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South Korean Tycoon To Pay Ex-wife Pay $1 Billion In Divorce Settlement

South Korean Tycoon To Pay Ex-wife Pay $1 Billion In Divorce Settlement

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Friday May 31, 2024

South Korean businessman Chey Tae-won, chairman of the SK Group conglomerate, has been ordered to pay 1.38 trillion won ($1 billion) in cash to his former wife as part of their divorce settlement.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un Oversees Rocket Launcher Test

North Korea's Kim Jong Un Oversees Rocket Launcher Test

Agence France-Presse | Friday May 31, 2024, Seoul, South Korea

North Korean state media on Friday released images of leader Kim Jong Un supervising tests of a multiple rocket launcher system, a day after Seoul accused Pyongyang of firing a volley of short-range ballistic missiles.

14 Found Guilty In Biggest Case Against Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Protests

14 Found Guilty In Biggest Case Against Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Protests

Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 30, 2024, Hong Kong, China

A Hong Kong court found 14 people guilty of subversion on Thursday in the biggest case against pro-democracy campaigners since China imposed a national security law to crush dissent.

After Trash-Filled Balloons, North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles At Seoul

After Trash-Filled Balloons, North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles At Seoul

Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 30, 2024, Seoul, South Korea

North Korea fired a salvo of short-range ballistic missiles early Thursday, Seoul's military said, hours after Pyongyang sent hundreds of trash-filled balloons across the border to punish South Korea.

Panda Diplomacy Is Back: Beijing Sending 2 Bears To Washington's Zoo

Panda Diplomacy Is Back: Beijing Sending 2 Bears To Washington's Zoo

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 29, 2024, Beijing

Beijing will return giant pandas to Washington's National Zoo by the end of the year, US First Lady Jill Biden and officials said Wednesday in a surprise announcement signaling a new era of panda diplomacy between the two superpowers.

29 Killed, Over 20 Injured As Bus Plunges Off Road Into Ravine In Pakistan

29 Killed, Over 20 Injured As Bus Plunges Off Road Into Ravine In Pakistan

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 29, 2024, Quetta, Pakistan

At least 29 people were killed on Wednesday when a bus plunged off the road into a deep ravine in southwestern Pakistan, hospital and government officials said.

Explained: What Probe Into Turbulence-Hit Singapore Airlines Flight Reveals

Explained: What Probe Into Turbulence-Hit Singapore Airlines Flight Reveals

Edited by Samiran Mishra | Wednesday May 29, 2024, New Delhi

Last week, Singapore Airlines Flight SQ321, en route from London to Singapore, was dramatically disrupted by severe turbulence while cruising at 37,000 feet over Myanmar.

Explained: North Korea's Unusual Criticism Of China's Nuclear Stance

Explained: North Korea's Unusual Criticism Of China's Nuclear Stance

Reuters | Wednesday May 29, 2024, Seoul

North Korea's rare swipe at China this week underscored how Beijing and Pyongyang do not entirely see eye-to-eye on the latter's illicit nuclear weapons arsenal, despite warming ties in other areas, analysts and officials in South Korea said.

Iraq's Sinjar Remains In Ruins Even A Decade After ISIS Horrors

Iraq's Sinjar Remains In Ruins Even A Decade After ISIS Horrors

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 29, 2024, Sinjar, Iraq

The area near the Syrian border still bears the scars of the fighting in 2014- it was here that the jihadists committed some of their worst atrocities, including mass executions and sexual slavery, before being dislodged by Kurdish forces

South Korean Etrepreneur Who Is Trying To Enter The Porn Industry

South Korean Etrepreneur Who Is Trying To Enter The Porn Industry

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 29, 2024, Seoul

When entrepreneur Lee Hee-tae told his parents he was going into the porn business, he urged them not to worry about social disapproval in conservative South Korea and to think about the money instead.

South Korea's Big Warning Against Trash-Carrying Balloons From North Korea

South Korea's Big Warning Against Trash-Carrying Balloons From North Korea

Reuters | Wednesday May 29, 2024, Seoul

South Korea has warned residents living near the border with North Korea to be on alert after media reports said more than 90 balloons carrying various objects including what appeared to be trash and excrement had been detected.

For Afghan Children, Unexploded Mines From 1970s Pose A Daily Threat

For Afghan Children, Unexploded Mines From 1970s Pose A Daily Threat

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 29, 2024, Ghazni, Afghanistan

The black mushroom cloud had barely faded in Ghazni province before kids clustered around the edge of the crater created by the mine, one of the devices that kills a child every other day in Afghanistan.

Nikki Haley Writes "Finish Them" On Israeli Bombs Days After Rafah Strike

Nikki Haley Writes "Finish Them" On Israeli Bombs Days After Rafah Strike

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 29, 2024, Washington

Former US presidential hopeful Nikki Haley has been photographed writing "Finish Them" on an Israeli shell as she toured sites near the northern border with Lebanon.

Vladimir Putin Warns Of "Serious Consequences" If Western Arms Hit Russia

Vladimir Putin Warns Of "Serious Consequences" If Western Arms Hit Russia

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 29, 2024, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that there would be "serious consequences" if Western countries allowed Ukraine to use their weapons to strike targets in Russia, as sought by Kyiv.

US Has No Plans To Change Israel Policy Despite Deadly Strike On Rafah

US Has No Plans To Change Israel Policy Despite Deadly Strike On Rafah

Reuters | Wednesday May 29, 2024, Washington

US President Joe Biden has no plans to change his Israel policy following a deadly weekend strike on Gaza's Rafah -- but is not turning a "blind eye" to the plight of Palestinian civilians, the White House said Tuesday.

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