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An Israeli Air Force F-15 Eagle fighter plane performs at an air show during the graduation of new cadet pilots at Hatzerim base in the Negev desert, near the southern Israeli city of Beer Sheva, on June 29, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ

Israel strikes Iran

TTAdmin | Jun 6, 2018

On May 10, Iranian forces in Syria launched a barrage of at least 20 rockets on Israeli positions in the Golan Heights. According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), some were shot down by the Israeli...

Democracy in Malaysia: the wait for change

Democracy in Malaysia: the wait for change

TTAdmin | Jun 6, 2018

On May 10, Mahathir Bin Mohamad was sworn in as Prime Minister of Malaysia, marking his second term in office. To many, this was an unpredicted outcome -- during his previous incumbency as prime minister...

South Korea: School for the Disabled

South Korea: School for the Disabled

Angela Jinyoung Choe | May 3, 2018

Past demonstrations have underscored the lack of special needs schools in South Korea as an urgent national issue. In 2017, more than 80,000 people signed an online petition to support the Seoul education...

Toys “R” Us to close down after years in debt

Toys “R” Us to close down after years in debt

Youngseo Jhe | May 3, 2018

Once a magical toy paradise teeming with excited children, Toys “R” Us has now plunged into the state of bankruptcy, owing a total of $7.9 billion to over 100,000 creditors. After seven decades of...

NATO countries expel Russian diplomats after spy poisoning

NATO countries expel Russian diplomats after spy poisoning

Sia Cho | May 3, 2018

In a coordinated response to the nerve agent attack in the UK last month, more than 20 western allies announced measures ordering the expulsion of Russian diplomats in their respective countries. The decision...

Conflict in Eastern Ghouta continues

Conflict in Eastern Ghouta continues

Young-Jin Park | Apr 16, 2018

In Eastern Ghouta, a rebel stronghold just east of Damascus, the capital city of Syria, bombings and now ground invasions continue to devastate the area. Since the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)...

Exclusive Interview with Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs

Exclusive Interview with Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs

Justin Chang | Apr 12, 2018

On April 25, 2015, a cataclysmic earthquake ravaged the city of Kathmandu, Nepal. In a matter of minutes, an already impoverished nation was burdened by a devastating calamity, one that killed nearly 9,000,...

Lack of safety measures initiates chain of fires in Korea

Lack of safety measures initiates chain of fires in Korea

Sia Cho | Feb 23, 2018

A massive conflagration blazed through a hospital in Miryang, South Korea on Jan. 26, killing 37 people and injuring another 130. The accident came weeks after a similar tragedy in Jechon, further fueling...

Apple faces class action lawsuit on deliberately slowing down old iPhones

Apple faces class action lawsuit on deliberately slowing down old iPhones

Yejune Park | Jan 31, 2018

On Dec. 20, Apple confirmed that a long-held, controversial theory about its iPhone contained some truth. The company admitted that as its phones age and battery performance declines, it slows down older...

North and South Korea establish closer relations through joint talks

North and South Korea establish closer relations through joint talks

Jenny Seo | Jan 31, 2018

On the morning of Jan. 9, North and South Korean officials met inside the border city of Panmunjom to engage in a series of highly anticipated talks. The two neighbors had not engaged in direct talks since...

China boycotts Korean products in response to THAAD

China boycotts Korean products in response to THAAD

Andie Kim | Jan 31, 2018

China’s firm opposition to South Korea’s projected implementation of missile defense has become increasingly clear over multiple diplomatic talks, as well as through solid statistics: Chinese visitors...

Michael Wolff’s ‘Fire and Fury’ elicits praise and controversy

Michael Wolff’s ‘Fire and Fury’ elicits praise and controversy

Jina Kim | Jan 31, 2018

On Jan. 5, author Michael Wolff released his book ‘Fire and Fury’ on Jan. 5 which accounts for previously unknown information on Trump during his 2016 presidential campaign. Even before the work’s...