s access and inspection of its sites, the head of the country’s Atomic Energy Organization said yesterday.
14 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Russia pulling back but not out of Syria: sources

Russia is pulling back its military from the front lines in northern Syria and from posts in the Alawite Mountains but is not leaving its two main bases in the country after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, four Syrian officials told Reuters.
14 December 2024, 18:00 PM

18 killed as Israel strikes shelters, aid point in Gaza

At least 18 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza on Saturday, medics said, while the Israeli military said it targeted gunmen operating from shelters and aid storages.
14 December 2024, 18:00 PM

US, regional diplomats meet to discuss Syria crisis

Top diplomats from the United States, Turkey, the European Union and Arab nations met in Jordan yesterday for talks on Syria as regional and global powers scramble for influence over whatever government replaces ousted President Bashar al-Assad.
14 December 2024, 18:00 PM

The troubled history of South Korean presidents

South Korea's first president, Syngman Rhee, elected in 1948, was forced to resign by a popular student-led uprising in 1960
14 December 2024, 09:31 AM

South Korea's 11 days of turmoil

Here is a recap of events leading to the crucial vote to suspend him from office
14 December 2024, 08:51 AM

In search for US journalist Austin Tice, a clue from 11 years ago

Tice’s 2013 escape, reported here for the first time, was the first public sighting of the American after he disappeared, the officials said.
14 December 2024, 07:34 AM

BBC complains to Apple over fake news AI notification

The BBC on Friday said it had filed a complaint with US tech giant Apple over AI-generated fake news that was shared on iPhones and attributed to the British public broadcaster
14 December 2024, 06:15 AM

South Korean president faces second impeachment vote as thousands rally

Thousands took to the streets of South Korea's capital Saturday in rival rallies for and against President Yoon Suk Yeol, hours ahead of an impeachment vote over his failed martial law bid
14 December 2024, 06:00 AM

2nd martial law impeachment vote on knife edge

South Korea’s opposition leader yesterday urged ruling party lawmakers to side with the “people” and impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, a day before a second parliamentary vote that appears on a knife edge.
13 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Syrian Shias flee to Lebanon

Tens of thousands of Syrians, mostly Shia Muslims, have fled to Lebanon since Sunni Muslim groups toppled Bashar al-Assad, fearing persecution despite assurances from the new rulers in Damascus that they will be safe, a Lebanese official said.
13 December 2024, 18:00 PM