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South Korean opposition leader attacked and injured by an unidentified man

Busan's emergency office said Lee was attacked as he visited the construction site of a new airport in the city

Israeli who fought Hamas for 2 months indicted for impersonating soldier

Israeli media said he spent time fighting in Gaza and even appeared in a photo next to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during one of his visits to soldiers in the field

Israel pulling troops from Gaza in precursor to scaled-back offensive

Politicians warned against reigniting those divisions and harming the national unity that has prevailed throughout the Israel-Hamas war

Bangladesh court sentences Nobel laureate Yunus to 6 months in jail

Yunus, who pioneered the use of microcredit to help impoverished people, was present in court and was granted bail. The court gave Yunus 30 days to appeal the verdict and sentence

Israeli SC overturns key component of Netanyahu's judicial overhaul

The planned overhaul sparked months of mass protests, threatened to trigger a constitutional crisis between the judicial and legislative branches of the government

3 killed, several wounded in separate shootings on new year in Los Angeles

Officers from the Hawthorne Police Department responded to a shooting report around 12:30 am on Monday, KABC-TV reported

Israel's court overturns key component of Netanyahu's judicial overhaul

Israel's Supreme Court on Monday struck down a key component of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's contentious judicial overhaul, a decision that threatens to reopen the fissures in Israeli society

Russia launches record 90 drones on Ukraine during early hours of new year

In the western city of Lviv, Russian attacks severely damaged a museum dedicated to Roman Shukhevych, a controversial Ukrainian nationalist and military commander who fought for Ukrainian independence

Israel shifts troops out of Gaza strip first time since war began

The military said in a statement Monday that five brigades, or several thousand troops, were being taken out of Gaza in the coming weeks for training and rest

US forces shoot down ballistic missiles in Red Sea, kills Houthi rebels

The Iran-backed Houthis have claimed attacks on ships in the Red Sea that they say are either linked to Israel or heading to Israeli ports

Japan lowers tsunami warning, tells people not to go home after earthquakes

The quakes, the largest of which had a magnitude of 7.6, started a fire and collapsed buildings on the west coast of Japan's main island, Honshu

Pakistan police arrest 21 members of Taliban linked to deadly attacks

Acting on intelligence information, the arrests were made in the eastern Punjab province over the past two weeks, the provincial Counterterrorism Department said in a statement

China's factory activity slows in Dec, indicating economy is still sluggish

China's economy has become more resilient and dynamic than before, Xi said in remarks carried by the official Xinhua News Agency

Kim orders military to 'thoroughly annihilate' US, S Korea if provoked

Kim is expected to ramp up weapons tests in 2024 ahead of the US presidential election in November

New Year's Eve celebrations roll across Asia, but wars cast shadow on 2024

It's total madness, said German tourist Janna Thomas, who had waited in line since 7.30 am to secure a prime waterfront location in the Sydney Botanic Garden

Fresh drone strikes on Ukraine after Russia promises retaliation for attack

The Ukrainian Air Force said Sunday that it had shot down 21 of 49 drones launched by Russian forces overnight

Putin lauds Russian unity in New Year's address as war shadows celebration

What united us and unites us is the fate of the Fatherland, a deep understanding of the highest significance of the historical stage through which Russia is passing, the president said

New Zealand's Auckland first major city to celebrate New Year 2024

Auckland has become the first major city to ring in 2024, with thousands cheering a fireworks display sprouting from New Zealand's tallest structure, Sky Tower, and a downtown light show.

Displaced, crossing borders: Afghan people make tough journeys to survive

More than 40 years of war, violence and poverty in Afghanistan have created one of the world's most uprooted populations. Some 6 million Afghans are refugees outside the country

Will launch 3 more spy satellites, build more nuclear weapons in 2024: Kim

Kim's comments, made during a key ruling Workers' Party meeting to set state goals for 2024, suggest he'll continue a run of weapons tests to expand his arsenal amid long-dormant diplomacy with US