Impeached S. Korea president charged with insurrection
SEOUL – South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has been charged with insurrection after he attempted to declare martial law in December.
His ill-fated...
CIA: Lab leak most likely source of COVID outbreak
WASHINGTON – The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) offered a new assessment on the origin of the COVID outbreak, saying the coronavirus is “more likely”...
Trump tells Putin to end ‘ridiculous’ war in Ukraine or face new sanctions
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump has warned he will impose high tariffs and further sanctions on Russia if Vladimir Putin fails to end the war...
Nepal hits Everest climbers with higher permit fees
KATHMANDU – The price to climb Mount Everest will soon increase for the first time in nearly a decade, as Nepal announces a sharp...
TV host retires as sex scandal rocks Japan industry
TOKYO – Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, one of the country’s most recognizable faces on television, has announced that he is retiring after a...
US under Trumps recognizes only two genders – male and female
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump issued executive orders shortly after he was sworn in to change the US government's policies on gender and...
China executes man for car rampage that killed dozens
BEIJING – China has executed a man found guilty of killing at least 35 people in a car attack in November 2024, in what...
Israel to free over 1,800 Palestinian prisoners
TEL AVIV - Israel will release 1,890 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for 33 Israeli hostages in the first phase of the ceasefire, mediator Egypt...
Two Iranian supreme court judges shot dead
TEHRAN - Two senior Iranian judges have been shot dead in an apparent assassination in the country's supreme court.
Ali Razini and Mohammad Moghiseh were...
Trump’s illegal migrant raids to start on Day 1
WASHINGTON – Raids to detain and deport migrants living in the US without permission are set to begin on the first full day of...