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In this photo provided on May 8, 2026, by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a major munitions factory at an undisclosed location, North Korea, May 6, 2026
Round-up / 8 May 2026
World in brief: May 8, 2026
8 May 2026
Former South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, center, arrives at the Seoul Central District Court for his first sentencing trial in the insurrection case, in Seoul, South Korea, January 21, 2026
Round-up / 7 May 2026
World in brief: May 7, 2026
7 May 2026
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a hearing of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, February 11, 2025
The Koreas / 24 April 2026
Prosecutors call for 30-year prison term for ousted South Korean President Yoon
24 April 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a parade with his daughter in Pyongyang, North Korea, on February 25, 2026
Round-up / 6 April 2026
World in brief: April 7, 2026
6 April 2026
Japan players celebrate following the Women's Asian Cup semifinal soccer match between Japan and South Korea in Sydney, March 18, 2026
Women’s Football / 18 March 2026
Japan set up Women’s Asian Cup final against Australia
18 March 2026
A North Korean military guard post, top, and a South Korean post, bottom, are seen from Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, February 26, 2026
North Korea / 10 March 2026
North Korean leader’s sister slams US-South Korea joint war games
10 March 2026
People watch a TV screen showing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's televised briefing at a bus terminal in Seoul, South Korea, December 3, 2024
South Korea / 19 February 2026
South Korea's ex-president Yoon found guilty of rebellion and handed life sentence
19 February 2026
People wait for the Louvre museum to open as employees at the Louvre Museum vote to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world's most visited museum, Dec. 18, 2025 in Paris
Round-up / 13 February 2026
World in brief: February 13, 2026
13 February 2026
A soldier stands at a North Korean military guard post with the country's national flag, seen from Paju, South Korea, June 26, 2024
Round-up / 23 January 2026
World in brief: January 23, 2026
23 January 2026
choice
Film of the Week / 22 January 2026
The pitfalls of downward mobility
22 January 2026

MARIA DUARTE recommends a surreal and brilliant take on corporate lay-offs and their consequences

Former South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, center, arrives at the Seoul Central District Court for his first sentencing trial in the insurrection case, in Seoul, January 21, 2026
South Korea / 21 January 2026
Former South Korean prime minister sentenced to 23 years in prison for insurrection
21 January 2026
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (centre) arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review his arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors in Seoul, South Korea, July 9, 2025
South Korea / 16 January 2026
Ousted former South Korean president sentenced to 5 years in prison
16 January 2026
Kim Jong Un, center, inspects test-flights of hypersonic missiles, in Pyongyang, North Korea, January 4, 2026
Round-up / 7 January 2026
World in brief: January 7, 2026
7 January 2026
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, visiting South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (left) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping prior to their bilateral meeting in Beijing, January 5, 2026. Photo: Yue Yuewei/Xinhua via AP
Round-up / 5 January 2026
World in brief: January 5, 2026
5 January 2026
A TV screen shows a file image of South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, December 15, 2025
South Korea / 15 December 2025
South Korea's ousted president plotted martial law to eliminate political rivals, say investigators
15 December 2025
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung gestures during a news conference to mark the first anniversary of the December 3 martial law crisis at the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea
East Asia / 3 December 2025
South Korean president considers an apology to North Korea over past leafletting and drone use
3 December 2025
A passenger bus is crushed by a fatal landslide on Khanh Le pass in Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025
Round-up / 17 November 2025
World in brief: November 17, 2025
17 November 2025
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a hearing of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, on February 11, 2025
South Korea / 10 November 2025
South Korea's ousted leader Yoon indicted for flying drones over North Korea
10 November 2025
The Kaimana Hila at the Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia, on March 19, 2019
East Asia / 14 October 2025
China sanctions 5 US units of South Korean shipbuilder
14 October 2025
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung delivers his speech during a celebration to mark 77th Armed Forces Day in Gyeryong, South Korea, October 1, 2025
South Korea / 2 October 2025
South Korean leader issues apology for poorly managed foreign adoption programmes
2 October 2025
People watch as strong waves batter Basco, Batanes province, northern Philippines as Typhoon Ragasa affects the area, September 22, 2025
Round-up / 22 September 2025
World in brief: September 22, 2025
22 September 2025
Former comfort woman, Lee Yong-soo (left), who was forced to serve for the Japanese troops as a sex slave during World War II, attends a rally demanding full compensation and an apology for wartime sex slaves from Japanese government near the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, August 13, 2025
Round-up / 15 September 2025
World in brief: September 16, 2025
15 September 2025
This image from video provided by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows a person being chained at the Hyundai Motor Group’s electric vehicle plant in Georgia, September 4, 2025
Round-up / 7 September 2025
World in brief: September 7, 2025
7 September 2025
Kim Jong Un
World / 24 August 2025
North Korea’s Kim oversees new missile defence test
24 August 2025
summit
East Asia / 24 August 2025
Japan and South Korea deepen co-operation ties in ‘challenging‘ environment
24 August 2025
This photo provided by the North Korean government, Kim Yo Jong, sister of Kim Jong Un, delivers a speech during a national meeting against the coronavirus, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on August 10, 2022. Photo: Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP
World / 28 July 2025
North Korea rejects overtures from new South Korean government
28 July 2025
Motorists drive through a flooded road during monsoon rainfall, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Thursday, July 17, 2025
Round-up / 17 July 2025
World in brief: July 17, 2025
17 July 2025
A North Korean military guard post, loudspeaker, (top left) and South Korean army soldiers (bottom right) are seen from Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, on June 12, 2025
East Asia / 4 July 2025
Unidentified man crosses fortified land border from North to South Korea, military says
4 July 2025
This frame grab from a video provided May 8, 2025, shows smoke rise following Israeli airstrikes that targeted hilltops near Nabatieh town, south Lebanon
Round-up / 8 May 2025
World in brief: May 8, 2025
8 May 2025
South Korean acting President Han Duck-soo speaks during a press conference at the Government Complex in Seoul, South Korea, May 1, 2025
Politics / 1 May 2025
South Korea's acting leader resigns amid reports he will run for president
1 May 2025
Hussein al-Sheikh, secretary-general of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, gestures during an interview with The Associate Press at his office in the West Bank city of Ramallah, June 13, 2022
World / 27 April 2025
World in brief: April 27, 2025
27 April 2025
Smoke rises from an explosion following a Russian drone stri
World / 14 April 2025
World in brief: April 14, 2025
14 April 2025
People watch a TV screen showing former South Korea's main o
World / 10 April 2025
South Korean opposition leader launches presidential campaign
10 April 2025
South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Ja
World / 8 April 2025
South Korea to hold snap presidential elections in June
8 April 2025
Residents watch a fire in Putra Heights in central Selangor
World / 1 April 2025
World in brief: April 1, 2025
1 April 2025
South Korean acting President Han Duck-soo speaks during a b
World / 24 March 2025
Top South Korean court overturns prime minister's impeachment
24 March 2025
A TV screen shows a report of North Korea's missiles launch
World / 10 March 2025
North Korea fires ballistic missiles into the sea in response to South Korean and US war games
10 March 2025
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol greets his su
World / 9 March 2025
Impeached South Korean president released from prison
9 March 2025
Police buses are gathered near the presidential residence in
World / 7 March 2025
Top South Korean court orders release of impeached President Yoon
7 March 2025
South Korean military investigators examine the site where a
World / 6 March 2025
South Korean fighter jets injure 8 after accidentally bombing own civilians
6 March 2025
Judge Moon Hyung-bae (left) acting chief justice of South Ko
World / 26 February 2025
South Korean president defends himself against impeachment
26 February 2025
Elevated parts of a highway under construction is seen colla
World / 25 February 2025
World in brief: February 25, 2025
25 February 2025
DEVASTATING: A firefighter works to extinguish a fire at a r
World / 14 February 2025
Construction site blaze kills at least six in South Korea
14 February 2025
Students march during a student-led 24 hour block on an inte
World / 27 January 2025
World in brief: January 27, 2024
27 January 2025
An image of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol i
World / 26 January 2025
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol indicted on rebellion charges
26 January 2025
A Taliban fighter stands guard as women wait to receive food
World / 23 January 2025
World in brief: January 23, 2025
23 January 2025
A TV screen shows footage of impeached South Korean Presiden
World / 23 January 2025
South Korean investigators call for charges against President Yoon over martial law declaration
23 January 2025
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (top left) si
World / 21 January 2025
South Korea's impeached president denies ordering ejection of lawmakers from parliament
21 January 2025
Police officers stand guard as supporters of impeached South
World / 19 January 2025
Impeached President Yoon's arrest in South Korea sparks riots
19 January 2025
A picture of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol
World / 17 January 2025
Arrest warrant issued for South Korea's impeached president
17 January 2025
Seok Dong-hyeon, one of lawyers for South Korea's impeached
World / 16 January 2025
Impeached South Korean president will refuse further questioning, his lawyers say
16 January 2025
Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk reac
World / 15 January 2025
South Korean authorities detain President Yoon
15 January 2025
Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol
World / 14 January 2025
Top aide to impeached South Korean president pleads for arrest bid to be abandoned
14 January 2025
Park Jong-joon, the chief of the presidential security servi
World / 10 January 2025
South Korean presidential security chief resigns
10 January 2025
Protesters attend a rally demanding the arrest of impeached
World / 9 January 2025
South Korean lawmakers introduce bill for independent probe into impeached President Yoon
9 January 2025
Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol
World / 8 January 2025
Lawyers challenge new efforts to arrest South Korean President
8 January 2025
Meanwhile, acting leader warns of possible clashes between cops and president's security
Protesters demanding the arrest of impeached South Korean Pr
World / 7 January 2025
South Korea's anti-corruption agency receives new warrant to detain impeached president
7 January 2025
This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows wh
World / 7 January 2025
North Korea tests new hypersonic intermediate-range missile
7 January 2025
Protesters demanding the arrest of impeached South Korean Pr
World / 6 January 2025
South Korean investigators request police take over efforts to detain impeached president
6 January 2025
A TV screen shows a file image of South Korean President Yoo
Features / 6 January 2025
After the failed coup: Korean crisis rumbles on
6 January 2025
Between military provocations against the DPRK and factional warfare at home, President Yoon’s martial law crisis continues to rock the South Korean state — and the US has to have known it was coming, writes KENNY COYLE