Yoon's approval rating snaps 3-week rising streak amid party unrest
Seoul (South Korea), September 5: President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating fell slightly to 32.3 percent last week, ending a three-week rising streak, as ongoing leadership...
S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases hit lowest for Monday in 6 weeks...
Seoul (South Korea), September 5: South Korea's new COVID-19 cases hit the lowest for a Monday count in six weeks, as the virus is slowing...
S. Korea braces for powerful Typhoon Hinnamnor
Seoul (South Korea), September 5: Super Typhoon Hinnamnor has gradually moved northward to reach waters off the southern island of Jeju on Monday, the state...
Opposition DP to file complaint against Yoon on charges of stating false...
Seoul (South Korea), September 5: The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) decided Monday to file a complaint against President Yoon Suk-yeol on charges of violating...
Egypt's president meets Saudi FM on bilateral ties, regional issues
Cairo (Egypt), September 5: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday met with visiting Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Cairo,...
Chileans head to the polls to vote on new constitution
Santiago (Chile), September 5: Chileans headed to the polls on Sunday to vote on the proposed new constitution.
Sweden announces liquidity guarantees of 23 bln USD to electricity companies
Stockholm (Sweden), September 5: Electricity companies in Sweden and neighboring countries will receive credit guarantees of up to 250 billion Swedish crowns (23 billion...
News Analysis: Washington's unreliability proves a liability in negotiations with Tehran
Tehran (Iran), September 5: Optimism about an imminent Iran nuclear agreement has been waning as Washington on Thursday said Tehran's latest response in negotiations to...
Kremlin pledges serious response in case of EU visa restrictions
Moscow (Russia), September 5: Moscow will take serious retaliatory measures if the EU formally introduces visa restrictions on Russian citizens, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said...
Finnish gov't plans 10-bln-euro crisis package for energy companies
Helsinki (Finland), September 5: Finnish government proposed on Sunday to provide the country's electricity companies with loans and guarantees of up to 10 billion euros...
Joint military drill kicks off in Jordan
Amman (Turkey), September 5: The annual Eager Lion military drill hosted by the Jordan Armed Forces kicked off on Sunday in the kingdom with the...
Iran detects 500 kg of illicit drugs coming from Afghanistan
Tehran (Iran), September 5: Iran's Customs on Sunday announced the discovery of 500 kg of illicit drugs coming from Afghanistan, the Iranian Students' News Agency...
Israel announces 5 national science and technology development priorities
Jerusalem (Israel), September 5: Israel has put five areas of scientific and technological development on national priorities amid heightened global competition, Israel's Ministry of Innovation,...
Türkiye sharply raises 2022 inflation forecast to 65 pct
Ankara (Turkey), September 5: Türkiye sharply raised the country's inflation forecast for 2022 to 65 percent, up from 9.8 percent predicted one year ago, according...
Philippine president begins state visits to Indonesia, Singapore
Manila (Philippine), September 4: Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos left for Indonesia on Sunday, his first overseas trip since he assumed office on June 30.
Samsung seeks to overcome slowing sales with Lifestyle TVs: executive
Berlin (Germany), September 4: Samsung Electronics Co. is trying to keep up the growth momentum of its TV business with its Lifestyle TVs, a senior...
Explosions rock U.S. base in eastern Syria: reports
Damascus (Syria), September 4: Several explosions rocked a U.S. military base in Syria's eastern province of Deir al-Zour on Saturday night, the country's state news...
EU Council Head Calling on EU Commission For Speedy Proposals on Tackling...
Berlin (Germany), September 4: European Council President Charles Michel on Friday called on the European Commission to accelerate the process of preparing proposals on tackling...
G7 Cap on Russian Oil Prices Likely to Boomerang, Hit Western Investors...
Washington (US), September 4: Price caps on Russian global oil exports announced by the Group of Seven (G7) major industrialized countries will likely only hurt...
Typhoon Hinnamnor travels toward S. Korea, southern regions on alert
Seoul (South Korea), September 4: Typhoon Hinnamnor continued to move northward toward South Korea on Sunday, triggering fresh weather advisories in southern parts of the...
S. Korean government's YouTube channel hacked to broadcast crypto video
Seoul (South Korea), September 4: The South Korean government's YouTube channel was hacked Saturday, apparently to broadcast a cryptocurrency-related video, but has been restored, according...
New COVID-19 cases below 100,000 for 4th day amid eased virus curbs
Seoul (South Korea), September 4: South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed below 100,000 for the fourth straight day, according to the country's health authorities Sunday.
Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to 3 more years in prison, totaling...
Yangon (Myanmar), September 4: Myanmar's former State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday has been sentenced to three years in jail for electoral fraud...
Putin, Erdogan discuss bilateral ties, Ukraine over phone
Moscow (Russia), September 4: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan exchanged views on bilateral ties during a phone call on Saturday.
Australian study explains secrets of native rodents' rat race to new lands
Canberra (Australia), September 4: Mountain formation in New Guinea five million years ago triggered the spread of diverse rodents across Oceania, Australian research has found.
Sweden offers liquidity guarantees to electricity companies
Stockholm (Sweden), September 4: The Swedish government on Saturday pledged to provide electricity companies liquidity guarantees in a bid to prevent a financial crisis sparked...
NASA scrubs second launch for Artemis I moon mission
Los Angeles (US), September 4: NASA scrubbed its second launch attempt of the Artemis I lunar mission on Saturday due to a leak issue.