NEW YORK CITY, New York: The United Nations General Assembly has elected five countries to join the Security Council starting January 2025, reaffirming its annual tradition of rotating non-permanent members on the 15-member body.
Bahrain, Congo, Liberia, Colombia, and Latvia secured seats in an uncontested vote by the 193-member assembly this week. This marks Latvia's debut, which received 178 votes, while Bahra
SEOUL, South Korea: South Korea's new president, liberal Lee Jae-myung, took office on June 4 after a dramatic and chaotic few months. Pictures of the election showed a peaceful, lively event with colorful outfits and dancing crowds — blue for Lee and red for his rival, conservative Kim Moon Soo.
But these images hid the severe political crisis that happened before the vote. In December, former President Y
LONDON, UK: As of this month, it's officially illegal to buy disposable vapes anywhere in the United Kingdom.
The new ban, aimed at curbing youth vaping and cutting down on environmental waste, applies to all single-use vapes — whether they contain nicotine or not. Retailers, both online and in-store, must stop selling them, though reusable vapes are still allowed.
The UK government said the move is
SEOUL, South Korea: South Korea's upcoming presidential election has turned into a messy battle full of personal insults and scandals rather than serious discussion about the country's future.
After the removal of former president Yoon Suk Yeol over a martial law controversy, the race between the leading liberal candidate Lee Jae-myung and conservative Kim Moon Soo has become bitter and divisive.
During t
FLIN FLON, Manitoba: More than 25,000 people in three Canadian provinces have been forced to leave their homes because of wildfires, which were still burning on Sunday.
Officials said the fires are also worsening the air quality in parts of Canada and the United States.
Most of the people who had to leave were from Manitoba, where a state of emergency was declared last week. Over the weekend, about 17,000
NEWBURYPORT, Massachusetts: Aboard a burning fishing boat more than 100 miles offshore, Robbie Roberge knew precisely what to do. He got his crew into safety suits, launched a life raft, and sent out a mayday call. No one was hurt.
That calm, coordinated response wasn't instinct—it was training. Just three months earlier, the veteran fisherman from South Portland, Maine,
LONDON, UK: As global tensions rise and Europe's defense posture shifts, the UK is ramping up its military readiness with a 1.5 billion pound plan to build new weapons and explosives factories.
The announcement comes as Prime Minister Keir Starmer prepares to unveil a sweeping review of Britain's military capabilities. This review is part of a broader push to strengthen the nation's defense in response to what h
CHICAGO, Illinois: A simple blood test could help breast cancer patients get the proper treatment earlier, potentially halving their risk of disease progression or death, new research has found.
In a major trial led by AstraZeneca, researchers used liquid biopsy—a type of blood test—to detect early signs of resistance to standard hormone therapies in women with a common form of advanced breast cancer
PRAGUE, Czech Republic: Czech Justice Minister Pavel Blažek resigned this week because of a scandal involving bitcoins.
Earlier this year, his ministry accepted a bitcoin donation and sold the bitcoins for around 1 billion Czech koruna (over US$45 million). The opposition criticized Blažek because the bitcoins came from a man who had been convicted of drug dealing and other crimes.
Blažek said he didn't k
SINGAPORE: On May 31, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told America's Indo-Pacific allies that they would not be left alone to deal with China's growing military and economic pressure.
He promised that the U.S. would strengthen its defense presence in the region and asked these countries to increase their defense efforts.
Hegseth said the U.S. is concerned about China's aggressive actions, especially t
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