SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea test-fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile toward waters off its eastern coast Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, as it pushes to advance its weapons aimed at remote U.S. targets in the Pacific. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile was launched from an area near the North…
Undeterred by the recent saga surrounding their British counterparts, Japan’s royal family made its social media debut Monday in a bid to shake off its image as reclusive and out of touch with the country’s youth. The ancient institution’s Instagram launch features Bonsai trees and birthday gatherings — a cautious first step into the world…
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s president vowed Monday not to back down in the face of vehement protests by doctors seeking to derail his plan to drastically increase medical school admissions, as he called their walkouts “an illegal collective action” that poses “a grave threat to our society.” About 12,000 medical interns and residents in South…
Elsewhere in Ankara, thousands more supporters had earlier waved Turkish and party flags for a speech by reelected CHP Mayor Mansur Yavas, who trounced his AKP challenger in another disappointment for Erdogan. According to 92.92% of ballot boxes opened in Istanbul, Europe’s largest city and the country’s economic engine, Imamoglu had 50.92% support compared with…
MEXICO CITY — A boat carrying Chinese migrants capsized off the coast of the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, killing eight migrants, and Mexican authorities said over the weekend they were investigating the incident. The boat capsized on Friday, and Oaxacan state officials said in a statement posted on X on Saturday that the only…
Hundreds of bodies of slain civilians were found at the Al-Shifa Hospital and its surrounding areas after the Israeli military withdrew its forces from the complex in Gaza City, the enclave’s health ministry said in a statement today, citing medical sources. “According to eyewitnesses, the withdrawal revealed that the occupation forces burned all the buildings…
More than 240 international galleries are participating in Art Basel this year, as it returns to full scale for the first time since before the pandemic. A related Art Week event, Art Central, features almost 100 galleries from Hong Kong and around the world. The two events have been thronged with people, both serious art…
Russian prosecutors have asked the justice ministry to consider labelling Alla Pugacheva, the queen of Soviet pop music, as a “foreign agent,” a move that would officially designate Russia’s most famous star a foe of the Kremlin. Pugacheva, known across generations for hits such as the 1982 song “Million Scarlet Roses” and the 1978 film…
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed a longtime aide and several advisers on Saturday in a continuing reshuffle while Russia unleashed fresh attacks overnight. Zelenskyy dismissed top aide Serhiy Shefir from his post of first assistant, where he had served since 2019. The Ukrainian president also let go three advisers, and two presidential…
Members of an NBC News team in Rafah saw hundreds of vehicles on the road, as well as some in a parking area and more at a tunnel crossing in Ismailia, roughly three hours and 125 miles from the border crossing. Satellite images from the last week also show trucks on the road and parked…
