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Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen launched a major attack on southwestern Saudi Arabia early Tuesday, targeting oil and other infrastructure, CNN reports. According to CNN, the strikes follow US military action against three Iranian crude oil carriers after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic...

Engineer Jamal Mubarak fled Khartoum during Sudan's ongoing conflict, traveled through Al-Jazira and South Sudan, and reached Uganda where he lived in safety for an unspecified period. Per Al Jazeera, Mubarak was unable to find engineering work in Uganda despite 34 years of experience. He...

Korean companies achieved record revenue growth of 26.7% and operating profit margins of 16.9% in Q2 2026, according to the Bank of Korea, with semiconductor and manufacturing industries leading the surge. Both figures are the highest since the central bank began compiling this data in...

South Korea's judo team is preparing for the 2026 Asian Games, with Olympic silver medalist Huh Mi-mi — born and raised in Tokyo as a third-generation Korean-Japanese — targeting a gold medal in the competition. The sport is expected to be a major medal battleground...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung co-chaired the inaugural Lumière Summit with French President Emmanuel Macron in Saint-Paul-de-Vence on September 7, 2026, announcing a new 'Lumière Partnership' between the two nations. The agreement includes a 10-billion-euro investment initiative aimed at addressing changes in the film...

South Korea's disaster relief team entered a third day of search operations in Nepal tunnels on September 7, 2026, seeking nine Korean workers unaccounted for nearly two weeks after a tunnel collapse at a hydropower plant. Nepal has declared a national day of mourning as...

A six-story paying guest (PG) hostel housing Delhi University students collapsed in the Satya Niketan area on Sunday, September 7, 2026, killing at least five people and leaving several others critically injured. The collapse displaced dozens of students, prompting multiple Delhi University south campus colleges...

An Israeli airstrike on September 6 destroyed a residential building in Arab Salim, southern Lebanon, killing two women and injuring six others, including two girls, according to eyewitness footage shared by TRT World.

South Korea's government announced a significant budget allocation prioritizing artificial intelligence and semiconductor investments as part of its 2026 fiscal strategy, according to Arirang News. The budget reflects Seoul's effort to maintain technological leadership in chip manufacturing and AI development amid intensifying global competition.

According to an analysis by weapons experts cited by Reuters, an explosion at a wedding celebration in southern Iran on September 1 was likely caused by a direct hit from a US munition. The blast killed four people and injured at least 68 others.

South Korea's government approved a record 821 trillion won (approximately $632 billion USD) national budget for 2026, according to Arirang News. Per the report, significant portions of the budget are allocated to artificial intelligence and semiconductor development as strategic growth priorities.

A local resident provided an eyewitness account of the scene following a strike in Kuhestak, Iran on Tuesday, describing what he called 'heartbreaking' conditions. According to a rights group and Iranian media, the strike killed five people, including some attending a wedding celebration.

Floodwaters from Typhoon Saudel caused a three-story building to collapse in seconds in southern China, according to eyewitness footage captured by DW News. Days of torrential rain from the typhoon have inundated both rural and urban communities across the region, with heavy downpours continuing.

Wildfires in Indonesia have spread toxic haze across Southeast Asia, impacting air quality and public health in neighboring countries. Al Jazeera's reporting documents the scale and regional consequences of the fire season.

Hundreds of people gathered in southern Iran for a funeral service honoring four people killed in a strike on a wedding ceremony, according to Iranian state media reports.

South Korea's Blue House announced Friday it is reviewing potential military contributions to security in the Strait of Hormuz, including possible troop deployment, though no final decision has been made. A Blue House official said Seoul could have some room to maneuver on the issue,...

Search-and-rescue operations are continuing in Nepal for an eighth consecutive day following catastrophic flooding near the Nepal-China border, according to Arirang News. South Korea's disaster relief team is coordinating with the Nepali military to locate nine South Korean nationals still unaccounted for in the disaster...