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Currently, the US would command allied troops in the event of war on the Korean Peninsula, but successive South Korean governments have sought to regain wartime operational control.Lee’s administration has signalled it aims to finalise the ‌process during his term, which runs through 2030, once South Korea meets a set of military capability conditions agreed with the US.Touching on global issues, Lee said South Korea was grappling with the security and economic fallout from the Middle East conflict and sought US views on how to manage the impact.Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said…

Footage shows columns of smoke rising over the Iranian city of Mashhad, after US-Israeli strikes near the airport.

Washington — The Senate early Thursday took the first step toward funding the bulk of the Department of Homeland Security after House GOP leaders reversed course and agreed on a plan to reopen most of the government while pursuing additional funding at a later date. Senate Majority Leader John Thune took to the Senate floor Thursday morning to move to send the House a measure that Senate Democrats and Republicans agreed to last week, which would fund all of DHS except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and portions of Customs and Border Protection. Democrats have opposed funding DHS’ immigration enforcement operation since…

MS-13 suspects arrested in Florida cold case murders Former FBI special agent Nicole Parker joins ‘Fox News Live’ to break down the arrests of suspected MS-13 members in connection with Florida cold case murders and Attorney General Pam Bondi’s vow to intensify the fight against gang violence. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Three alleged MS-13 gang members went on a deadly “hunting” spree across California and Nevada, targeting victims in a string of brutal killings meant to boost their status inside the notorious gang, federal prosecutors said as the trial got underway this week.The defendants, Jose Luis…

In early January, a bold telephone wire heist left about 135 people without phone services for about two weeks in Clarendon, a rural area of southern New Brunswick, between Fredericton and St. John. Clarendon does not have reliable cell service and with no telephones, residents couldn’t call 911, said Sgt. Ben Comely with the local RCMP.Police later found the wire split up in buckets at a nearby home, its black rubber coating melted away to reveal what the thieves were after: copper.The officers seized 90 kilograms of copper wire and charged three people with theft of property over $5,000.The case…

Ben Harvey critiques the US President’s fresh national address as “vintage Trump” – full of ridiculous predictions, self-congratulatory hyperbole… and just enough legitimate truth to make it compulsory viewing.

TRADITION AMID TURMOILPostgraduate student Samin Alami has lived in Malaysia since she was nine. This year, the 26-year-old, who studies English literature at the University of Malaya, took the lead in preparing the traditional Haft-seen table — a centrepiece of Nowruz featuring seven symbolic items beginning with the Persian letter “S”.She explained that each item carries meaning, from apples representing health and garlic symbolising spirituality, to coins for prosperity and vinegar reflecting patience and wisdom. Together, they represent hope and renewal for the year ahead.The display also includes tulips, sweets, candles and the Quran — all integral to the 14-day…

At least seven people have been killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, local media reports say, as Israel’s offensive on its northern neighbour enters its second month.An Israeli air raid on the town of Ramadiyeh, in the Tyre district, killed four people and wounded three others, the Ministry of Public Health said on Thursday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listA separate Israeli strike in the early morning hours hit a two-storey building in Kfarsir, in the Nabatieh district, killing three people, the state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported.Further Israeli air raids were also reported in the towns of…

Oracle Corp. signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesOracle stock traded slightly lower Wednesday as the multinational tech conglomerate looked to cut thousands of jobs to free up cash to build artificial intelligence data center infrastructure. The software giant has started telling its 162,000-strong workforce that thousands of people will be affected in a new round of layoffs, two people familiar with the matter told CNBC on Tuesday. Oracle declined to comment.Investors remain uneasy about the company’s hefty capital expenditure…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is facing pushback from conservatives on social media and the Republican he’s running against over an appearance where he was accused of equating the “radicalism” of Iran with the “MAGA movement.””There are many people who see the downfall of the regime as a good thing, but the question of whether or not it was pursued legally, that’s a different question,” the progressive candidate told “America’s Newsroom” on Wednesday. El-Sayed was responding to controversy over a Washington Free Beacon report on leaked audio of him explaining why he shouldn’t…