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North Korean soldier held by Seoul after crossing land border
AFP, Published on 20/10/2025
» SEOUL - A North Korean soldier was taken into custody by the South after he voluntarily crossed the heavily fortified land border separating the two Koreas on Sunday, Seoul's military said.
Wagner influence will outlive fallen chiefs, say analysts
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» PARIS: The plane crash that reportedly killed Yevgeny Prigozhin wiped out the entire top leadership of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner but its influence is set to outlive them all both at home and abroad.
Mickelson bets topped $1bn says former gambling associate
AFP, Published on 11/08/2023
» LOS ANGELES: Phil Mickelson has placed bets worth a total of more than US$1 billion during his career, including a $400,000 wager on the outcome of the 2012 Ryder Cup, according to excerpts from a forthcoming book published in US media on Thursday.
Myanmar junta-aligned militia fighters defect to rebels
AFP, Published on 29/06/2023
» YANGON: Myanmar anti-coup fighters briefly seized several border outposts after junta-aligned militia defected and joined the rebels, sparking days of heavy clashes, state media reported on Thursday.
PGA Tour and LIV Golf merge to end golf's 'civil war'
AFP, Published on 07/06/2023
» MIAMI - The PGA Tour and DP World Tour announced on Tuesday that they have merged their commercial operations with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf and ended all litigation, bringing to a close the sport's bitter two-year rift.
High-level defection: why N. Korean diplomatic family chose freedom
AFP, Published on 01/03/2023
» SEOUL - Born into an elite North Korean family with ties to the ruling dynasty, Oh Hye Son grew up believing she was "special" -- but then she tasted freedom overseas and decided to defect.
Republican McCarthy breaks holdout fever in US House speaker race
AFP, Published on 07/01/2023
» WASHINGTON - US House speaker candidate Kevin McCarthy took a significant step to securing the gavel Friday after three days of deadlock as he managed to win over most of the 20 hardline fellow Republicans blocking his path.
Defectors seek alternatives to Musk-owned Twitter
AFP, Published on 08/11/2022
» PARIS: Since Elon Musk took over Twitter, users irked by the platform's new regime have vowed to move their online presence elsewhere, with German-owned Mastodon attracting the most attention.
Russia says thousands removed from Kherson daily
AFP, Published on 04/11/2022
» MOSCOW - Moscow was pushing ahead Friday with a civilian pullout from the Russian-occupied Kherson region amid a mounting Ukrainian counter-offensive, with President Vladimir Putin saying residents must be "removed" from danger zones.
Golf's divisive LIV series prepares to tee off
AFP, Published on 08/06/2022
» ST ALBANS (UNITED KINGDOM) - Phil Mickelson headlines a field of 48 golfers at this week's LIV Golf Invitational London -- the inaugural event in a breakaway series threatening to tear the sport apart.