BEIRUT (AP) — Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed by a predawn airstrike in the Iranian capital Wednesday, Iran and the militant group said, blaming Israel for a shock assassination that risks escalating the conflict even as the U.S. and other nations were scrambling to prevent an all-out regional war. Iran’s supreme leader vowed revenge […]

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday but U.S. central bank chief Jerome Powell said policymakers may be ready to reduce borrowing costs as soon as their next meeting in September, with recent data adding to their confidence that inflation is coming into line with their 2 percent target. Powell’s remarks at his […]

South Korea completed a historic sweep of archery gold medals at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, with Kim Woo-jin finishing the job by winning the men’s individual title. Kim defeated Brady Ellison of the United States in a shoot-off after the two had been tied at 5-5 after five sets. Both archers hit a 10 […]

Moments after capturing her first Olympic gold medal in Paris on Monday, South Korean badminton player An Se-young hinted at retiring from the national team over its poor handling of her knee injury. An defeated He Bingjiao of China 2-0 (21-13, 21-16) in the women’s singles final at Porte de La Chapelle Arena in Paris. […]

Cho Yeong-jae was on target for silver in the men’s 25-meter rapid fire pistol shooting at the Paris Olympics on Monday for South Korea’s sixth medal in the sport. Cho finished in second place behind Li Yuehong of China, 32-25, at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre in Chateauroux, south of Paris. With Cho’s medal, South Korea […]

The Seoul Arts Center will bring Giuseppe Verdi’s opera masterpiece “Otello” to life from Aug. 18 to 25, featuring Korean tenor Lee Yong-hoon, who has graced the stages of the Metropolitan Opera and La Scala, alongside Italian conductor Carlo Rizzi. Tenor Lee, who made his Korean opera debut last October as Calaf in the Seoul […]

“The moment I picked Ezreal, I was like, ‘I’ve won.’” The annual Gold King’s staggering 1811 damage per minute (DPM) per set ultimately translated into a total of 43,600 deals. Kim “Aiming” Haram, who epitomized the one-deal express carry with his first-set Ezreal and third-set Kaisa, vowed to stay focused and determined to win the […]

Kim Won-ho (25) and Jung Na-eun (23) staged a comeback to reach the final, but were stopped by the world’s top-ranked team from China, but South Korea’s badminton doubles team won its best result in 16 years, a silver medal. Kim Won-ho and Jung Na-eun lost 0-2 (8-21 11-21) to world No. 1 Zheng Shiwei […]

There was no upset. The world’s strongest archery team has won its third gold medal in Paris, France, with a convincing display of power. After a brief hiccup, they came back from the dead to secure victory. In the end, the victory was deserved. South Korean archery has won its third gold medal of the […]

The world’s best archery duo was again. Kim Woo-jin (Cheongju City Hall) and Lim Si-hyun (Korea Gymnastics University) won two gold medals. Kim Woo-jin and Lim Si-hyun defeated Germany’s Michel Kroppen and Florian Unruh 6-0 (38-35 36-35 36-35) in the final of the mixed team event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Les […]