prefers a morning match time to what she referred to as “the graveyard shift” — and at Grand Slam tournaments, there often are contests that stretch past midnight.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Winning athat capped off months of political turmoil, new South Korean President
described his victory as the start of the country’s return to normalcy following the crisis sparked by then-conservative leader Yoon Suk Yeol’s imposition of martial law in December.But the outspoken liberal, who assumed office immediately on Wednesday without a transition period, takes the helm during a highly challenging time for the country, which has struggled mightily to revive a faltering economy battered by months of political paralysis and compounded by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes.Lee also inherits from Yoon the escalating threat of North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, now further complicated by Pyongyang’s deepening alignment with Moscow over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine.
Here’s a look at the key challenges facing Lee’s government:In his inauguration speech, Lee identified the economy as his top priority, vowing to immediately launch an emergency task force to wage a “head-on battle” against the looming threat of recession and to boost government spending to jumpstart economic activity.
South Korean economic institutions have repeatedly sounded the alarm in recent months over the state of the economy, citing sluggish business investment, weak consumer spending, a deteriorating job market and a trade environment worsened by
and other America-first policies.The position used to have more power in the the legislative process, but those duties were given to the Senate’s president pro tempore in 1999 after a partisan power struggle.
Allen, who is also a Republican, previously announced that he would seek the position.Current Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth, who has served two terms, can not run again because of term limits.
Party primaries are May 19, 2026, followed by the general election on Nov. 3.TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel recuperó los cuerpos de dos rehenes capturados en el ataque de Hamás del 7 de octubre de 2023, que desató la guerra en la Franja de Gaza, dijeron funcionarios el jueves.