• South Korea to introduce visa-free entry for Chinese tour groups amid tourism push
    2025-03-21

    South Korea said on Thursday it would offer a visa exemption to Chinese visitors in the third quarter of the year to boost tourism amid sluggish domestic demand and ahead of an Asia-Pacific summit later this year, according to the Reuters.

  • DPRK test-fires latest anti-aircraft missile system
    2025-03-21

    The test proved that the combat fast response of the latest anti-aircraft missile system is advantageous and the overall weapon system is highly reliable, according to the KCNA report.

  • EU unveils white paper on defense amid US uncertainty
    2025-03-20

    The flag of the European Union flies at the EU headquarters in Brussels on March 6, 2025. [PhotoAgencies] BRUSSELS - The European Commission on Wednesday introduced a comprehensive plan to enhance the European Union's EU defense capabilities, aiming to bolster military readiness and reduce relian...

  • Finland is the happiest country in the world for the eighth year in a row
    2025-03-19

    For the eighth year in a row, Finland has taken the No. 1 spot on the World Happiness Report’s list of the happiest countries. Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden also made the top 10. The Nordic countries dominating this list shouldn’t come as a surprise, says Ilana Ron Levey, managing director at...

  • Zelensky agrees to pause attacks on energy in call with Trump, but questions remain about what Trump and Putin hammered out
    2025-03-19

    CNN — The White House is ramping up its efforts to make good on President Donald Trump’s long-held promise to end the Russia-Ukraine war, with Washington, Moscow and Kyiv all expected to send officials to Saudi Arabia for meetings in the coming days. The meetings follow Trump’s back-to-back calls t...

  • Israel launches first ground offensive since Gaza ceasefire collapse, partially recapturing key area
    2025-03-19

    CNN — The Israeli military said Wednesday that it had launched “targeted ground activities” in Gaza, partially recapturing a key area in the territory, a day after launching an aerial bombardment of the strip that shattered the two-month-old ceasefire with Hamas. The operation began a day after Isr...

  • ‘Danish Viking blood is boiling.’ Danes boycott US goods with fervor as others in Europe do so too
    2025-03-19

    A growing boycott movement across Europe

  • Previously classified files related to JFK assassination released
    2025-03-19

    Previously classified documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy were released Tuesday evening following an order by President Donald Trump shortly after he took office.

  • ‘Mama, I’m tired - I want to die:’ Israel’s strikes in Gaza leave a generation of Palestinian children traumatized
    2025-03-19

    Mimicking the motion of combing locks of hair with a brush, Sama Tubail stares at her reflection in a mirror and begins to cry.

  • Trump, Putin agree "energy and infrastructure ceasefire" in Ukraine
    2025-03-19

    The two leaders agreed that the three-year Ukraine conflict needs to end with a lasting peace.

  • Stranded NASA astronauts return to Earth from space
    2025-03-19

    NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who had been stranded at the International Space Station (ISS) since last June, returned to Earth Tuesday afternoon.

  • New blow to German auto sector as Audi announces job cuts
    2025-03-18

    Premium carmaker Audi said Monday it will cut 7,500 jobs by 2029 in Germany, citing "immense challenges" as the country's auto industry battles slowing electric vehicle demand and rising Chinese competition.

  • Retail sales came in weaker than expected, another bad sign for the US economy
    2025-03-18

    Spending at US retailers last month was much weaker than expected, in a troubling sign that the American shopper could be starting to tap out.

  • Trump says 80,000 pages of unredacted files on JFK assassination to be released Tuesday
    2025-03-18

    U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he will release 80,000 pages of unredacted files related to the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy (JFK) on Tuesday.

  • New footage of alleged Chinese 6th-gen fighter emerges, appears to show smooth progress: expert
    2025-03-18

    An alleged Chinese sixth-generation fighter jet that first appeared in December last year apparently has conducted another flight test recently, according to videos and images on social media on Monday.