A South Korean court on Friday ordered impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to be released from jail, more than a month after he was arrested and indicted over his short-lived imposition of martial law. The decision by the Seoul Central District Court would allow Yoon to stand trial while not being physically detained. The hearings in his … Read more
A weak and breathless Pope Francis thanked people for their prayers for his recovery in a remarkable audio message broadcast Thursday, the first public sign of life from the 88-year-old pope since he was hospitalized three weeks ago with double pneumonia. Francis’ feeble voice, discernible through his labored breaths and in his native Spanish, was … Read more
Europe remains divided on how to support Ukraine and shore up its defenses in the face of Russian aggression, as emergency summit talks ended without a consensus on Thursday. A statement on Ukraine was signed by all but one of the 27 EU members with a lone country — believed to be Hungary — holding … Read more
A Palestinian teacher struggling to rebuild his life amid the rubble in Gaza said he has no faith in Hamas to help him and his family, and is not counting on the Arab world to come to the defense of the Palestinians anytime soon. Instead, Marwan, 37, told The Post in an exclusive interview that … Read more
America’s secret talks with Hamas are moving along in a “positive” direction after President Trump warned the terror group to release the hostages in Gaza “or there will be hell to pay later” — but the covert negotiations came as a complete shock to Israel. The conversations, the first of their kind in decades, saw … Read more
Three heroic passengers were able to detain a 17-year-old boy who allegedly dressed as a maintenance worker to board a Jetstar flight at an Australian airport — with a shotgun and ammunition, police said. Terror swept through Sydney-bound Flight 610 on Thursday morning when the boy, who has yet to be publicly identified, snuck through … Read more
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff revealed plans Thursday for a summit meeting next week with Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia — saying the parties would discuss a possible cease-fire with Russia. “We’re now in discussions to coordinate a meeting with the Ukrainians… It will be [in] Saudi Arabia. And I think the … Read more
SUMY, Ukraine — A Russian drone strike on a shipping facility here killed one civilian worker early Thursday, just 18 miles from where Ukrainian forces continue to hold territory in the Kremlin’s Kursk region — despite the US pausing military aid and intelligence-sharing with Kyiv. It was the second attack by an Iranian-made Shahed drone … Read more
A major UK radio station was forced to drop off the air Thursday for the first time in decades after a fire alarm sparked a chaotic mass evacuation of its London studios. BBC Radio 2 host Jeremy Vine was mid-way through his show when he broke news of the sudden emergency for the national broadcaster. “I’ve … Read more
China warned it is ready for any “type of war” with the US in an alarming escalation as President Trump’s tariffs went into effect. “If war is what the US wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war, we’re ready to fight till the end,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson … Read more