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Hezbollah Names Naim Qassem as New Leader

Israeli Knesset Votes to Ban UNRWA

Harris, Trump Vying for Muslim, Arab American Votes

Georgia to Conduct Partial Recount of Parliamentary Election Vote

After Trump’s Project 2025 denials, he is tapping its authors and influencers for key roles

Associated Press1 day

Missing rabbi killed in the UAE in "heinous antisemitic terror incident," Israel says

Drone manufacturer Skydio raises $170 million extension round

TechCrunchNov 16

Foreign troops train with K9 howitzer, K2 tank in S. Korea

Korea Herald3 days

Jordan: Gunman Shot Dead Near Israeli Embassy

US Lawmakers Call for Classified Briefing on Turkey's Hamas Ties

Iran Activates New Centrifuges After Criticism by UN Nuclear Watchdog

Senate Rejects Bernie Sanders' Bids to Block Arms Sale to Israel

Here’s where ceasefire talks in the war between Israel and Hezbollah have been stuck

Associated Press1 hr

Trump Pentagon pick attacks UN and Nato and urges US to ignore Geneva conventions

Trump Is Banned From Separating Families Again. Will He Fight It?

Transgender lawyer makes history, takes case on puberty blockers and hormone therapy to Supreme Court

USA Today22 mins

Middle East latest: Israeli ambassador to US says Hezbollah ceasefire deal could come ‘within days’

Associated Press2 hrs

Walmart CFO Predicts Higher Prices Under Trump Tariffs

China, Russia Oppose New UN Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti

Ukraine Alleges Russia Fired Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

Chinese Ship Suspected of Severing Cables in Baltic Sea

South Korean prosecutors request 5-year jail sentence for Samsung chief Jay Lee

TechCrunch32 mins

On These Issues, Trump 2.0 Will Differ From Trump 1.0

Pakistan strikes seven-day ceasefire deal between warring sectarian groups

UN talks on plastic pollution treaty begin with grim outlook

Korea Herald6 hrs

Inflation: Biden’s spending is not what caused inflation and Trump’s win.

US Dept. of Justice Charges Indian Billionaire in $265M Bribery Scandal

Sri Lanka: President Appoints New Cabinet

India: New Delhi Pollution Hits 50 Times WHO Limit

India: New Delhi Shuts Primary Schools as Air Quality Worsens

India defeat Australia by 295 runs; take 1-0 lead in Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Al Jazeera34 mins

S. Korean business presence in China fading amid local competition, weakened sales

Korea Herald13 hrs

32 things we learned in NFL Week 12: Missteps could cost some contenders

Revealed: Deadliest Stretch of US-Mexico Border

Trump's new DOJ pick under scrutiny, 'Wicked' charms at the box office: Weekend Rundown

Philippines Vice President Threatens to Assassinate Pres. Marcos

Palau President Criticizes China as Re-election Confirmed

Typhoon Yinxing Batters Philippines

Canada Accuses India of Targeting Sikh Separatists

When a Nation Embraces a False Reality

Scientific American4 hrs

A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments.

ProPublica5 hrs

Monastery in Thailand under investigation after authorities find 41 bodies allegedly used for meditation

S. Korea, Malaysia ink strategic partnership

Korea Herald13 hrs

Laos’ methanol poisoning deaths send chill through backpacker paradise

Al Jazeera5 hrs

Experts Say UN Climate Talks Need Urgent Overhaul

Podesta to COP29: US Committed to Climate Fight Under Trump

Taliban Makes First Appearance at UN Climate Summit

COP29 Set to Convene Following Trump Reelection

Iran and Russia’s Fragile Partnership

Foreign Affairs6 hrs

Monday briefing: Where Cop29 failed – and the limited reasons for hope

Toxic Air Pollution in India and Pakistan Is “a National Disaster”

Mother Jones5 hrs

World Seeks an End to Plastic Pollution at Talks in South Korea

New York Times16 hrs

With talks teetering, climate negotiators struck a controversial $300 billion deal

NPR Online News1 day

DHS: IS-Linked Network Brought 400 Migrants Into US

US Arrests Eight Migrants With Suspected Islamic State Group Ties

Taliban Reaches Deal to Create Regional Logistics Hub

Russia Declares Ural Mountain Flooding a Federal Emergency

Ding Liren v Gukesh Dommaraju: World Chess Championship 2024 Game 1 – live updates

[Herald Interview] Korea Expressway CEO leads push to export Korean road expertise globally

Korea Herald4 days

Trump makes next AG pick and Denzel Washington talks 'Gladiator II': Morning Rundown

Lost Silk Road Cities Discovered High in the Mountains of Central Asia

Scientific American8 hrs

What the Men of the Internet Are Trying to Prove