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Voters in South Korea are choosing a new president to replace Yoon Suk-yeol who was impeached and removed from office over his brief and ill-fated martial law bid in December.

The snap election on June 3 is pivotal, with implications for South Korea’s democratic future, as well as its ties with China, the United States and its nuclear armed neighbour, North Korea.

The winner – who will serve a single term of five-years – faces the task of addressing the fallout from the martial law…

The Palestinian group Hamas has submitted its response to a United States-backed ceasefire proposal, but a leading official from the group said the proposed deal offered “no guarantees to end the war”.

Speaking to Al Jazeera on Saturday, Basem Naim said that Hamas had still “responded positively” to the latest proposal relayed to it by US special envoy Steve Witkoff, despite the Palestinian group saying that the proposal was different to one it had agreed upon with Witkoff a week…

Paris Saint-Germain beat Inter Milan 5-0 – a record in the Champions League final – to be crowned kings of European football in Munich.

Paris Saint-Germain are the champions of Europe after beating Inter Milan by a record 5-0 score line in the Champions League final.

At long last, the club that was transformed by Qatari billions, and bought and sold a succession of the world’s greatest players in an extravagant bid to get to the top, has its hands on the big one.

It was not only PSG’s…

Gaza (Quds News Network)- Hamas has officially submitted a detailed response to the ceasefire proposal presented by US Special Envoy Steven Witkoff. The document outlines a clear framework for ending the war, ensuring humanitarian access, and starting serious negotiations toward a permanent ceasefire.

Senior Hamas official Dr. Bassem Naim said: “We did not reject Witkoff’s proposal. In fact, we agreed last week on a negotiating framework that we considered acceptable.”

Naim…

Gaza (Quds News Network)- A senior doctor at Nasser Medical Complex says Gaza is facing a full-scale health disaster, especially among children, as Israeli attacks and siege continue.

“We receive a murdered child every 40 minutes. A killed woman every 60 minutes. And a dead person every 15 minutes,” said Dr. Ahmad Al-Farra, director of the pediatric department at Nasser Hospital, in an interview with Al Jazeera.

Dr. Al-Farra confirmed that Israeli authorities continue to block…

Gaza (Quds News Network)-  Palestinian resistance factions said on Saturday that no proposal since the start of Israel’s genocide in Gaza has offered to stop the ongoing genocide.

In a joint statement, the factions said, “Since the first day of the aggression until now, no agreement has been offered that halts the genocide. Every proposal has allowed the killing machine to continue, while demanding our people surrender without any rights to defend themselves or their dignity.”

Russia has confirmed it will send a delegation to Istanbul, but Kyiv has not yet accepted the proposal.

Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine have killed at least two people, according to officials, as Ukraine ordered the evacuation of 11 more villages in its Sumy region bordering Russia.

Russian troops launched an estimated 109 drones and five missiles across Ukraine on Friday and overnight, the Ukrainian air force said on Saturday, adding that three of the missiles and 42 drones were…

Washington (Quds News Network)- US Special Envoy Steven Witkoff attacked Hamas’s response to his prisoner exchange and ceasefire framework proposal. He called the resistance movement’s reply “totally unacceptable” and said it only pushes efforts “backward.”

“Hamas should accept the framework proposal we put forward as the basis for proximity talks,” Witkoff said in a statement. “We can begin those talks immediately this coming week.”

He claimed that this is the…