Yeongdeok County Office in North Gyeongsang Province / Courtesy of Yeongdeok County Local governments across Korea are competing to host prisons, once widely regarded as undesirable facilities, as shrinking populations and struggling local economies prompt communities to seek new sources of jobs, residents and spending. Cheongsong and Yeongdeok counties in North Gyeongsang Province, Jecheon in…
Moroccan minors gather on El Trampolin Beach during a protest demanding access to government-run centers for minors in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Sept. 30. AP-Yonhap CEUTA, Spain — Hundreds of teenage migrants lined up outside a church in Ceuta in early October, hoping Spain’s visiting minister of youth would bring them some good news:…
blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and other leaders detained before protest to demand election chief’s resignation. Published On 10 Oct 202610 Oct 2026 Share India police detain ‘cockroach’ leaders before rally against election chief on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
Lee Sang-hyeok lifts the trophy after winning the 2023 League of Legends World Championship in Seoul, Nov. 19, 2023. Courtesy of Riot Games The Korea Post will issue commemorative stamps honoring esports player Lee Sang-hyeok, better known as Faker, on Oct. 23, celebrating his career and contributions to Korean esports. The state-run postal service under…
Kim Dae-keun, a research fellow at the Korea Institute of Criminology and Justice, poses during an interview with The Korea Times in Seocho District, Seoul, Sept. 3. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul Every weekday before 1997, death row inmates in Korea braced themselves between 6 and 9 a.m. — the hours when executions could…
President Lai emphasises peace and freedom, vows not to tolerate aggression in Taiwan Strait. Published On 10 Oct 202610 Oct 2026 Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te has said the island “cherishes peace” and will “not give up our freedom” in a National Day speech outside the Presidential Office in Taipei. Lai made the remarks on Saturday…
DAEGU — Large sections of ceiling finish material collapsed in a building in Daegu on Saturday, injuring 38 people, including nine who were taken to hospitals, officials said. A kitchenware sales event for senior citizens was being held on the second floor of a four-story building in the southeastern city when the material fell from…
The Cockroach Janta Party wants Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to quit over changes to voter lists. Published On 10 Oct 202610 Oct 2026 India has deployed thousands of police and paramilitary personnel in central Delhi and restricted transport in and around the capital ahead of a youth-led protest demanding the resignation of Gyanesh Kumar,…
Song In-joo, head of Ssro Lab and a researcher who has studied lonely deaths for 11 years, at Cafe Dillis in Seongbuk District, Seoul / Korea Times photo by Kang Ye-jin Researcher Song In-joo’s father had been adamant that he did not want to die in a hospital, so she stayed by his side at…
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a campaign rally at The Oncenter in Syracuse, New York, Oct. 9. Reuters-Yonhap SYRACUSE, N.Y. — U.S. President Donald Trump veered far from midterm election politics during a rally in upstate New York on Friday, aiming a bitter diatribe at the Norwegian Nobel Committee for giving the Peace Prize he…
