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In reporting from June 19, 2026, Al Jazeera correspondent Heidi Pett, reporting live from Tyre, Lebanon, said that within 30 minutes of the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire taking effect, at least four major Israeli air strikes had already been reported across southern Lebanon. According to Pett, strikes...

In a press briefing on Friday, June 19, South Korea's unification ministry vice spokesperson stated that Seoul's commitment to denuclearization remains unchanged, vowing to seek phased and viable solutions acceptable to all parties. The statement came one day after Kim Yo-jong, North Korean leader Kim...

UNESCO is considering expanding its World Heritage List inscription to include additional Korean tidal flats (getbol) beyond those already designated, according to Arirang News. South Korea's tidal flats host migratory bird species and support traditional coastal livelihoods. The country's intertidal zones were first inscribed on...

In a press briefing following his 10-day European visit concluding in mid-June 2026, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung outlined the results of his trip, including attendance at the G7 summit. Lee said he proposed a phased approach to Korean Peninsula denuclearization when he met U.S....

In reporting filed from Nabatieh on June 19, 2026, TRT World's Yunus Demiroglu found families returning to southern Lebanon to discover entire neighborhoods destroyed by Israeli military strikes, with many homes uninhabitable. According to TRT World, a new US-Iran agreement is also being discussed as...

A de-escalating U.S.-Iran conflict is reducing global oil prices, but Korean consumers have yet to experience relief from the energy shock that rippled through Asian economies over the past months. Arirang News reports that while international oil markets responded immediately to peace prospects, domestic Korean...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung concluded a 10-day diplomatic tour across Belgium, Italy, the Vatican, and France, producing a Korea-EU joint statement, a new digital trade agreement, and an upgrade of South Korea-Italy ties to a Special Strategic Partnership, according to Arirang News. The...

According to Al Jazeera reporting, Iran is demanding the release of more than $100 billion in frozen assets held overseas as part of a new agreement with Washington, with funds currently held in Iraq, China, Japan, India, South Korea, and Luxembourg. Per the source, these...

South Delhi's Lal Dora villages—traditional agricultural settlements predating municipal jurisdiction—function as unregulated enclaves where building laws barely apply, according to reporting by The Print. Cramped between luxury malls like Select Citywalk and DLF Promenade, these villages feature lanes narrowing to four or five feet with...

The Obama Presidential Center, a 19-acre campus on Chicago's South Side, opened with a 225-foot museum structure, public library, indoor basketball court, gardens, and public gathering spaces. Architect Paul Schulhof describes the museum as both inspirational and intentional, designed to tell the story of Barack...