South Korea’s former first lady sentenced to jail term in bribery case
Kim Keon Hee’s husband, Yoon Suk Yeol, could be facing the death penalty over his declaration of martial law in 2024.
US president talks up economy amid outrage over Minnesota killings
Trump attempts to shift focus to bread-and-butter issues amid outcry over two fatal shootings by federal agents.
UPS says it will shed 30,000 jobs in major cost-cutting drive
Package-delivery giant targets savings of $3bn in 2026 amid push to slash deliveries for Amazon.
Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar attacked during town hall meeting
Omar was sprayed with an unknown substance during the attack by a man, who was then tackled to the ground.
US president praises Syrian leader al-Sharaa after offensive against SDF
Al-Sharaa is due in Moscow on Wednesday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,434
These are the key developments from day 1,434 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Rwanda sues UK over scrapped asylum seeker deal
Rwanda began the inter-state arbitration proceedings under the asylum partnership agreement in November.
Mexico vows ‘solidarity’ with Cuba after oil shipment cancellation reports
The president says Mexico’s decision ’to sell or give oil to Cuba for humanitarian reasons’ was a ’sovereign’ one.
Trump says US will end support for Iraq if al-Maliki reinstated as PM
Al-Maliki has been nominated by the largest Shia bloc in parliament as its candidate for PM.
Iran president tells Saudi crown prince that US threats cause instability
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian emphasised that regional instability ’benefits no one’ during the call.