Chileans have elected their most conservative leader in decades. Chile has joined South America’s shift to the right, electing Jose Antonio Kast, a hardline conservative, as president. He tapped into voters’ fears about a rise in crime and migration, and an economic crisis. His victory marks a significant shift since the end of military rule … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A truck plowed into pedestrians at an outdoor market in South Korea on Thursday, killing two people and injuring 18, officials said. The two people were pronounced dead at a hospital following the incident shortly before 11 a.m. in Bucheon city, near the capital of Seoul. Nine people sustained serious … Read more
Yoon Suk Yeol ordered drone flights over North Korea to create pretext for martial law, prosecutors allege. Published On 10 Nov 202510 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share South Korea’s special prosecutor has indicted former President Yoon Suk Yeol on new charges related to his short-lived imposition of martial law … Read more
A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the rivals’ heavily fortified border on Sunday, South Korea’s military said. The military took custody of the soldier who crossed the central portion of the land border, South Korea‘s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. It said the soldier expressed a desire to resettle … Read more
Record temperatures come amid scientists’ warnings that climate change is causing more frequent extreme weather events. Published On 1 Sep 20251 Sep 2025 Japan and South Korea have sweated through their hottest summers since records began. Japan’s average temperature this summer was 2.36 degrees Celsius (4.24 degrees Fahrenheit) above the 30-year average from 1991 to … Read more
The world’s largest diaspora of international adoptees comes from South Korea. Among them are mixed-race children who were forcibly sent for adoption due to the country’s racist laws. One Black adoptee’s search for a home reflects hard truths about the past of hundreds of thousands of international adoptees. This is a story from the archives. … Read more
China’s Xi and Brazil’s Lula discuss cooperation amid fallout of US President Donald Trump’s trade war. Chinese President Xi Jinping has suggested that China and Brazil set an example of “unity and self-reliance” in the Global South, Chinese state media has reported. In a phone call on Monday, Xi told Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula … Read more
Above average rainfall recorded in last five days in Sancheong county, where most deaths took place. The nationwide death toll from heavy rainfall in South Korea has risen to 14, authorities said, as fears grow of more deaths, with 12 more people missing since the disaster began. Two people died and four went missing in … Read more
Former president has been indicted on additional charges as a special prosecutor continues investigations. Disgraced former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has been indicted over his declaration of martial law last year as investigators widened an insurrection probe. The prosecution indicted Yoon on charges including abuse of power and obstruction of special official duties, prosecutor … Read more
North Koreans’ repatriation comes as South Korea’s newly-elected president is working to improve inter-Korean ties. South Korea has repatriated six North Koreans who were rescued at sea earlier this year after their vessels drifted across the de facto maritime border, Seoul’s Unification Ministry has said. The North Koreans, who were picked up by South Korean … Read more