1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (308+ words) March 1 (Asia Today) -- Prime Minister Kim Min-seok on Saturday ordered an emergency, government-wide response to escalating instability in the Middle East following the reported death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying the protection of South Korean citizens must…...

2+ hour, 4+ min ago  (335+ words) March 1 (Asia Today) -- Japan is closely monitoring the risk of a potential blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as tensions surrounding Iran intensify, with officials and media warning of possible energy supply disruptions similar to those faced by South Korea....

2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (277+ words) March 1 (Asia Today) -- South Korean companies with operations in the Middle East moved into emergency response mode Saturday after the reported death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei heightened geopolitical tensions and raised concerns over supply chains and employee…...

2+ hour, 13+ min ago  (441+ words) March 1 (Asia Today) -- President Lee Jae-myung on Saturday called on North Korea to return to talks and pledged not to pursue "absorption unification," marking the 107th anniversary of the March 1 Independence Movement with a message focused on peace and pragmatic diplomacy....

2+ hour, 17+ min ago  (337+ words) Feb. 28 (Asia Today) -- South Korea's National Assembly on Friday passed a bill nearly doubling the number of Supreme Court justices from 14 to 26, marking the most significant structural change to the nation's highest court since democratization in 1987. The amendment to the…...

3+ hour, 18+ min ago  (387+ words) March 1 (UPI) -- The Israeli military was attacking Hezbollah targets in neighboring Lebanon, amid worries that its war with the United States against Iran may escalate and spill across the region. The Israel Defense Forces announced its military offensive hours after…...

3+ hour, 43+ min ago  (456+ words) March 1 (UPI) -- Thousands of South Koreans gathered in central Seoul on Sunday to call for peaceful unification of the Korean Peninsula and oppose what they described as a two-state framework between the two Koreas. The rally, organized by Citizens' Solidarity…...

8+ hour, 52+ min ago  (373+ words) March 1 (UPI) -- Three members of the U.S. military were killed and five were seriously wounded in the Iranian response to U.S. and Israeli strikes the day before. The service members are part of an Army sustainment unit based in Kuwait, which is…...

10+ hour, 42+ min ago  (230+ words) March 1 (UPI) -- Some 22 people were killed amid anti-U.S. protests in Pakistan Sunday, following the U.S.-Israeli offensive Saturday that left 200 people dead. In Karachi, at least 10 people were killed as they attempted to storm the U.S. Consulate, while two were killed in…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (403+ words) Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Hundreds of people gathered outside the White House in Washington, D.C., and at other locations across the capital on Saturday in protest of the country's attack on Iran. Organizers coordinated protests within hours after President Donald Trump announced a…...