A South Korean man accused of being responsible for a cryptocurrency crisis which cost investors $40bn (£31.8bn) has finally been extradited to the United States.
Do Kwon was the boss of Terraform, which operated two cryptocurrencies — TerraUSD and (...)
The damaged flight data recorder from the Jeju Air passenger jet that crash-landed in South Korea will be sent to the United States for analysis, Seoul's transport ministry said Wednesday, as bereaved families began visiting the crash site.
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RIYADH — Saudi Arabia condemned the attack that claimed the lives of a number of people in the American city of New Orleans.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed Saudi Arabia's condemnation and denunciation of the run-over incident that (...)
The World Health Organization has urged China to share data to help understand the origins of Covid-19, five years on from the start of the pandemic in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
On December 31, 2019, the WHO's China office noted a cluster of (...)
India launched its first space docking mission on Monday, on an Indian-made rocket, in an attempt to become the fourth country to achieve the advanced technological feat, Reuters reported.
The mission, called Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX), (...)
The sounds of sobbing, prayers and anguish echoed through the departures hall of an airport in southwestern South Korea on Monday as families of the victims killed when a passenger jet crash-landed over the weekend waited for their loved ones to be (...)
RIYADH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman have sent messages of condolence and sympathy to United States President Joe Biden on the passing of former US President Jimmy Carter.
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Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili was inaugurated as Georgia's president on Sunday, consolidating the ruling Georgian Dream party's power amid protests and accusations that the move undermines the country's aspirations for European Union (...)
Israeli forces unleashed a series of strikes on the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and the western city of Hodeidah on Thursday, killing at least six people and injuring dozens more, the Iran-backed Houthis said in a statement where it vowed to (...)
North Korean troops are suffering heavy losses in fighting in Russia's Kursk region and facing logistical difficulties as a result of Ukrainian attacks, Ukraine's military intelligence said Thursday.
The intelligence agency, known under its acronym (...)
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday announced his pick for US ambassador to Panama.
Trump named Miami-Dade County Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera as his choice for the post after suggesting that the US should take control of the Panama Canal (...)
Japan Airlines said it was hit by a cyberattack on Thursday, causing delays to more than 20 domestic flights but the carrier said it was able to restore its systems a few hours later.
JAL said the problem started on Thursday morning when the (...)
President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will direct the Department of Justice to "vigorously pursue the death penalty" after President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 federal inmates to life in prison.
"As soon as I am (...)
Greenland once again said it was not for sale after US President-elect Donald Trump said he wanted to take control of the territory.
"Greenland belongs to the people of Greenland," its prime minister said on Monday, a day after Trump repeated (...)
A former US Marine accused of training Chinese military pilots will be extradited to face charges in the United States, Australia's Attorney General confirmed Monday, dealing a blow to supporters who have mounted a public campaign for his (...)
US President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates, switching their penalty to life in prison without parole.
Among those are nine people convicted of murdering fellow prisoners, four for murders committed (...)
The United States announced on Friday that it will no longer pursue the $10 million "Rewards for Justice" bounty on Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), signaling a significant shift in its (...)
The United States government is a day away from running out of money as Congress scrambles to come up with a short-term funding plan.
On Thursday night, a revised spending plan by Republicans that would have averted a government shutdown failed to (...)
US diplomats are in the Syrian capital Damascus where they plan to meet representatives from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group now in charge but which Washington still designates as a terrorist organization.
The visit follows those of (...)
Nearly three decades after being nominated for an Oscar, British actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste is back in the awards race thanks to a tremendous performance in director Mike Leigh's new drama, Hard Truths.
The 57-year-old jokes she feels "older and (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi national football team will participate in the 2025 and 2027 editions of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, beginning with the upcoming tournament hosted by the United States and Canada from June 14 to July 6, 2025.
Saudi Arabia joins eight (...)
Israel's military launched deadly strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen early Thursday, just hours after the Iran-backed militant group's latest attack on Israel.
Nine people were killed and three others injured in Israeli airstrikes on a port and oil (...)
President-elect Donald Trump joked that it would be a "great idea" for Canada to become the 51st state of the US, as Canadian leader Justin Trudeau faces a domestic political crisis linked to fears over a potential tariff war with Trump.
"Many (...)
An American citizen has pleaded guilty to helping run what has been described as the first known secret police station in the US on behalf of the Chinese government.
Prosecutors say Chen Jinping and his co-defendant Lu Jianwang opened and operated (...)
NOUAKCHOTT — Deputy Foreign Minister Eng. Walid Al-Kheraiji stressed that Saudi Arabia has led great efforts to resolve the current crisis in Sudan.
He reiterated the Kingdom's emphasis on the need to continue coordination with other Arab and (...)
