South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party has officially named former party leader Lee Jae-myung as its candidate for the upcoming June 3 presidential election, following the historic impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his brief martial law declaration. At a convention held in Goyang, just northwest of Seoul, Lee secured an overwhelming 89.7% of…
Tensions in the South China Sea escalated over the weekend as US and Philippine forces conducted integrated defense drills, just hours after China claimed it had seized control of a disputed reef near Philippine territory. Missiles were fired off the coast of northern Philippines on Sunday during the annual “Balikatan” exercises, which this year involve…
Fires continued to burn on Sunday at Iran’s Shahid Rajaee Port, following a devastating explosion that killed at least 25 people and injured around 800 others, according to Iranian media reports. The blast, which occurred on Saturday, tore through the country’s largest commercial port, situated near the vital Strait of Hormuz — a critical route…
The Israeli military announced on Sunday that it successfully intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, preventing it from entering Israeli airspace. The missile, launched by Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels, was reportedly aimed at the Nevatim Air Base located in Israel’s Negev Desert. In a statement, the Israeli military confirmed: “The missile that was launched from…
On Sunday, Roman Catholic faithful from around the world began visiting the newly opened tomb of Pope Francis at St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome. The solemn visits come just a day after global leaders and hundreds of thousands of mourners bid farewell to the beloved pontiff. The simple white tomb, adorned only with the…
In the blistering heat of Latifabad, Sindh, just a street away from the drying Indus River, farmer Homla Thakhur sprays pesticides on his parched vegetables, haunted by a growing fear. The river, once a lifeline, is running dangerously low, and tensions between Pakistan and India have escalated after a deadly militant attack in Kashmir. “If…
In one of the largest drone offensives in recent months, Russia launched 149 drones at Ukraine overnight, according to the Ukrainian Air Force on Sunday. The attack led to both human and agricultural losses, intensifying the already dire situation across the war-torn country. Serhiy Lysak, the governor of Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, confirmed that the city…
Vancouver was shaken by a devastating tragedy on Saturday evening when a driver rammed into a crowd gathered for a Filipino street festival, leaving multiple people dead and several others injured. The incident occurred shortly after 8 p.m. near East 41st Avenue and Fraser Street, where the Lapu Lapu Day Block Party was in full…
In the wake of escalating tensions with India, Pakistan has launched “emergency preparedness” measures to safeguard its pharmaceutical supplies, according to local media reports. The move follows Islamabad’s decision to suspend all trade with New Delhi in response to India’s withdrawal from the Indus Water Treaty after the deadly Pahalgam attack. Geo News reported that…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump held a private meeting on Saturday in Rome, just ahead of attending the funeral of Pope Francis. According to the Ukrainian presidency, the much-anticipated meeting concluded shortly before the funeral ceremony began at St. Peter’s Square. This marked the first in-person encounter between the two leaders…
