Seoul: South Korea s central bank on Monday slashed its 2025 growth forecast because of the political crisis triggered by President Yoon Suk Yeol s

South Korea’s impeached president has denied that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly to prevent them from voting to reject his martial law decree last month, as he appeared for the first time before the Constitutional Court that will determine his fate.

If energy prices decline as promised by the president-elect, South Korea is expected to increase crude oil imports to alleviate trade pressure with the U.S. Last year, the prices of crude oil and natural gas imported from the U.S. reached $17.3 billion (about 25 trillion won).

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a new and potentially more robust attempt to arrest him for insurrection after a top investigator vowed to do whatever it takes to break a security blockade and take in the embattled leader.

On January 14, 2025 the Biden administration removed Cuba from the State Department's list of State Sponsors of Terrorism. That leaves only three countries on the list: Iran, North Korea and Syria. With a major regime transition underway in Syria following the abrupt resignation of longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad in December 2024,

Ukrainian military officials dismissed suggestions that Russian forces had breached Pokrovsk, a critical transport hub

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attended a court hearing where investigators were seeking to extend his detention, making a surprise appearance after his arrest earlier this week.

The Israeli government on Friday approved a cease-fire deal with Hamas that will see the release of all hostages held by the Palestinian group after more than seven hours of debate, local media reported.

The Israeli cabinet will meet to give final approval to a deal with Palestinian militant group Hamas for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and release of hostages, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Friday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Thursday his Cabinet won’t meet to approve the agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages until Hamas backs down,

South Korea’s impeached president denied that he had ordered the military to drag out lawmakers at the National Assembly to prevent them from voting down his martial law decree last month, as he appeared for the first time at a hearing of the Constitutional Court that is to determine his fate.