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South Korea vowed on Sunday to take “intolerable” steps against North Korea after the country sent more balloons filled with waste across the border this weekend. North Korea launched hundreds more balloons containing “filth” on Saturday at several South Korean provinces, including parts of Seoul. An estimated 700 balloons were believed to be part of […]

Parts of a long-distance train carrying 185 passengers derailed late on Saturday in southwestern Germany after the railway lines were hit by a landslide caused by heavy rain. No one was injured and passengers were evacuated from the train early on Sunday, a spokesman for the national railway company said. By mid-afternoon on Sunday, repair

In some regions in southern Germany, more rain fell in 24 hours than normally falls in an entire month, the German Meteorological Service (DWD) reported on Sunday. Kisslegg in the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg recorded 130 millimeters of rain on Friday alone, the DWD reported. The region normally reports 118mm per month at this time

I have two issues with the May 19 Ideas Lab op-ed (“Student demonstrators will not remain silent about the genocide taking place in Gaza”). Let me begin by saying that I believe there must be an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and that the continued loss of civilian lives will only harm long-term efforts for peace

North Korea floated another 720 waste-filled balloons into South Korea, according to local reports. Pyongyang says it is in retaliation for activists sending anti-North Korean leaflets across the border. Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, called the balloons “sincere gifts.” North Korea launched another 720 balloons over the border with

Police are investigating after a Labor Party office in east London was vandalized with graffiti. The Metropolitan Police said the Labor Party office for Chingford and Woodford Green was damaged with the message “Israel lobbies out… work 4 ounces”. Images on social media appear to show black letters spray-painted on the building’s windows, including: “British

Mavuso Msimang read the writing on the wall last year and now the people of South Africa have confirmed what he saw. The African National Congress (ANC) veteran resigned from the party in December after 66 years, citing endemic corruption and warning the ANC was on the verge of losing power. The party has lost

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia and China of undermining his upcoming global peace summit in Switzerland. He said Russia was trying to discourage other states from attending the event, and that China was also working on this. Speaking at an Asian security forum, he also said that “elements of Russian weaponry” are coming

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s African National Congress party will not consider any demands from potential coalition partners that President Cyril Ramaphosa resign, a top official said Sunday, as the ANC sought to present a united front after a tantalizing election result ended its 30-year majority. As South Africa moves towards a

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine imposed emergency power cuts across most of the country on Sunday, a day after Russia unleashed widespread attacks on energy infrastructure and claimed it had made gains in the eastern province of Donetsk. The shutdowns took place in all but three regions of Ukraine following Saturday’s drone and missile attack