French far right ahead in 1st round of snap elections. Here’s how runoff works...
French voters face a decisive choice on July 7 in the runoff of snap parliamentary elections that could see the country’s first far-right government since the World War II Nazi occupation — or no...
North Korea test-launches 2 ballistic missiles, after end of new US-South Korea-Japan drill
Missiles launched 10 minutes apart in a northeasterly direction from the town of Jangyon in southeastern North Korea
South Korea maintains a firm readiness to repel any...
Fighting for third day in north Gaza as thousands displaced
Israel’s military on Saturday said its operations were continuing in Shujaiya where fighting “above and below the ground” left a “large number” of militants deadA resurgence of fighting in the area comes...
Japan’s emperor, empress express thanks for state visit to Britain
Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako thanked the British government and King Charles in a statement on Saturday for hosting them during their weeklong visit, expressing hopes for deeper ties between the...
Palestinians flee as Israeli forces return to Gaza’s north
Palestinians fled eastern Gaza City on Thursday under heavy bombardment as the Israeli military issued an evacuation order for the area it had previously declared clear of Hamas militants.
Iranians vote to replace president killed in a helicopter crash, but apathy remains high
Iranians were voting Friday in a snap election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash last month, as public apathy has become pervasive in the Islamic Republic after...
Finance minister says Israel to promote West Bank settlement
Israel’s hard-line finance minister said on Thursday that the government would promote West Bank settlements and punitive measures against the Palestinian Authority in response to Palestinian moves against Israel on the international...
Japanese imperial couple bids farewell to British king, queen
Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako bid farewell to King Charles and Queen Camilla on Thursday, marking the end of the three-day official portion of their weeklong visit to Britain.
Russia says Ukrainian shelling destroys radiation control post in Zaporizhzhia
Radiation levels do not exceed safe levels
Russian troops seized the Zaporizhzhia plant in the early days of Moscow’s invasion on Ukraine in February 2022 invasion
As Iran’s presidential vote looms, tensions boil over renewed headscarf crackdown
Seemingly every afternoon in Iran’s capital, police vans rush to major Tehran squares and intersections to search for women with loose headscarves and those who dare not to wear them at all.