South Korea President Lee Jae Myung has chosen a former vice finance minister, Koo Yun-cheol, to be his finance minister, his office said on Sunday.Koo is widely known as a
Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni has confirmed he intends to contest in next year’s presidential election, potentially extending his rule in the east African country to nearly half a century.In a
Three people were killed and six injured in a stampede during a festival in eastern India on Sunday, officials said.“Three people have died and six sustained injuries; none of them
Russian Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova arrived in North Korea on Saturday with a 125-strong delegation of performers and praised cultural cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang for achieving “unprecedented heights”.Lyubimova, writing
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday (June 28, 2025) criticised Israel’s prosecutors over an ongoing corruption trial against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying it was interfering with his ability
Prolonged and severe droughts are linked to a significant increase in sexual violence against adolescent girls and young women in low- and middle-income countries, an international study led by Australian
Heavy rain struck China’s southwestern Guizhou province again on Saturday, half-submerging the already flood-stricken riverside city of Rongjiang for a second time this week and prompting the evacuation of residents
Mourners dressed in black lined streets in Iran’s capital Tehran at a funeral on Saturday for top military commanders, nuclear scientists and some of the civilians killed during this month’s
Four giant pandas in the western Japanese prefecture of Wakayama departed for China on Saturday.The giant pandas, 24-year-old Rauhin and her three daughters, eight-year-old Yuihin, six-year-old Saihin and four-year-old Fuhin,
Brunei’s leader has stressed that while the use of artificial intelligence (AI) is widely viewed in a positive light, it must be approached with caution, local media reported.According to the