7 out 10 voters believe Biden should drop out of presidential race

In the U.S. Over SEVEN out of TEN Americans believe President Joe Biden should drop out of the presidential election given his poor performance during last week’s first televised debate with former President Donald Trump. In a poll by CBS News and You Gov of one-thousand-one-hundred-30 registered voters nationwide from last Friday to Saturday 72 … Read more

N. Korea launches more missiles following S. Korea-U.S.-Japan military drills

We start with news of fresh ballistic missile provocations by North Korea that took place early Monday morning just a day after the regime denounced South Korea’s inaugural multi-domain aerial and naval exercises with neighboring Japan and the U.S. Our correspondent Bae Eun-ji reports. North Korea has launched ballistic missiles toward waters off its east … Read more

World News: Deadly storms in Western Europe leave at least seven dead

Let’s take a look at the latest news in ‘The World Now’. In Western Europe deadly storms across France, Switzerland and Italy left at least seven dead over the weekend. Three people died in northeastern France on Saturday when a falling tree crushed the car they were traveling in amid fierce storms and torrential rain. … Read more

[Weather] Monsoon takes a break on mainland, sweltering heat sets in

Good afternoon. After a windy and rainy weekend with the season’s first monsoon rain pouring down in central areas, the mainland will be free from monsoon rain. Heat, however, sets in for most of Korea, kicking off July on a muggy note. Afternoon highs should be 1 to 5 degrees Celsius higher this afternoon. Seoul, … Read more

PREVIEW OF 2024 NATO SUMMIT IN WASHINGTON

Hello it’s the start of a new workweek here in Korea and you’re watching Issues and Insiders. I’m Min Sunhee. On the agenda of this year’s NATO summit is “Ukraine and transatlantic security” with the focus on a hammering out a unified response to rampant threats against peace including Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and North … Read more

France’s far right leads in first round of snap parliamentary election

We begin today in France, where the exit polls show the far right National Rally party is leading in the first round of the snap parliamentary election on Sunday. Exit polls showed the National Rally leading with around 33% of the votes, while incumbent President Emmanuel Macron’s Ensemble coalition reached 21%. The New Popular Front, … Read more

On-point: Motive behind North Korea’s ballistic missile launch on Monday

North Korea continues to roll out provocations in various shapes and forms from sending waste-carrying balloons to firing missiles. Let’s talk about the latest missile launch with Dr. Bruce Bennett. Welcome back. 1. Should special meaning be given to North Korea’s missile launch a few hours ago this morning? 2. Monday’s launch comes after the … Read more

NewJeans become fastest K-pop artists to perform at Tokyo Dome

Over in Japan Tokyo was captivated by K-pop group NewJeans last week. The group performed to more than 90-thousand fans at the Tokyo Dome. Our Choi Soo-hyung reports. K-pop girl group NewJeans entertained over 90-thousand fans at Japan’s Tokyo Dome. The group’s agency, Ador said on Friday that around 91-thousand people came to their concerts … Read more

Deadly storms in Western Europe leave at least seven dead

Moving over to Western Europe where deadly storms across France, Switzerland and Italy left at least seven dead over the weekend, Three people died in northeastern France on Saturday when a falling tree crushed the car they were traveling in amid fierce storms and torrential rain. According to the AFP a fourth passenger is in … Read more