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According to More Perfect Union, Dr. Annie Andrews won South Carolina's U.S. Senate seat, defeating incumbent Republican Senator Lindsey Graham — a result the outlet describes as the first Democratic flip of the seat in 28 years. The source reports Andrews rejected corporate donations and...

Japan's stock benchmark dropped the most in over a year, and South Korean markets also declined, amid investor concerns that the incoming US administration will tighten regulations on the artificial intelligence industry. Bloomberg Markets reported the selloff as part of a broader global equity decline.

South Korea's National Assembly passed a special counsel bill on Friday, led by the ruling Democratic Party, to investigate allegations of fabricated prosecutions under former President Yoon Suk Yeol. The main opposition People Power Party staged a filibuster Thursday to block the legislation, claiming, according...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has nominated Lee Yong-cheol, head of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, to serve as Justice Minister, according to Chief of Staff Lim Kwang-hyun. Lee Yong-cheol is a former lawyer whose administrative experience is expected to support the country's transition...

Democrats won a majority in the U.S. Senate in the 2026 midterm elections, flipping seats in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Kansas, Iowa, and Michigan, according to CNN projections. The gains include James Talarico winning a Texas Senate seat—the first Democratic victory in that...

South Korea developed a world-class defense manufacturing industry from minimal capabilities decades ago, now ranking among global leaders in military equipment exports and technology. The Money & Macro video examines how coordinated government industrial policy, targeted investment, and technology transfer enabled this transformation across shipbuilding,...

President Lee Jae Myung hosted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at Seoul's Blue House on November 3, 2026, marking Erdoğan's first state visit to South Korea since 2018. The summit agenda included bilateral cooperation on nuclear power, defense manufacturing, and trade investment. Both leaders discussed...

The FBI has attributed a $6.3 billion cryptocurrency theft from Binance to North Korea's TraderTraitor group, which moved the funds across ten blockchains within approximately twenty minutes. Binance replaced roughly 95% of stolen customer assets from its own reserves, while investigators froze an additional $2.85...

South Korea has established a new Defense Drone Agency, replacing the Drone Operations Command created in 2023, according to Arirang News. The new agency is designed to serve as a central coordinating body for the country's unmanned warfare development, consolidating functions previously spread across a...

A man evacuated from Southern Ukraine has been reunited with his family following a ceasefire agreement in the region, according to CBS News. CBS News documented the reunion in a short-form video.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung presented a record 2027 budget proposal to the National Assembly on Monday, calling for bipartisan support and framing the spending plan as addressing inequality through what he termed "growth for all." The budget is characterized as a "super budget"...

Breaking Points hosts Krystal and Saagar discuss polling data from South Carolina and Kansas that the analysis characterizes as showing a deteriorating situation for Republicans. The source frames these results as evidence supporting analyst Nate Silver's argument that the Trump era is ending.

Severe weather and flooding struck the Las Vegas area and surrounding Southwest Nevada on October 30, 2026, according to WeatherNation.