U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea in show of force

US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea days after North Korea test-fired missiles

A U.S. aircraft carrier has arrived in South Korea in a show of force, days after North Korea test-launched cruise missiles to demonstrate its counterattack capabilities

ABC News - 1d

U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea after North Korea test-fired missiles

A U.S. aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Sunday in a show of force, days after North Korea test-launched cruise missiles to demonstrate its counterattack capabilities.

NBC News - 1d

French aircraft carrier stages combat drills with Filipinos in disputed sea and visits Philippines

France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and accompanying warships are in the Philippines after holding combat drills with Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea in a show of firepower ...

ABC News - Feb. 22

China is working on an enormous aircraft carrier that rivals the biggest in the U.S. fleet, analysts say

It already has the world’s largest navy, but new satellite imagery shows that China is developing a huge nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that would rival the biggest vessel in the American fleet, ...

NBC News - 1d

North Korea sending more troops to Russia, South Korea says

North Korea appears to have sent more troops to Russia despite its soldiers suffering heavy casualties fighting on the front lines in Ukraine, South Korea’s main spy agency said Thursday. Seoul’s ...

The Hill - 3d

Where to see cherry blossoms in South Korea

Yahoo News - Feb. 22

Tech regulation is a high-wire act for South Korea

Ensuring fair competition in the digital sphere risks antagonising the new US administration

Financial Times - 5d

Multiple wildfires in North and South Carolina force evacuations

Emergency unfolds amid warnings throughout south-east over dry and windy conditions that exacerbate wildfires. Fire officials on Sunday were battling to contain the blazes ravaging North and ...

The Guardian - 18h

South China Sea: Chinese military says 3 Philippine aircraft expelled from Spratly Islands

Yahoo News - Feb. 21

South Korea's Yoon is in court for a hearing in his criminal trial

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is in court for a hearing where his lawyers are contesting his arrest on a criminal charge alleging he was orchestrating a rebellion when he imposed martial law

ABC News - Feb. 19

Bridge collapse in South Korea kills at least three people – video

Five 50-metre steel structures supporting a partly built highway bridge in South Korea collapsed one after another in the city of Anseong, killing at least three construction workers and injuring ...

The Guardian - 6d

At least four killed after new bridge collapses in South Korea

Yahoo News - 6d

Dashcam footage captures deadly bridge collapse in South Korea

Sections of partly constructed elevated motorway in Anseong fell one after the other, killing at least three construction workers. A motorway bridge collapse has killed at least three people and ...

The Guardian - 6d

At least four dead in South Korea highway construction project collapse

At least four people died and six were injured after a collapse at a highway construction site in an area south of the South Korean capital, Seoul, officials said.

NBC News - 6d

4 Workers Killed in Highway Bridge Collapse in South Korea

Six others were injured when part of a highway construction site broke apart on Tuesday morning, officials said.

The New York Times - 6d

Snowy Day and Other Stories — surveillance and paranoia in South Korea

In a nation haunted by a repressive past and threats from North Korea, Lee Chang-dong’s tales fuse the personal with an inescapable politics

Financial Times - 4h

North Korea Is Sending More Troops to Russia, South Korea’s Spy Agency Says

The fresh deployment comes after North Korea suffered heavy casualties on the front lines in Russia’s war against Ukraine, the South’s spy agency says.

The New York Times - 3d

Tate brothers arrive in US after Romania prosecutors lift travel ban

The pair, facing trial for human trafficking, had been banned from leaving Romania in recent years.

BBC News - 3d

Tate brothers arrive in US after Romania lifts travel ban

Right-wing influencers Andrew and Tristan had been detained on charges including sexual exploitation

Financial Times - 3d

Arrival of US tariffs set to embolden Canada’s new leader

Plus, ex-Barclay boss Staley seeks redress in London courts and markets await expected ECB rate cut

Financial Times - 23h

Netanyahu says Israel won't allow Syrian forces 'south of Damascus'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not allow Syria’s new army or the insurgent group that led the ouster of former President Bashar Assad to “enter the area south of ...

ABC News - Feb. 23

Do US super-carriers make sense any more? The BBC goes on board one

The USS Carl Vinson joins a naval exercise in the Pacific with Japan and France.

BBC News - Feb. 20

‘Like a giant Squid Game’: soul searching in South Korea after latest celebrity suicide

Death of actor Kim Sae-ron sparks renewed calls for changes to ease pressure on celebrities who face intense scrutiny from media and fans alike . On Friday, the South Korean columnist Yang ...

The Guardian - Feb. 22

An elevated part of a highway being built in South Korea collapses, killing 3 workers

An elevated part of a highway under construction has collapsed in South Korea, killing three workers and injuring six others

ABC News - 6d

South Korea birthrate rises for first time in nine years amid surge in marriages

Rise comes from very low base and remains far below the 2.1 births per woman needed to stabilise population. South Korea’s birthrate rose last year for the first time in nine years, as a surge in ...

The Guardian - 5d

Baby bump in South Korea as fertility rate rises for first time in 9 years

Surge in marriages after pandemic spurs hopes country’s demographics may have turned a corner

Financial Times - 5d

South Korea's Yoon defends his martial law decree as impeachment ruling nears

In a final statement at his impeachment trial, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol defended his martial law decree that plunged the country into chaos as a bid to inform the public of the danger ...

ABC News - 5d

Birth rate in South Korea, the world's lowest, rises for first time in 9 years

South Korea’s fertility rate rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, preliminary data showed Wednesday, in a sign that the country’s demographic crisis might have turned a corner.

NBC News - 5d

North Korea has sent more troops to Russia, South Korean media report

North Korea has deployed additional troops to Russia, South Korean media reported, citing the country’s intelligence agency.

NBC News - 4d

The number of babies born in South Korea last year rebounded for first time in nearly a decade

The number of babies born in South Korea has rebounded for the first time in nine years, welcome news for a country grappling with one of the the world’s most serious demographic crises

ABC News - 4d

The number of babies born in South Korea last year rebounded for the first time in nearly a decade

The number of babies born in South Korea has rebounded for the first time in nine years

ABC News - 4d

Arkansas State hosts South Alabama after Dunning's 34-point showing

South Alabama visits the Arkansas State Red Wolves after Barry Dunning Jr. scored 34 points in the Jaguars' 70-65 overtime win against the Texas State Bobcats

ABC News - Feb. 19

Trump is using tariffs as a blunt-force tool. It won’t work | Mike Williams

The steel industry needs to modernize. Tariffs can help, but the government must go beyond trade policy. Last week, Donald Trump revived a trade war from his first term, implementing a 25% tariff ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

Chinese fishing fleets using North Korean forced labour in potential breach of sanctions, report claims

Report by Environmental Justice Foundation has found evidence that at least 12 Chinese fishing vessels had employed North Korean crew between 2019 and 2024. Get our breaking news email , free ...

The Guardian - 6d

Former foster child forced to use a trash bag now works to give real bags to thousands

Rob Scheer had to carry his belongings in a trash bag as a foster child, and was shocked to see his own children, who also came from the foster care system, face a similar ordeal decades later. ...

CBS News - 3d

G20 meeting of foreign ministers gets underway in South Africa amid tensions with US

Foreign ministers from G20 countries will meet in Johannesburg on Thursday, but U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not attend amid diplomatic tensions between South Africa and the U.S. ...

ABC News - Feb. 20

South Carolina man to be killed in US’s first firing squad execution in 15 years

Brad Sigmon, 67, chooses to be shot dead amid concerns that lethal injections have caused ‘excruciating’ pain. A South Carolina man on death row has chosen to be killed by firing squad, and if ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

‘Trump and Musk are gaslighting’: anti-apartheid artist on how US president and his billionaire ally are attacking South Africa

Ahead of a career retrospective, Sue Williamson tells how the US pair are dragging her country ‘through the mud’. For more than 50 years, Sue Williamson’s art has been shining a light on South ...

The Guardian - Feb. 23

Panama to formalize long-used migrant smuggling boat route to handle 'reverse flow' south

Panama says it’s working to formalize a route long used to smuggle migrants on the way to the U.S., which is now being increasingly used to return migrants to South America in a reverse flow ...

ABC News - 5d

U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea in show of force

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