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Internationals storm back at Presidents Cup to tie elite golf tournament 5-5
International team member Taylor Pendrith of Canada, tees off on the third hole during second round foursome match at the Presidents Cup golf tournament at Royal Montreal Golf Club Friday, September 27, 2024 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
world
North Korea shows new drone attacking a target as Seoul and U.S. hold large military exercises
South Korean army soldiers aim their machine guns as they control traffic during a civil defense drill as a part of the Ulchi Freedom Shield military exercise between the U.S. and South Korea in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
olympics
Those Samsung smartphones given to Olympic athletes? They may violate sanctions on North Korea
FILE PHOTO: The Samsung logo is pictured during the inauguration of the Samsung Galaxy innovation space on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, France, April 29, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
world
Former CIA official charged with being secret agent for South Korea’s intelligence service
FILE PHOTO: Sue Mi Terry, then director at Bower Group Asia, speaks on a "Crisis on the Peninsula: Implications for the U.S. - Korea Alliance" panel at the Asia Society in New York, U.S., June 19, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
world
Blaze in South Korea battery plant kills 22 workers
The logo of South Korean battery maker Aricell is seen on the facade of its lithium battery factory following a deadly fire, in Hwaseong, South Korea, June 24, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-ji
world
US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea as a show of force against nuclear-armed North Korea
An F-18 fighter aircraft sits in the hanger of the Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, anchored in Busan Naval Base in Busan, South Korea Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Song Kyung-Seok/Pool Photo via AP)
world
Putin says South Korea would be making ‘a big mistake’ if it supplies arms to Ukraine
Russia's President Vladimir Putin reacts at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum during his visit to Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Athit Perawongmetha/Pool Photo via AP)
globe investor
Asia braces for unwanted, but unavoidable FX battle
Jamie McGeever
world
World leaders call on nations to swiftly ratify U.N. ocean treaty
This handout photograph taken by Greenpeace Greece on April 14, 2024 shows a message reading 'Our Ocean Is Not For Sale' projected by Greenpeace Greece activists onto the SNFCC conference centre in Kallithea, near Athens. Greenpeace Greece activists project a series of ocean protection messages onto the Acropolis Hill and other sites around Athens to call for the protection of the oceans from corporate greed, ensuring justice for coastal communities, stopping deep sea mining and ratifying the UN High Seas Treaty. (Photo by Handout / GREENPEACE GREECE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / GREENPEACE GREECE" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO ARCHIVE (Photo by HANDOUT/GREENPEACE GREECE/AFP via Getty Images)
explainer
What is open banking? Federal budget outlines new framework towards legislation in Canada
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland holds a press conference in the media-lockup prior to tabling the Federal Budget in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.
world
A Chinese official meets North Korean leader Kim in Pyongyang in highest-level talks in years
In this photo provided on April 12, 2024, by the North Korean government, Choe Ryong Hae, right, vice-chairman of the central committee of the Workers' Party of North Korea, talks with Zhao Leji, left, chairman of the National People’s Congress of China during a reception, at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang, North Korea, on April 11, 2024. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
world
U.S., Japan and South Korea hold drills in disputed sea as Biden hosts leaders of Japan, Philippines
This handout photo taken on April 11, 2024 and provided by the South Korean Defence Ministry shows the US Navy's USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier (C), South Korean Navy's destroyer ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong (R) and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Ariake (L) sailing in formation during a joint maritime drill in international waters south of the southern Jeju island. (Photo by Handout / South Korean Defence Ministry / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / SOUTH KOREAN DEFENCE MINISTRY" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/South Korean Defence Ministry/AFP via Getty Images)
canada
Foreign interference is ‘huge challenge,’ French PM says after meeting with Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens to French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal deliver his opening remarks during a joint news conference, Thursday, April 11, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
film
How HBO’s The Sympathizer ended up with a showrunner with two faces: Don McKellar and Park Chan-wook
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 09: (L-R) Don McKellar and Park Chan-wook attend the Los Angeles Premiere of HBO Original Limited Series "The Sympathizer" at The Paramount LA on April 09, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)
opinion
Here’s how to squeeze out more yield from your bond portfolio - if you’re brave enough
Tom Czitron
world
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un says now is time to be ready for war, KCNA says
soccer
U.S. defeats Canada in penalty shootout to win SheBelieves Cup final
Canada's Kadeisha Buchanan reacts to missing a shot against the United States during the second half of a SheBelieves Cup women's soccer match Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
sports
Group including Canadian Olympian John Morris buys Grand Slam of Curling from Sportsnet
John Morris, of Canada, yells to his teammate after he throws a rock during the mixed doubles curling match against the Czech Republic at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing. A group that includes two-time Olympic gold medal curler Morris and former NFL player Jared Allen has purchased the Grand Slam of Curling tour from Sportsnet. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Brynn Anderson</p>
world
Swiss women win landmark climate case at Europe’s top human-rights court
Members of Swizz association Senior Women for Climate Protection react after the announcement of decisions after a hearing of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to decide in three separate cases if states are doing enough in the face of global warming in rulings that could force them to do more, in Strasbourg, eastern France, on April 9, 2024. Europe's top rights court on April 9 said Switzerland was not doing enough to tackle climate change, in the first such ruling on the responsibility of states in curbing global warming. The ECHR however threw out two other cases against European states on procedural grounds. (Photo by Frederick FLORIN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERICK FLORIN/AFP via Getty Images)
opinion
Italians seem to be going extinct – the economic and political consequences of relentless population declines
Eric Reguly