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Tech titan ordered to pay ex-wife $644m in divorce settlement
The chairman of corporate giant SK Group has been ordered by a South Korean court to pay his ex-wife 944bn won (£483m; $644m) in a case that local media has called the "divorce of the century".
Twelve killed as Polish bus veers off Hungarian motorway
Twelve people were killed and dozens more injured when a Polish tourist bus veered off a Hungarian motorway and into a ditch. Police said the bus overturned after coming off the M3 motorway, which connects Hungary’s capital Budapest with the north-eastern city of Nyíregyháza, at around 01:00 local time on Sunday (23:00...
‘It’s love in the middle of a disaster’: The couple who married in typhoon floods
One year ago, a couple got married in knee-deep water amid a powerful typhoon in the Philippines. The wedding photos quickly went viral as they revealed remarkable resilience in a warming world. The rain kept pouring as the wedding car inched through knee-deep floodwaters to the church. It was 22 July 2025 and Typhoon...
Chris Brown pleads guilty in connection with 2023 London nightclub altercation
US singer Chris Brown has pleaded guilty to affray after a confrontation at a London nightclub in 2023. The 37-year-old star entered his plea at Southwark Crown Court in a hearing that took less than five minutes. His co-defendant, 40-year-old Omololu Akinlolu, a rapper who performs under the name Hoody Baby, also plea...
Israel strikes Beirut and southern Lebanon after large-scale evacuation orders
Waves of Israeli strikes have hit southern Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah infrastructure, according to the Israeli military.
Man arrested after three injured in stabbing at Swiss train station
A man has been arrested after three people were injured in a stabbing attack at a train station in Switzerland, police said.
US says it will use frozen Iranian assets to fund damage to ships as strikes continue
The US military says it has launched strikes on Iran for the 13th consecutive night, with Iranian state media saying four people have been killed and five injured.
Ex-US government official arrested after $40m in gold bars found in home
A former US government official has been arrested after FBI investigators found hundreds of gold bars worth more than $40m (£29.6m) in his Virginia home.
‘It’s love in the middle of a disaster’: The couple who married in typhoon floods
One year ago, a couple got married in knee-deep water amid a powerful typhoon in the Philippines. The wedding photos quickly went viral as they revealed remarkable resilience in a warming world.
They became best friends – then discovered they were brother and sister
Dave Green and Andrea Urmston found they instantly hit it off when their paths crossed while working in separate roles at Manchester Airport. The two strangers got on so well they could complete each other’s sentences – which made sense when they discovered the truth. Dave was Andrea’s biological brother, who had been...
Tight security as Indian students resit medical exam after alleged paper leak
Millions of hopeful medical students across India are resitting a crucial exam under unprecedented security, after the first paper was cancelled following allegations that the questions had been leaked.
Iran using children in security roles in war, reports and witnesses say
The death of an 11-year-old Iranian boy reportedly in an air strike while manning a security checkpoint alongside his father in Tehran has thrown focus on a new initiative to recruit children into the security services.