South Korea: Official expelled from party for remark on 'importing' foreign womenOutrage as South Korean official suggests 'importing' foreign women to boost birth rateBloomberg via Getty ImagesSouth Korea has the lowest birth rate in the worldA South Korean official who suggested the country "import young women" from "Vietnam or Sri Lanka" to boost its birth-rate has been expelled from his...

West Bank: Palestinians say new Israeli steps amount to de facto annexationYolande KnellMiddle East correspondent, JerusalemReutersThe measures would make it easier for Jewish settlers to take over Palestinian landPalestinians, Arab countries, and Israeli anti-occupation groups have condemned new steps approved by Israel's security cabinet for the occupied West Bank, saying they amount to de...

Angus Taylor ousts Sussan Ley as Australia's Liberal Party leaderGettySussan Ley has been deposed by Angus Taylor (back centre) as leader of Australia's Liberal party The first female leader of Australia's Liberal Party, Sussan Ley, has been ousted after just nine months in the job, losing a leadership ballot to her former shadow defence minister Angus Taylor.Ley was elevated to the role after...

TikTok-Linked AI Video Tool Debuts With a Catch for the USThe race to dominate AI video tools is heating up. After Chinese company Kuaishou launched Kling 3.0 last week, ByteDance — the company behind TikTok — has now opened its new video generator, Seedance 2.0, to beta users.It remains unclear when general audiences will be able to access Seedance 2.0 and whether it will be...

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