Good morning. Heavy monsoon rain is forecast to pound down on many parts of Korea today. Right now, the central regions, Jeolla-do and Gyeongsang-do Province are seeing downpours. Throughout the day, the capital area and Gyeongsangbuk-do Province could see up to 120 millimeters of torrential rain lashing down. Rain alerts in central regions will expand … Read more
Spain’s annual festival of San Fermín began as the clock struck midnight on July 7th, with thousands gathered in Pamplona’s main square. The San Fermín crowd, dressed in traditional white outfits and red scarves, waited until noon on Sunday for the start of the famous running of the bulls. The runs showcase six purpose-bred fighting … Read more
In Iran’s presidential race, moderate candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has won the country’s run-off vote. He beat hardline former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili. The result was announced by the country’s interior ministry on Saturday. Pezeshkian, who is seen as a centrist, reform-minded candidate, won some 16.4 million votes of around 30 million votes cast, while Jalili … Read more
Now to Gaza where an Israeli air strike on a church-run school killed four people on Sunday, including a senior Hamas-appointed government official. According to Hamas sources on the same day, Ehab Al-Ghussein, the deputy minister of labor, was killed at the Holy Family School in the west of Gaza City, where a large number … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden continued to campaign in Pennsylvania on Sunday as Democratic lawmakers debated the future of his candidacy, following a prime time television interview on Friday that further fueled uncertainty. Biden attended two campaign events in the key swing state of Pennsylvania on Sunday while fellow ranking Democrats convened a meeting on Sunday … Read more
The Korean Football Association on Sunday named Ulsan HD FC’s Hong Myung-bo the new head coach of the men’s national football team. After months of running with an interim head coach in place,.. the national team now has a permanent boss, following the ousting of former head coach Jürgen Klinsmann. The KFA said that its … Read more
France’s left-wing New Popular Front is projected to finish ahead of Marine Le Pen’s far-right party in the parliamentary elections. What lies ahead for France now? We’re joined by Professor Mason Richey. Welcome back. 1. What’s behind this surprise second-round result? 2. A projection shows the far-right National Rally is looking to come a close … Read more
A coalition of left-wing parties is projected to win the most seats in the French parliament, after a second round of voting on Sunday. The surprise results come despite far-right party’s strong showing in the first round. Lee Seung-jae reports. The first round of the French parliamentary elections on June 30th saw the far-right National … Read more
The South Korean government on Wednesday announced its economic policy direction for the second half of the year. And while the economic growth projection was revised upwards, the average citizen is yet to feel that the economy is getting better. In acknowledgement of this, the government is focusing its policy measures on small business owners. … Read more
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