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“. The award, which still needs to be finalised, is below the initial 1.38tn won that chairman Chey Tae-won was […]
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Continue ReadingIn India, tens of thousands of Gen Z protesters have taken to the streets of the capital Delhi and other cities, calling for the resignation of the country’s education minister. Starting as a satirical online movement just a couple of months ago, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is now one of India’s most visible youth […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Authorities in France have evacuated the Cap Ferret peninsula, a tourism hotspot on the Atlantic Coast, sending boats to remove people from an area threatened by a major wildfire. […]
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Continue ReadingThousands of people were forced to flee deadly wildfires that continued to sweep through parts of France, Spain and Italy on Friday. Hundreds of firefighters backed by water-bombing planes battled the blazes fanned by scorching temperatures and strong winds. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
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Continue Reading“She is assertive, and she is also well-versed in security policy issues, which are, after all, coordinated here in this house,” Merz said about Warken. “She will therefore be one of the most important — if not the most important— pillars of support for me in the day-to-day work of the government, as well as […]
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Continue ReadingJuly 24, 2026, 10:22July 24, 2026, 10:23 The USA has imposed new import tariffs of 12.5 percent on Switzerland. These are met with a lack of understanding in the Swiss economy – an overview. Swissmem The Swiss tech industry fears a competitive disadvantage due to the newly imposed US tariffs. In order to compensate for […]
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