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
New York City’s annual Pride March took over the streets of Manhattan on Sunday as the supporters of LGBTQ+ celebrated the parade. This year’s Pride March marks the 55th anniversary since the Stonewall Uprising, where the patrons of Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in Greenwich village, fought back a police raid. With this year’s theme … Read more
Good morning. Most parts of Korea had a windy and rainy weekend with the season’s first monsoon rain pouring down in central areas. On and off monsoon rain continues on Jeju but the mainland will be free from monsoon rain today. Heat, however, sets in for most of Korea, kicking off July on a muggy … Read more
North Korea has once again launched more missiles this morning, less than a week after its last missile test, which resulted in an explosion soon after take off. Bae Eun-ji starts us off. North Korea has launched ballistic missiles toward waters off its east coast on Monday morning, after the regime vowed to take “overwhelming … Read more
Last week, we brought you a story about a traditional Korean music performance in Times Square promoting the opening of the Korea Center New York. The center officially opened on Thursday. Our culture correspondent Song Yoo-jin has this report. The sixth Korea Center in the world has officially opened. It’s in New York, adding to … Read more
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
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
