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Photo courtesy of Anadolu Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urged US President Donald Trump to exempt Australia from Washington’s latest tariffs, arguing that the long-standing alliance and strong trade ties between the two countries warranted special consideration. Albanese said he raised the request during a roughly 40-minute phone call with Trump on Friday, which Australian…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu South Korean President Lee Jae Myung favored changing the country’s presidential system to allow two four-year terms while giving more authority to the National Assembly, a presidential official said Friday. The proposal marked a possible shift from South Korea’s current system, which limits presidents to a single five-year term and places…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Torrential rain battered Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo, prompting Japan’s weather agency to issue its highest Level 5 heavy rain warning across more than a third of the prefecture’s municipalities. Authorities urged residents to take immediate action as flooding and landslide risks intensified, with several local governments placed under the highest level…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Around 12,500 people in Germany have died from heat-related causes so far this year, the highest annual toll since records began in 2016, according to the Robert Koch Institute. The estimate covered the period from April 6 to Aug. 2 and already exceeded the number of heat-related deaths seen in an…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu South Korea deployed military vehicles and firefighting water tankers to South Gyeongsang province on Thursday as worsening drought conditions strained local water supplies. About 200 firefighting tankers and 400 personnel were mobilized nationwide under an emergency order issued earlier this week, according to Yonhap News Agency. The deployment was aimed at…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a 10-year, A$2.5-billion, or about $1.7-billion, support package aimed at keeping the country’s largest aluminum smelter operating. The assistance will go to the Tomago Aluminium Smelter in New South Wales, whose future had been uncertain as its existing electricity supply agreement approaches expiration in 2028….
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Japan lodged a strong protest on Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Etorofu Island, one of several Russian-controlled territories claimed by Tokyo. Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said the islands remained Japanese territory based on Tokyo’s historical and legal position, according to Kyodo News. Putin’s trip marked his first visit…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Venezuela’s interim government and opposition representatives ended their first round of transition talks with agreements on judicial reform and access to frozen assets abroad, according to international media reports. The discussions were held as the country navigates a political transition following the removal of former leader Nicolas Maduro by the United…
SEOUL, South Korea — International human-rights and religious-freedom experts have raised concerns over the state of freedom of religion or belief, freedom of expression, due process, and the treatment of religious minorities in South Korea, calling for the equal protection of fundamental rights. Human Rights Without Frontiers (HRWF), together with CAP Liberté de Conscience (CAP…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu South Korean police raided the Korea Airports Corp., the Transport Ministry and the Busan Regional Office of Aviation on Tuesday as part of the investigation into the 2024 Jeju Air crash that killed 179 people. A special investigation team carried out the searches to gather more evidence on possible professional negligence…