Swimming has been off-limits in the long-polluted Seine River in Paris for more than a century. So with Olympic swimming events on tap for the river, the city poured in $1.5 billion (1.4 billion euros) to try to clean it up. With the Paris Games underway, officials are keeping a close eye on water quality. […]
Korea condemned the deadly rocket strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that killed 12 children and calls on all parties to avoid escalating tensions, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. “We condemn the attack on the Druze community village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights and extend heartfelt condolences and sympathies to the family members […]
Multiple landslides in southern India have killed 93 people and many others are feared trapped under the debris, officials said Tuesday, after torrential rains triggered torrents of mud and water that swept through tea estates and villages. The landslides hit hilly areas in Kerala state’s Wayanad district early Tuesday, flattening houses, uprooting trees and destroying […]
Ohio Sen. JD Vance, Donald Trump’s running mate, praised the vision of Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts in the foreword of a forthcoming book that could conflict with the Trump campaign’s effort to distance itself from Heritage’s Project 2025 transition effort. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the foreword to Roberts’ forthcoming book “Dawn’s […]
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 […]