Helsinki says tactic by Moscow is deliberate and poses ‘serious threat to national security’
A truce between Israel and Hamas entered its fifth day on Tuesday, with the militant group promising to release more hostages to delay the expected resumption of the war and Israel under growing pressure to spare Palestinian civilians when it renews its offensive. The sides agreed to extend their truce through Wednesday, with another two planned exchanges of militant-held hostages for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. The Biden administration has told Israel it must avoid “significant…

Billionaire Elon Musk has met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. On Monday, Musk joined the Israeli leader on a tour of the Kfar Aza kibbutz, which was attacked by Hamas on October 7. After the tour, Musk said his SpaceX company had agreed, in principle, to allow aid organizations in Gaza to access the Starlink internet satellite service — but only with Israeli approval. Aid groups spent weeks pleading for help restoring communications after…
Families of former captives reveal experiences of seven weeks in captivity
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A deputy head of the European Union executive said on Tuesday she would find "unacceptable" any talks about the war in Ukraine that would not include Kyiv or envisage the country giving up territory. The European Commission's vice-president Vera Jourova also said she would be ...
(Reuters) - This year is one that will go down in history as being marked by two big wars - an ongoing conflict in Ukraine as it fights off a Russian invasion and a fresh outbreak of violence in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas militants. Reuters photographers were on the ground to capture ...
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Tuesday its foreign minister would boycott a meeting of the OSCE in North Macedonia this week because Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov intends to take part for the first time during the 21-month full-scale invasion. Russia's top diplomat has said he would join ...
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Ten-month-old Kfir Bibas has spent more than 50 days of his young life in captivity in Gaza and, according to Israel, has been handed over by Hamas to another Palestinian militant group in a possible complication of efforts to free him. On Tuesday, members of his ...
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29 November (IEEFA): A new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) finds that South Korea is rapidly developing liquefied natural gas (LNG) import and storage terminals, presenting a high risk of overinvestment and overcapacity. IEEFA estimates the country’s LNG industry is pouring ₩11.3 trillion (US$8.7 billion) into an infrastructure build-out that has projects at the construction or planning stage to boost receiving capacity for the fossil fuel.

South Korea has ambitious plans to be the fourth-largest weapons exporter by 2027, after the United States, Russia and France. Between 2010 and 2017, Seoul tripled its total defense exports to $3.1 billion. So, how did South Korea become one of the world's biggest arms dealers, and could it even eclipse the likes of China and Germany?

As of November 28, 2023, Jay Y. Lee was the wealthiest person in South Korea, with an estimated net worth of 9.2 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Seo Jung-jin (No. 2, $6.3 billion), Hong Ra-hee (No. 3, $5.7 billion); and Kwon Hyuk-bin (No. 4, $5.1 billion). Kim Beom-su is the fifth-richest person in South Korea, with […]

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has postponed the planned launch of its first military spy satellite set for this Thursday, officials said, days after rival North Korea claimed to put its own spy satellite into orbit for the first time. Under a contract with SpaceX, South Korea is to launch ...

Officials from the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) participated in the ROK-U.S. Space Forum, held in Seoul from November 6-7. U.S. Ambassador to the ROK Philip Goldberg and Foreign Minister Park Jin gave opening comments highlighting the 70th anniversary of the U.S.-ROK alliance and the growing bilateral space relationship. Other speakers included […]

MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. We will now begin a joint press availability from Minister Park and Secretary Blinken. Opening statements will be made by the minister first, to be followed by the Secretary. FOREIGN MINISTER PARK: (Via interpreter) Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. It’s a pleasure to meet you. I am […]