A North Korean has defected to the South across a de facto maritime border in the Yellow Sea, Seoul's military said Thursday. Tens of thousands of North Koreans have fled to South Korea since the peninsula was divided by war in the 1950s. The latest defection comes as relations between the two
Author: Agence France-Presse
Flooding in Yemen has left 30 people and 500 home displaced
A Yemeni official said Wednesday that 30 people have been killed and hundreds displaced in flooding in the southern city of Hodeidah following several days of heavy rains. Hodeidah Gov. Mugammad Qahim told Houthi rebel-controlled Masirah TV that the floods displaced people from 500 homes. Five people were missing, he said. Hodeidah,
New England, Mazatlan take last Leagues Cup knockout spots
New England secured the final knockout round spot in the Leagues Cup on Tuesday by beating Nashville on penalties after playing last year's Cup runner-up to a 1-1 draw. The World Cup-style event between MLS and Liga MX Mexican squads had three-team groups from which two clubs advanced to the knockout
Boxer Imane Khelif advances to gold-medal bout with another victory
Boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria advanced to the gold-medal bout in the women’s welterweight division at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday night, moving one win away from what she calls the best response to the worldwide scrutiny she has faced over misconceptions about her gender. With one more victory, Khelif would
Argentina’s Di Maria extends Benfica deal through 2025
Veteran Argentina winger Angel Di Maria has decided against a return to his homeland and extended his deal with Portuguese club Benfica, the Lisbon outfit said on Wednesday. The 36-year-old had been in negotiations to join Rosario Central of Argentina but had a change of heart when he and his family
USWNT into Olympic final with 1-0 win over Germany
Thousands of supporters of Imran Khan rally for release
Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s imprisoned former prime minister rallied Monday in the country’s volatile northwest to mark the first anniversary of his arrest and demand his immediate release, officials said. The protest is part of Imram Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf or PTI opposition party’s campaign aimed at pressuring the current government
Putin blames Ukraine for alleged border incursion
President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of launching "another major provocation", after defence officials said around 300 Ukrainian troops crossed into Russia's Kursk region on Tuesday. Fighting is reportedly ongoing in the area, as Moscow said troops supported by 11 tanks and more than 20 armoured combat vehicles, crossed the border
Olympic triathletes plunge into the Seine for relay
Olympic triathletes plunged into the Seine River for the mixed relay event Monday after organizers said bacteria levels in the long-polluted Paris waterway were at acceptable levels. The plan to hold the swimming portion of the triathlons and the marathon swimming events in the Seine was an ambitious one. Swimming in
Iran has ‘legal right’ to punish Israel
Iran said yesterday it has the "legal right" to respond to the assassination in Tehran last week of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, an attack blamed on Israel amid the Gaza offensive. "No one has the right to doubt Iran's legal right to punish the Zionist regime", Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Nasser