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SEOUL, South Korea — Families of victims of December’s devastating plane crash in South Korea have filed a complaint against 15 people including the transport minister and the airline chief who they believe are responsible for the disaster that killed all but two of the 181 people on board. Police and government officials have already been investigating the Jeju Air crash, so the complaint is largely seen as a symbolic step calling for a swifter and more thorough probe. Many bereaved families complain of what they see as a lack...

Joe Tay, a singer and actor who moved from Hong Kong to Canada, is seen in a file photo. He was running for the Conservative Party in the Ontario riding of Don Valley North Joe Tay, a singer and actor who moved from Hong Kong to Canada, is seen in a file photo. He was running for the Conservative Party in the Ontario riding of Don Valley North Courtesy of Joe Tay Ottawa has raised concerns with Chinese and Hong Kong authorities over the targeting of Conservative candidate and Hong...

The one-time ‘king’ of one of Haiti’s most violent criminal gang, already looking at spending 35 years in a U.S. prison for his role in a gunrunning conspiracy that funneled high-powered weapons to gang members using kidnapping proceeds, will soon learn if he will face more prison time in the United States for his alleged role in the abduction of 17 Christian missionaries, including five children. Germine Joly, better known as “Yonyon,” who served as leader of the 400 Mawozo gang in Port-au-Prince, was sentenced last year after pleading guilty...

Electing Sussan Ley as leader demonstrates the Liberal Party has listened to voters, Fiona Scott says. Australia's Leader of the Opposition Sussan Ley speaks at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on May 13, 2025. Australia's Leader of the Opposition Sussan Ley speaks at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on May 13, 2025. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images The woman praised by former Liberal leader Tony Abbott as being “young” and “feisty” during her successful campaign for the seat of Lindsay in 2013,...

The prime minister’s first post-poll visit focuses on trade, security and deepening Australia-Indonesia relations. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media in Canberra, Australia on May 9, 2025. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media in Canberra, Australia on May 9, 2025. Hilary Wardhaugh/Getty Images Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is in Indonesia today for his first overseas trip since re-election, holding talks with President Prabowo Subianto. Albanese confirmed the visit following the swearing-in of his new cabinet on May 13.

Another incident occurred in India where people died after drinking illegally manufactured alcohol. According to AFP and CBS News on the 14th (local time), 21 residents who recently drank illegal trafficking in seven villages near Amritsar, northern Punjab, have died and 10 have been taken to hospitals for treatment. Four of the hospital transporters are in critical condition, and the death toll is expected to rise further. Residents who drank wheat wine between the 11th and 12th were reported to have symptoms of vomiting. "Health authorities have dispatched emergency medical...

A Monday night strike in Gaza was an attempt to assassinate presumed Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar, The Jerusalem Post reported on Tuesday. The attack by a bunker buster bomb hit the European Hospital in Khan Yunis in Gaza, sources told the outlet. The IDF claims the hospital was being used a command center by Hamas to coordinate attacks against both Israeli civilians and military personnel. Mohammed Sinwar is the brother of Yahya Sinwar, whom the IDF killed in October 2024, and is believed to be the new leader of Hamas....

Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks with media before the First Ministers Meeting at the National War Museum in Ottawa on March 21, 2025. Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks with media before the First Ministers Meeting at the National War Museum in Ottawa on March 21, 2025. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld Ontario motorists may soon see some savings, as the provincial government proposes a permanent gas tax reduction and the elimination of tolls on the public portions of Highway 407 in its budget this week. The government will also be introducing...

TEL AVIV—Israel’s military targeted Hamas’s top leader in Gaza on Tuesday in an airstrike, which if successful would mark an important military victory at a time when the country is under pressure to wrap up its 18-month-long war in the enclave. An Israeli official said the strike targeted Mohammed Sinwar, who effectively took over as the head of Hamas in Gaza after Israel killed his brother, Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar , in October. The strike hit an underground site near the European Hospital in Khan Younis, targeting a Hamas command...

The German government banned the controversial “Reich citizen” group and arrested its leaders. Also called the Reichsburger movement, the group rejects the legitimacy of the modern German state, maintaining that the prewar German Reich still legally exists. After years of conflicts with authorities, the German government banned the movement’s largest group, the “Kingdom of Germany.” In a nationwide operation, over 800 police officers stormed members’ properties and arrested the four leaders.