Ethnic Koreans, whose ancestors migrated to Russia, are returning, but the move can be difficult.
Month: September 2024
Biden struggles to contain conflict as Israel and Hezbollah on the brink
As the US president called for restraint in a speech at the UN, Israel’s leader vowed to continue striking Hezbollah.
Israeli forces order 45-day closure for Al Jazeera West Bank office
Israeli forces raided the offices of news broadcaster Al Jazeera in the occupied West Bank.
Smoke from several Israeli strikes seen from Lebanon beach
Video from the coast near the Israeli border shows plumes of smoke rising into the skyline.
US accuses Visa of debit card monopoly
The Department of Justice said Visa’s actions had slowed competition and raised prices across the economy.
Journalist’s apology not enough to satisfy Ghanaian king
Media personality Afia Pokua grovelled to the Ashanti king on her knees but it was not enough.
Sri Lanka’s new president dissolves parliament
Anura Kumara Dissanayake calls a general election, dissolving the parliament where his party only holds three seats.
CrowdStrike boss apologises for global IT outage
Adam Meyers, a senior vice president with the IT firm at the heart of July’s mass outage, faced a grilling by US lawmakers.
UN refugee agency says staff among those killed in Israeli air strikes in Lebanon
Dina Darwiche, who worked for UNHCR in the Bekaa region, was killed when her family home was hit, the agency said.
Bowen: Israel is gambling Hezbollah will crumple but it faces a well-armed, angry enemy
The Lebanese armed group has – like Israel – spent years preparing and is more formidable than Hamas in Gaza.