The amount surpasses the 944 billion won awarded in the divorce settlement between SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won -- whose business also owns chip giant SK hynix -- and his ex-wife, Roh Soh-yeong. Kwon founded Smilegate in 2002 and has built it int...

The protesters across from the large US embassy compound in Seoul waved signs saying "Do not join a war of aggression" as their leaders weigh a "contribution" to the waterway's security. US President Donald Trump has pressured ally South Korea to ...

Chairman Mao, the founder of the People's Republic, died on September 9, 1976, and his life and legacy was being commemorated fervently this week by those who still revere him as a visionary leader. As China grapples with a slowing economy, nostalg...

Real Madrid won the headline clash of the first night of the Champions League against Inter Milan (2-1). Kylian Mbappé, who opened the scoring, is now the fifth-highest goalscorer in the competition’s history.

Roughly 300,000 children in the east African nation have a hearing impairment, according to the Kenya Society for Deaf Children, but just 20,000 were enrolled in schools as of 2024. Kenyan start-up ZeroBionic, co-founded by 22-year-old Norah Kimat...

"I'm the only one born in Sweden here today. The rest are born abroad," said Johanna Bjorkman, a nurse at the NU Hospital Group in the southern city of Trollhattan. "There wouldn't have been any operations without them," she told AFP outside the op...

Under nationalist Prime Minister Janez Jansa Slovenia is launching a diplomatic reset of its relationship with Israel, which will send its foreign minister to open its first embassy in Ljubljana on Wednesday. It is an about-face from the policies o...

The European Commission is to lay out conditions under which local authorities can limit short lets, as part of an "affordable housing" package that seeks to address what EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has called a "social crisis". "Nurses, teachers...

Bayern fell agonisingly short against eventual champions Paris Saint-Germain in a wild semi-final last campaign. PSG won a manic first leg 5-4 and then frustrated Bayern in a 1-1 draw in the second in Munich to advance to the final, where they beat...

The glacial collapse that caused deadly floods on the Nepal-Tibet border late last month is a stark reminder of the dangers faced by Bhutan, which has over 600 glaciers nestled in the mountain ranges across its north. As climate change melts these ...

Volpato was reported in July to have allegedly tested positive for cocaine after he was pulled over for speeding in Sydney. New South Wales police said on Wednesday that a second sample taken at the time had also tested positive. They said a 22-ye...

Three men are charged in the killing of Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, aged 30 and 33, respectively, and their 30-year-old American friend Jack Carter Rhoad, who were on a surfing trip to Mexico's Pacific coast in April 2024. Authori...

Sabalenka beat Pegula in the 2024 final in Flushing Meadows and beat her again in the semis last year on the way to a second crown. Third-seeded Pegula needed two hours and 20 minutes to get past Navarro, recovering an early break in the third set ...

With the US-Iran conflict now in its seventh month and showing no sign of calming despite White House claims of an imminent deal, investors are growing increasingly anxious that the Federal Reserve will have to hike interest rates to cap surging con...

Ukrainian veteran Yaroslav Sharkiy, who lost his leg fighting at the front, was preparing to take to the catwalk at Kyiv Fashion Week. He is one of anywhere from 50,000 to 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers to have lost a limb fighting to fend off the Russ...