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
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
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
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
In Nigeria, at least 18 people have been killed and 40 injured in a series of attacks carried out by female suicide bombers. Local authorities stated on Sunday that the suicide bombers targeted a wedding, a hospital and a funeral in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state on Saturday. A Borno state police spokesperson said “a woman … Read more
North Korea launched yet another ballistic missile into the East Sea this week. The regime has also sent more balloons carrying waste into the South. For more , we have our North Korean affairs correspondent Kim Jung-sil with me in the studio. Welcome back Jung-sil, it’s been quite a week for developments in North Korea. … Read more
Over in the U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump faced off in their first televised debate ahead of their November rematch, and from the beginning, they clashed over topics including the economy, immigration, and the Ukraine war. Our Shin Ha-young reports. U.S. President Joe Biden and his Republican rival Donald Trump held … Read more
The latest report shows facility investment, industrial output, and retail sales losing ground in May. Ahn Sung-jin has details. Despite a strong performance in the chip sector, the month of May logged a “triple minus” for industrial output, production, and investment. According to data from Statistics Korea on Friday overall industrial production dropped by nearly … Read more
The South Korean government has requested that North Korea give prior notice before discharging water from its border dam as the peninsula enters the monsoon season. Ministry of Unification Deputy Spokesperson Kim In-ae told reporters on Friday that North Korea continues to carry out malicious and unauthorized water discharges despite the inter-Korean agreement to let … Read more
Also on the international front. Israel has resumed its attacks in the Gaza Strip, reportedly killing at least seven people. Israel, meanwhile, says that it had detected dozens of rockets fired by Hezbollah. Cha Yun-kyung has the latest. “As you can see, as you can hear! As you can hear! As you can hear! Airstrike! … Read more
