SHINee member Key is set to return to the stage after a five-month hiatus, even as a widening investigation into an alleged illegal medical practitioner — dubbed the “injection aunt” — continues to unfold. On March 27, SM Entertainment announced that SHINee will hold its eighth solo...
TOKYO (AP) — Japan 's first long-range missile was deployed at a southwestern army camp, officials said Tuesday, as the country pushes to bolster its offensive capabilities. The upgraded Type-12 land-to-ship missiles, developed and produced by Japan 's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,...
PALU, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian search teams rescued 21 people from a raft Tuesday morning, a day after their boat sank in rough seas. Everyone on board the ship was found safely, said Muhammad Rizal, who heads the search and rescue office in Palu city. Officials earlier reported that 27...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A likely strike by the United States hit the central Iranian city of Isfahan early Tuesday, sending a massive fireball into the sky, and Tehran struck a fully loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker in the Persian Gulf. The attacks were testament to the intensity of the...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament on Monday passed a law approving the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis, a measure that has been harshly condemned by the international community and rights groups as discriminatory and inhumane. The passage of the bill marked...
MADRID (AP) — Spain closed its airspace to U.S. planes involved in the Iran war, officials said Monday, in another step by Europe’s loudest critic of U.S. and Israeli military actions in the monthlong conflict. The country earlier said that the U.S. couldn 't use jointly operated military...
TOKYO (AP) — China announced Monday that it is sanctioning a conservative Japanese lawmaker close to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, accusing him of “colluding with” separatists in Taiwan, the latest incident that underlines growing tensions between Tokyo and Beijing over the self-governed...
Frustrating security lines dwindled at U.S. airports Monday, clearing the worst bottlenecks as Transportation Safety Administration officers began receiving backpay for working during the government shutdown. Checkpoint lines that at times stretched to four hours at Houston’s George Bush...
Filipino style icon and actress Heart Evangelista has expanded her creative portfolio, venturing into jewelry design while continuing to make waves on the international fashion circuit at Paris and Milan Fashion Weeks. Already recognized as a painter, actress, social media content creator, and...
The Philippines joined 33 other economies in calling for the much-needed revival of the trade dispute settlement system within the World Trade Organization (WTO), in a bid to uphold rules-based stability amid deep uncertainty for global trade. In a joint statement over the weekend, member economies...
SEOUL, South Korea - The World Journalists Conference (WJC) 2026 opened at the Korea Press Center in the capital city on March 30. A total of 42 journalists, including from the Manila Bulletin, are participating in the conference, which will run until April 3. The themes of this year’s...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed a test of an upgraded solid-fuel engine for weapons capable of reaching the U.S. mainland, and called it a significant development boosting his country’s strategic military arsenal, state media reported Sunday. While the test...
