It was reported on the 17th that the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) rejected North Korea's request for an investigation into the 'Pyongyang drone infiltration incident.' According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and others on that day, the ICAO Council recently decided in a clos...
U.S. President Donald Trump urged Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve (Fed), to lower interest rates, saying on the 17th (local time), "Powell's term needs to end quickly." On that day, President Trump stated in a post on the social media platform Truth Social that "the Fed's Powell is alway...
Ahead of the Easter holiday, the U.S. stock market started lower on the last trading day of the week on the 17th (local time). According to the U.S. economic media CNBC, on this day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) recorded a decline of 644.21 points (1.62%) fr...
On Friday, the 18th, the daytime high temperature is expected to rise to 29 degrees Celsius, resulting in early summer weather in some areas. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration on the 17th, the morning low temperature on the 18th is forecasted to be between 10 to 16 degrees Celsius...
On the 17th (local time), the European Central Bank (ECB) lowered its policy interest rate to 2.25%, a decrease of 0.25 percentage points. This marks the sixth consecutive rate cut. On the same day, the ECB held a monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt, Germany, and reduced the interest rate on deposi...
Lee Nak-yon, the senior advisor of the New Future Democratic Party, said on the 17th, "I will cooperate with anyone who shares the same intention of overcoming the crisis, political reform, and social integration." On this day, the senior advisor attended the 'Constitutional Amendment Coalition Nati...
The Democratic Party of Korea led the designation of three bills, including the Semiconductor Special Act, the Banking Act, and the Franchise Business Act, as fast-tracked items on the 17th. On that day, the National Assembly held a plenary session, and the consent motion for the designation of thes...
Police conducted a search and seizure related to the 'allegations of preferential hiring by the Election Commission' at the Gyeonggi Province Election Commission and other locations on the 17th. The Southern Gyeonggi Police Agency's Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Investigation Unit sent investi...
A court ordered the YouTube channel Garosero Research Institute to delete videos of YouTuber 'Zzuyang' (real name Park Jeong-won) that were posted without her consent. The Seoul Central District Court's Civil Division 51 (Director General Park Sang-eon) issued a partial acceptance ruling on the prov...
The election campaign committee for Democratic Party of Korea candidate Lee Jae-myung said on the 17th that it would file a complaint with the police against the spreaders regarding rumors that Lee's family was involved in the so-called "Dobong Station Benz incident," calling it "illegal defamation....
