Author: Press Room

President Lee Jae-myung of South Korea issued a statement on Sunday apologizing to the public after the nation’s soccer team failed to qualify for the knockout rounds of the FIFA World Cup. Lee, of the far-left Democratic Party, described feeling “bewilderment” at the team’s poor performance. “I am sorry to the people for letting them down with such a preposterous turn of events,” Lee wrote in a message published on social media, stating he felt “not just confusion but utter bewilderment at this unexpected outcome.” The president took direct aim at the team’s now-former head coach, Hong Myung-bo, who has…

Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) addressed the IKAR synagogue in Los Angeles and used the opportunity to deliver a host of observations excoriating those who, in his opinion, exercise homophobia and transphobia. Warnock, a Baptist pastor, joined Rabbi Sharon Brous in a public exchange after his initial sermon, but not before he espoused his condemnation for those that oppose his views, saying “transphobia” is “violence not only against humanity but against divinity. It is an offense to the glory of God.” Warnock later confessed he had to chasten some of those within his own church and community for their views because, “that church…

The US is breaching the interim peace deal with Iran by allowing Israeli forces to maintain their occupation of the neighboring country, Mohammad Marandi says Israel’s military presence in southern Lebanon reflects its broader territorial ambitions and shows that the US is failing to uphold its commitments under the interim peace deal with Iran, Tehran-based Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi told RT.Iran and the US reached a tentative agreement earlier this month. Tehran demanded that Israel withdraw from southern Lebanon. Last week, West Jerusalem and the Lebanese government signed a US-brokered deal for the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces pending Hezbollah’s…

House Republicans finally cleared a runway this week to finish some of their top legislative priorities before the July 4 recess. That is, unless a small band of hard-liners trip up those plans at takeoff. Speaker Mike Johnson is hoping to move quickly to pass fiscal 2027 appropriations legislation, the annual defense policy bill and a kids online safety bill that has been years in the making. The movement comes after President Donald Trump instructed GOP hard-liners to stop holding up a procedural vote amid a protest from Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and others that the Senate hadn’t passed Trump’s…

The Taliban administration claimed 36 civilians were killed and 163 others wounded in the operation Pakistan carried out retaliatory airstrikes along its border with Afghanistan on Sunday night, following a terror attack on a paramilitary camp in Pakistan.Pakistani officials said Monday that the air and land strikes by Pakistani forces had killed 29 militants. Afghanistan, however, alleged that those killed were civilians, including women and children.Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the strikes, called Operation Ghazb Lil-Haq, were in response to attacks inside Pakistan by armed groups. On Saturday night, terrorists struck a paramilitary compound in the port city of…

U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) continues to assist American relief efforts in Venezuela led by the State Department after last week’s deadly earthquakes. Two magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening. At press time, the most up-to-date death toll disclosed by Venezuelan authorities lists at least 1,450 dead and 3,150 injured. Immediately after the earthquakes, the United States deployed relief efforts on Venezuela led by the State Department, moving dozens of trained rescue workers and equipment to help find and rescue an untold number of individuals missing under the rubble of numerous collapsed buildings — most notably, in the…

The far-left Democrat nominee for New York’s 13th congressional district is the co-founder of an organization that claims to fight for the “total eradication of Western civilization.” Darializa Avila Chevalier, a 32-year-old socialist backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, beat incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) in Tuesday night’s Democrat primary. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, celebrates with Democratic congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier during an election night watch party Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Avila Chevalier is a 2016 graduate of Columbia University, where she co-founded the Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD),…

French health officials recorded around 1,000 excess deaths in less than a week as the country was hit by its most severe heatwave in more than two decades.Temperatures rose above 40C in many parts of France, with Tuesday marking the hottest day nationwide since 2003.Around 1,000 additional deaths have been recorded since June 24, the National Public Health Agency said on Sunday, adding that 85% of the victims were aged 65 or older.“This has highlighted the need to reinforce solidarity measures for people who are isolated or experiencing severe loneliness, including those living in densely populated urban areas,” the agency…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Australia and Vanuatu signed a long-awaited bilateral security and economic treaty Monday that prevents China creating a military base on the South Pacific island nation. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed the so-called Nakamal Agreement with his Vanuatu counterpart, Jotham Napat, in the Australian capital nine months after the Vanuatuan government rejected an earlier draft. Vanuatu had feared the deal would limit its ability to attract infrastructure investment. “Our agreement reflects and confirms Australia’s role as Vanuatu’s largest and most comprehensive economic, security and development partner, a responsibility that we take seriously,” Albanese told reporters. Natap…

Melat Kiros, a socialist congressional candidate challenging incumbent Democrat Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado’s 1st Congressional District, said she was “excited” to see Palantir leave Colorado. Speaking with 9NEWS anchor Kyle Clark, Kiros said she was pleased to see the data analytics company leave Colorado. She accused Palantir of trying to embed itself within the federal government and collecting Americans’ data for its own benefit. “I was excited to see them leave. Palantir is a company that’s made it abundantly clear that they have every interest in embedding itself within the United States government, taking as much of our data…