Coach for men's Asian Games football team eyes gold despite recent struggles

The head coach of the South Korean men's national football team at the upcoming Asian Games on Tuesday vowed to bring home the country's fourth consecutive gold medal, despite the squad's recent struggles. Head coach Lee Min-sung will lead South Korea's under-23 national team to the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games kicking off later this month. South Korea will try to win their fourth straight title, with four members of the FIFA World Cup team from this summer having joined Lee's squad. "It has not bee

2026-09-01 19:17:58:00

Seoul shares rise for 2nd day on tech gains despite renewed Mideast tensions

South Korean stocks rose for the second consecutive session Tuesday on gains in tech shares despite escalating tensions in the Middle East following a resumption of airstrike exchanges between the United States and Iran. The local currency lost against the US dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 6,835.80, up 15.78 points, or 0.23 percent. The index opened 0.52 percent lower, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street, following resumed military clashes between the US a

2026-09-01 16:18:35:00

Congo authorities report more than 6,000 confirmed Ebola cases and nearly 3,000 deaths

Congo’s authorities said Monday that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has topped 6,000 cases with 2,911 deaths. More than 1,360 people have recovered from the virus, in what authorities said was an “encouraging” development. The outbreak in eastern Congo is spreading under extremely difficult conditions, fueled by insecurity, displacement, a health workers’ strike and intense population movements. The situation is particularly concerning at displacement sites, where residents alread

2026-09-01 12:08:29:00

Flash flooding causes major damage to the Grand Canyon's critical water pipeline

The sole pipeline that supplies water for millions of Grand Canyon visitors was badly damaged by weekend flash flooding, setting up a tricky repair scenario and upending a yearslong construction project to upgrade the line laid over terrain so rugged helicopters are often required to make basic fixes. Park officials said roughly 40 percent of the pipeline was damaged or destroyed. The long-term implications of the damage to the park's infrastructure , visitors and year-round residents weren't im

2026-09-01 12:07:16:00

World leaders need to see rising oceans in Pacific: UN official

Leaders from the world's top economies should stand on a Pacific atoll to see the reality of record sea level rise, a top UN official said in Palau Monday. Noting last week's deadly floods in Nepal, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said rising seas in the Pacific were the "other side of that story." "We do already know that a warming climate is changing the world's ice at extraordinary speeds, not only threatening the communities below glaciers but adding more water to our

2026-09-01 12:05:40:00

Trump says US reviewing position on Falkland Islands

US President Donald Trump said Monday that the US is reviewing its position on the Falkland Islands, after reports that Washington threatened to oppose Britain's sovereignty if it does not increase defense spending. The proposal concerning the South Atlantic archipelago, over which Britain and Argentina went to war in 1982, was among measures being drawn up by the Pentagon to incentivize NATO allies to meet spending pledges, the Daily Telegraph reported last week. "I always review every position

2026-09-01 12:03:32:00

Four minors killed in Colombia's guerrilla crackdown

Four minors were killed in bombing raids conducted by Colombia's new right-wing government against the country's cocaine-trafficking guerrillas, a source from the forensics authority told Agence France-Presse Monday. The deaths come as newly appointed hard-line President Abelardo de la Espriella ramps up military operations that have killed 26 suspected rebels so far. Two minors aged 15 and two more aged 16 died in the attacks that took place in the southern Guaviare department and in the northe

2026-09-01 12:01:49:00

Putin, Xi hold talks in Kyrgyzstan as regional summit begins

Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping began talks Monday in Kyrgyzstan, where a dozen other heads of state also gathered for a two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which seeks to be a counterbalance to the West. Iran's leader Masoud Pezeshkian, Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan, India's Narendra Modi and Pakistan's Shehbaz Sharif were also among those in Bishkek to attend the summit of the regional SCO bloc, which celebrates its 25-year anniversary. The summit takes plac

2026-09-01 11:59:23:00

Govt. to release record 183,000 tons of food products ahead of Chuseok

South Korea will release a record 183,000 tons of key food products ahead of the Chuseok holiday later this month, the finance ministry said Tuesday, as part of its effort to stabilize consumer prices. The Ministry of Finance and Economy said the measure is aimed at easing price burdens related to popular food items for the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving, which is marked by family reunions and ancestral rites In detail, the government will supply 18,000 tons of vegetables, including napa cabb

2026-09-01 10:52:51:00

S. Korea to dispatch disaster relief team to Nepal to support flood recovery efforts

A South Korean disaster relief team was set to leave for Nepal late Tuesday to support search, rescue and other relief efforts following devastating floods, the foreign ministry said. The Korea Disaster Relief Team, consisting of 44 personnel from the foreign ministry, the Korea International Cooperation Agency, fire authorities and other agencies, will depart for Nepal aboard a South Korean military transport plane later in the day, according to the foreign ministry. The team will stay in Nepal

2026-09-01 10:14:56:00