South Korea and the US have agreed to prepare a trade agreement package by July 8 following high-level talks in Washington. South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok and Trade Minister Ahn Duk-geun met with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to seek exemption from President Trump’s proposed 25% tariffs. Choi […]
A fire broke out at the COEX Convention Center in Seoul’s upscale Gangnam district, triggering panic but causing no casualties. The blaze began around 11:00 a.m. in a second-floor restaurant. Authorities dispatched 33 fire trucks and 121 personnel, who quickly evacuated the building and brought the fire under control within 30 minutes. An investigation is […]
A Royal Thai Police training aircraft crashed into the sea near Hua Hin, killing five officers and seriously injuring one. The DHC-6 Twin Otter plane went down about 100 meters from shore shortly after takeoff during a parachute training flight. Officials confirmed the victims included pilots, technicians, and an engineer. Rescue teams recovered the […]
Former US President Donald Trump said he would wait “a week” before deciding on new sanctions against Russia, warning, “It will not be pleasant… some things will happen.” Speaking alongside Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre, Trump criticized Russia’s latest missile strikes on Kyiv, saying peace talks were underway but “missiles were fired.” Trump claimed the […]
A 15-year-old student carried out a knife attack at the Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides private high school in Nantes, France, killing a female student and injuring three male students. The attacker, dressed in black with a helmet and ski mask, was subdued by teachers and handed over to police. Authorities have not disclosed the motive. French media […]
A massive shipment of electric vehicles from China was delivered to Safiport Derince in Kocaeli, Türkiye, by the BYD Changzhou transport ship. The vessel, operated by Chinese EV giant BYD, arrived on April 5 after a 39-day voyage from Ningbo Port with around 7,000 new vehicles. Aerial footage showed thousands of zero-kilometer vehicles lined up […]
Tensions between India and Pakistan have escalated after India suspended the 1960 Indus Water Treaty following a deadly attack in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 26 people. Pakistan rejected India’s move, warning that any attempt to block or divert the Indus River flow would be seen as an “act of war.” Islamabad closed the […]
Turkish Trade Minister Ömer Bolat announced in Tokyo that the Türkiye-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) remains under negotiation but is expected to establish a strategic “win-win” partnership. Speaking at the Türkiye-Japan CEO Roundtable during his visit for the Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025, Bolat highlighted growing bilateral ties, noting an 11.4% rise in Turkish exports to Japan […]
Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in has been indicted on bribery charges related to the alleged illegal hiring of his former son-in-law at Thai Eastar Jet. Prosecutors claim Moon received indirect benefits when the airline’s founder, ex-lawmaker Lee Sang-jik, was appointed to a government agency after hiring Moon’s former son-in-law, who reportedly earned 217 million […]
Türkiye’s Health Ministry shared footage of medical staff staying by infants’ side during a 6.2 magnitude earthquake in Istanbul. The images, taken at Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, showed healthcare workers refusing to leave newborns under treatment. The ministry thanked them on social media, saying, “We are so glad we have you.”