The South Korean government saw continued downside risks to the economy amid the Middle East tensions, a finance ministry report said Friday.

The Philippines' Department of Justice (DOJ) issued an immigration lookout bulletin order against Senator Ronald Dela Rosa, said acting justice secretary Fredderick Vida on Friday.During a press briefing, Vida said he had already given specific orders to border control authorities. If Dela Rosa

In a meeting closely watched by the world, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump on Thursday agreed on a new vision of building a constructive bilateral relationship of strategic stability.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Friday, the country's weather agency said.

Palestinians light a flame during a community event marking the 78th anniversary of the Nakba Day, at the Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem, southern West Bank, on May 14, 2026.

This photo taken on May 14, 2026 shows displaced Palestinian children at the Al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City.

The Pakistani government on Thursday reaffirmed its firm commitment to the one-China principle, describing Taiwan as an "integral and inalienable" part of China and backing Beijing's position on the Taiwan region's participation in the World Health Assembly (WHA).Speaking at a weekly media briefing

South Korea's special counsel on Friday sought a 7.5-year prison sentence for Kim Keon-hee, wife of former President Yoon Suk-yeol, for corruptions including the sale of government posts.The team of Min Joong-ki, an independent counsel who led investigations into corruption allegations involving

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said here on Friday that the situation around the Strait of Hormuz was "very complicated," local media reported.Araghchi also blamed the United States for an "illegal blockade" and rising tensions in the vital waterway.Speaking at the BRICS Foreign

In a steel-mesh pen at a compound in eastern Romania, a dog licks icy water from a metal drinking bucket while another chews listlessly on dried feces scattered on the hard ground.The scenes, captured on video, are among the findings from an undercover investigation into conditions in Romania's

China on Friday said it is willing to work with the US to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, expand practical cooperation and achieve mutual benefit and win-win outcomes.

The United States has rejected Iran's 14-point peace proposal to end the war and "has once again reiterated its coercive stance, particularly regarding the nuclear issue," Iranian daily newspaper Tehran Times reported on Friday.Iran proposed a two-stage negotiation process, the paper said.The first

Cambodia has reported almost 2.43 million international air passengers in the first four months of 2026, a slight drop of 4 percent compared to the same period last year, said an official report released on Friday.Issued by the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA), the report said a total of

Thailand's National Communicable Disease Committee on Friday approved the designation of hantavirus as a "dangerous communicable disease."According to the Ministry of Public Health, the new mandate requires authorities to report suspected cases within three hours, conduct disease investigations

Africa CDC, the continent's top public health body, on Friday confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo's remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so far.The deaths and suspected cases have been recorded mainly in the Mongwalu and Rwampara health zones, the Africa