Polish populists tested as country votes

WARSAW - The future of Poland's populist right-wing government hung in the balance as Poles voted on Sunday in round one of a tight...

Seoul adopts three-level social distancing as virus cases rise

(Yonhap)South Korea said Sunday it will implement a three-level social distancing scheme as the country's daily new coronavirus cases rebounded to over 60 without...

France pulls plug on country’s oldest nuclear plant

FESSENHEIM (FRANCE) - France's oldest nuclear power plant will shut down on Tuesday after four decades in operation, to the delight of environmental activists...

Independent panel recommends against prosecution indictment of Samsung heir in succession...

Samsung Electronics (Yonhap)An independent committee recommended Friday against an indictment of Samsung Group heir Lee Jae-yong, dealing a blow to the prosecution's plan to...

Iceland president wins landslide election: partial results

REYKJAVIK - Iceland's President Gudni Johannesson won a landslide election on Sunday, according to partial results, after the European country became the second to...

[Video] Korean War veterans wish for the end of war and...

Korean War veterans, bereaved families and future generations wished for the end of war and lasting peace on the 70th anniversary of the beginning...

EU expected to bar US travellers

The European Union is expected to welcome travellers from Thailand but bar those from the United States and other high-risk countries after the bloc’s...

Police raid offices of defector groups over anti-NK leaflets

Park Sang-hak, head of Fighters for a Free North Korea (Yonhap)The police on Friday raided the two defector-run organizations at the center of anti-Pyongyang...

Ireland’s old rivals forge coalition, shutting out Sinn Fein

DUBLIN - Ireland's two historic centre-right rivals forged an unlikely coalition with the Green Party on Friday that shuts the resurgent republicans Sinn Fein...

Ex-lawmaker tapped to lead national anti-corruption agency

(Cheong Wa Dae-Yonhap)President Moon Jae-in has picked a former two-term ruling party lawmaker as new head of South Korea's state anti-corruption body, Cheong Wa...