South Korean actor found dead in latest K-pop tragedy
SEOUL – South Korean actor Cha In-ha has been found dead in his home, police say, the country’s third young celebrity to die over the past two months as concern…
New Zealand to crack down on foreign political donations
WELLINGTON – New Zealand will ban foreign donations to politicians and tighten disclosure rules for political advertising, the government says, as concerns over foreign interference intensify ahead of an election…
EU leaders to push for climate neutrality by 2050: document
BRUSSELS – European Union leaders meeting in Brussels next week will push to agree to put the bloc on net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, their draft joint statement showed…
China bars US military ships, aircraft from Hong Kong, sanctions US-based NGOs
BEIJING – China has banned US military ships and aircraft from visiting Hong Kong and slapped sanctions on several US non-government organisations for allegedly encouraging anti-government protesters in the city…
K-pop star Koo Hara left ‘pessimistic’ note: police
SEOUL – K-pop singer Koo Hara left a “pessimistic” note, police said, a day after the former member of top South Korean girl group Kara was found dead. “A handwritten…
Netanyahu charged with corruption, says he won’t resign
JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will not resign despite being charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust in a corruption scandal that he denounced as…
Britain’s Prince Andrew halts public duties over sex scandal
LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Andrew stepped down from public duties on Wednesday, saying the controversy surrounding his “ill-judged” association with late U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein had caused…
China says Hong Kong courts have no power to rule on face mask ban
SHANGHAI – China’s top legislature said Hong Kong courts have no power to rule on the constitutionality of legislation under the city’s Basic Law, which includes a proposed ban on…
US to change migration rules in a bid to send asylum seekers elsewhere
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is set to harden the rules this week on those allowed to seek asylum in the United States, as it attempts to stem a wave…
Local water scarcity spilling over into global crisis, researchers warn
LONDON – Population growth and climate change are putting increasingly intense pressure on the planet’s limited water supplies, with worsening shortages emerging from the Middle East to Asia and Latin…
