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Korean film financing in 'structural crisis,' 'Burning' director tells president
President Lee Jae Myung sat down with Korean directors, actors and industry executives in southern France Monday ahead o...
Busan, South Korea · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailHong Kong families hit as volcanic ash strands up to 200 helpers in Indonesia
Up to 200 Hong Kong-bound domestic helpers remain stranded in Indonesia despite the reopening of several affected airpor...
No location · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailPhilippine jobless rate surges to 4-year high as growth slows
The capital region of Metro Manila logged the highest jobless rate of 8.2 per cent.
Manila, Philippines · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailLetters Targeting Kashmiri Pandits Surface on Social Media
The letters have revived memories of “hit lists” that Islamist militant groups issued in 1989-90.
No location · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailIndonesia’s ‘Ring of Fire’: Key facts about the world's most volcanic nation
Indonesia has 500 volcanoes, 127 of which are active, according to the country’s volcanology agency
No location · Sep 08, 2026 · Wedgetail‘North South Man Woman’: Love, friction and freedom across the Korean divide
“The most handsome men live in the South and the most beautiful women live in the North.” This old adage — summed up by ...
No location · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailUkrainian drones ignite blaze at Russia's Saratov Oil Refinery, locals report
The Rosneft-owned Saratov refinery is a major oil-processing facility that has been targeted by Ukrainian forces in mult...
Saratov, Russia · Sep 08, 2026 · Wedgetail25 years after 9/11, the US still doesn't know 'why they hate us'
Twenty-five years ago, 19 hijackers took control of four American airliners and crashed them into symbols of American po...
No location · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailSomali piracy was under control. Then came the Iran war.
From the start, the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has been a story of unintended consequences. Contrary to President Donald T...
Mogadishu, Somalia · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailNearly 25 years later, the 9/11 case still hasn't gone to trial
This year’s anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks should serve as another reminder that the criminal pros...
No location · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailCanada's counter-tariffs take effect on several US goods as trade war reignites
Canada's counter-tariffs on billions of dollars in US products took effect Tuesday, as a trade war between the two count...
Ottawa, Canada · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailCanada’s retaliatory tariffs on $20bn of US goods take effect
Trade tensions soar as Canada matches US tariffs 'dollar-for-dollar', impacting 700 products and multiple industries.
Ottawa, Canada · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailMerz’s CDU in crisis after far-right victory in Saxony-Anhalt
‘Giving up is not an option for me,’ says German chancellor as AfD routs conservatives in eastern stronghold
Magdeburg, Germany · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailHijacking pirates exploit regional chaos to return to seas off Somalia
US-Israel war on Iran and political instability in Somalia lead to pirates targeting cargo ships off Horn of AfricaThe s...
Mogadishu, Somalia · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailKey ministers, LDP leaders expected to keep positions amid personnel changes
Such a decision would show Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's opting for stability ahead of the autumn session of parliamen...
Tokyo, Japan · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailYemen's Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of air raids, missile strikes
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis on Monday accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out airstrikes around the country, including the ...
Sanaa, Yemen · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailIsraeli clearance of Gaza rubble could destroy 'evidence,' says UN expert
A UN expert said Monday that Israeli clearance of rubble in Gaza could destroy valuable evidence of "atrocity crimes" an...
Gaza · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailChina hits Japan with anti-dumping measures on chip chemical
Companies importing Japanese dichlorosilane are required to provide cash deposits of up to 99.2% from Tuesday, Beijing's...
Beijing, China · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailNot stopping 9/11 was catastrophic but bigger mistakes came later
The September 11 2001 terrorist attacks were unlike anything the world had seen before. For America, and the watching wo...
No location · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailYemeni forces launch counteroffensive against Houthis, vow to retake Sanaa
Bid to take Sanaa comes as fighting between Yemeni forces and Houthis intensify in provinces of al-Bayda and al-Jawf.
Sanaa, Yemen · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailChina’s exports jump 25% in August in boost from AI build-out
Data comes ahead of crucial meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping this month
Beijing, China · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailLavrov, Saudi foreign minister to hold talks in Moscow
The sides are expected to reaffirm their positions on the inadmissibility of a return to escalation in the Persian Gulf ...
Moscow, Russia · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailEgypt sentences TV crime show host to death in 750 kg synthetic drug case
A Cairo criminal court sentenced Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 other defendants to death by hanging...
Cairo, Egypt · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailArgentina will file criminal case against Falklands oil driller
Israel’s Navitas Petroleum faces complaint as Javier Milei escalates sovereignty dispute
Buenos Aires, Argentina · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailArgentina will file criminal case against Falklands oil driller
Israel’s Navitas Petroleum faces complaint as Javier Milei escalates sovereignty dispute
Buenos Aires, Argentina · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailPutin's pen spinning briefly sparks buzz over Japanese Pentel brand
A Russian state-run radio station mistakenly sparked speculation that the pen Russian President Vladimir Putin was seen ...
Moscow, Russia · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailThe perpetual weak link
IS India a weak link that worries the architects of the Shanghai club and the BRICS group? The question is as urgent tod...
New Delhi, India · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailRussian, Ukrainian forces continue to fight despite US mediation
After a three-day halt in attacks, both sides announced on Monday that their forces have continued fighting in different...
Kyiv, Ukraine · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailIran says it plans new Gulf 'exclusion zone', threatens US with new missiles
By Enas AlashrayCAIRO, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Iran threatened the United States with "economic warfare" on Tuesday and said ...
No location · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailIran threatens US with new 'economic warfare' and missiles as Houthis attack Saudi Arabia
By Enas AlashrayCAIRO, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Iran threatened the United States with "economic warfare" on Tuesday and said ...
No location · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailIran-backed Houthis attack Saudi energy facilities, wounding dozens and sending oil prices higher
By Enas Alashray and Nayera AbdallahCAIRO/DUBAI, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Yemen's Tehran-backed Houthis attacked energy facili...
No location · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailIran-backed Houthis attack four Saudi cities in expansion of Middle East war, 73 hurt
By Enas Alashray, Nayera Abdallah and Jana ChoukeirCAIRO/DUBAI, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Yemen's Tehran-backed Houthis attacke...
No location · Sep 08, 2026 · Wedgetail81st UN General Assembly session opens in New York
High-level general debate, attended by heads of state and government and foreign ministers, is traditionally the centerp...
New York, United States · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailPTI warns against ‘hasty decisions’ on provinces
• KP CM backs Sindh’s stance, says will not support new units without Imran’s nod• Gohar says decision without consensus...
Islamabad, Pakistan · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailPolish military reports scrambling aircraft over Russian activity in Ukraine
According to the statement, these actions are "of a preventive nature"
Warsaw, Poland · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailSC upholds Bait-ul-Mal aid for Hindu girls
• Rejects plea against SHC order requiring Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal to pay Rs10,000 per month to each girl, with 10pc annual...
Islamabad, Pakistan · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailProsecution wants to call Sara Duterte to witness stand
(1st UPDATE) 'All of these pawns, and castles, and horses, and bishops point to only one person, and that accountable pe...
Manila, Philippines · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailPutin may seek to give Trump diplomatic win before US midterms, Zelensky says
“My feeling (is) that Putin needs Trump,” Zelensky told Axios, adding that the Russian leader does not want to upset the...
Kyiv, Ukraine · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailSeven GB roads set for federal takeover to boost tourism
• 464km of thoroughfares to be rehabilitated, maintained by NHA• Federal cabinet to consider proposal after approval by ...
No location · Sep 08, 2026 · WedgetailUS sanctions threaten to crush Iranian students' dreams
She had planned to study psychology in Italy, but after US sanctions forced the suspension of an English exam required i...
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