South Korea appoints new acting leader as ex-PM enters election race | Politics News

Han Duck-soo declares candidacy in June 3 election to replace impeached ex-president Yoon Suk-yeol. South Korea has sworn in its third acting president in less than six months, as his predecessor declared his candidacy in a snap election to replace impeached ex-leader Yoon Suk-yeol. Education Minister Lee Ju-ho pledged to ensure “stability” as he was…

Israel strikes near Syria’s presidential palace, issues warning over Druze | Syria’s War News

Israel has ramped up attacks on Syria following a week of sectarian violence against the Druze community. Israel’s military has launched air strikes near Syria’s presidential palace in Damascus after accusing the Syrian authorities of failing to protect the country’s Druze minority from sectarian violence. The attack early on Friday was the second of its…

Palestine the world’s most dangerous place for journalists, RSF says | Media News

US President Donald Trump overseeing ‘troubling deterioration’ in press freedom in US, Reporters Without Borders says. Palestine has become the world’s most dangerous state for journalists amid Israel’s war on Gaza, with dozens of reporters likely killed specifically due to their work, a media freedom watchdog has said. Israeli forces killed nearly 200 journalists in…