Taiwan begins live-fire artillery drill simulating defence against China attack Taiwan’s military began a live-fire artillery drill Tuesday simulating a defense of the island against an attack after days of massive Chinese military exercises, an AFP journalist at the site of the exercise said.

Ukraine, Russia trade blame for nuclear plant shelling amid global alarm Kyiv and Moscow traded blame on Monday for the weekend shelling of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear complex amid international alarm that their battle for control of the plant could trigger catastrophe.

S. Korea’s new COVID-19 cases rise to nearly 4-month high South Korea’s new COVID-19 cases jumped to a nearly four-month high Tuesday amid a resurgence of infections driven by a highly infectious omicron variant.

Yoon holds emergency meeting to deal with heavy rains President Yoon Suk-yeol presided over an emergency meeting Tuesday to respond to the heaviest rainfall in 80 years that left seven people dead and six others missing, his office said.

LPGA major runner-up Chun In-gee reaches No. 10 in world rankings South Korean LPGA player Chun In-gee has cracked the top 10 in the world rankings for the first time in over four years, on the heels of a runner-up finish at the season’s final major championship.

S. Korea, 20 other countries joining US-led anti-WMD exercise in Hawaii South Korea, the United States and 19 other countries are conducting a U.S.-hosted exercise in Hawaii with an aim to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), the U.S. State Department has said.

7 dead, 6 missing in heaviest rainfall in 80 years The heaviest rainfall in 80 years has pounded Seoul and surrounding regions, leaving seven people dead and six others missing, as well as flooding homes, vehicles, buildings and subway stations, officials said Tuesday.Parts of Seoul, the western port city of Incheon and Gyeonggi Province that […]

Central region suffers damage after heavy rain Heavy downpours battered the country’s central region, including the capital area, on Monday, flooding homes, roads, buildings and other properties. Southern Seoul received more than 100 mm per hour, forcing sections of the subway to halt, and causing blackouts and residents in low-lying areas to flee for safety. […]

As Israel-Palestinian truce holds, Gaza power plant restarts With a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants holding after nearly three days of violence, Gaza’s sole power plant resumed operations Monday as Israel began reopening crossings into the territory.