South Korean officials are launching an investigation into the cause of the fire that engulfed an Air Busan passenger plane, with eyewitness accounts suggesting a power bank may have sparked the blaze.

A group of protesters gathered in Seoul on Friday to demand that Israel approve a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed a cabinet vote on the agreement.

The release planned for Thursday would be the third so far as Israel and Hamas observe a six-week truce, part of a multiphase agreement that mediators hope will end the war in Gaza.

South Korea’s impeached president has denied that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly to prevent them from voting to reject his martial law decree last month, as he appeared for the first time before the Constitutional Court that will determine his fate.

South Korea’s military said Friday it suspects North Korea is preparing to send additional troops to Russia after its soldiers fighting in the Russian-Ukraine war suffered heavy casualties.

Hamas released four hostages, all female soldiers, and Israel 200 Palestinian prisoners as the latest cease-fire exchange occurred on Saturday.

Hamas will release more Israeli hostages this week, officials said Monday, including Agam Berger, who was not released along with four of her colleagues on Saturday.

A former leader of the Hamas’ al-Qassam brigade's armed wing, in the West Bank, he now appears to be on the verge of release.

A Korean chatbot named Iruda was manipulated by users to spew hate speech, leading to a large fine for her makers — and providing a warning for lawmakers.

CAIRO, January 30. /TASS/. Palestinian doctors found over the past day the bodies of 42 people who killed earlier in Gaza, the Gazan Health Ministry said. "Over the past 24 hours, the bodies of 42 Palestinians were found. One more person died of wounds and nine suffered injuries," the ministry said on Telegram.

Britain's Vodafone mobile network successfully tested a direct-to-smartphone satellite phone service as part of an effort to get around the long-standing problem of weak or "no signal" that plagues mo