Kiran Soma, World and Nation Editor
• December 20, 2019
South Korea
K-pop singers Jung Joon-young and Choi Jong-hoon have been sentenced to serve time in prison due to their involvement in the Burning Sun Scandal. The Korea Herald reported that Jung was sentenced...
Roman Raies, World & Nation Editor
• November 9, 2018
Spain
Spaniards Fernando Blanco and his wife Margarita Garau were jailed on Nov. 7 for fraudulently raising money to fund their lifestyle. The couple made media appearances asking for money to save...
The third summit between Korean leaders Moon Jae In and Kim Jong Un ended on Sept. 20 and with it came a new collection of promises from both parties.
“We have agreed to make the Korean Peninsula...
South Korea
On Friday night, March 10, the Winter Paralympics opened in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The games are the largest Paralympics ever held to date, and the atmosphere of the opening ceremony...
Brazil
Brazilian Congress has approved a decree that allows military intervention in Rio de Janeiro, according to ABC News. On Feb. 20, both the police and the military spread out through the city in...
Aarushi Ahuja, World and Nation Editor
• February 16, 2018
Malaysia
Malaysian newspaper Sinar Harian recently published a checklist on “how to spot a gay.” According to The Guardian, the action sparked widespread outrage across the country’s social media...
South Korea
South Korea’s capital, Seoul, revealed emergency measures to be put in place against smog forming around the city. According to BBC, city officials waived public transportation fees during...
United States
At least eight people were killed when a man drove 20 blocks down a bike path beside the Hudson River in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon before he crashed his pickup truck and was...
United Kingdom
An online poll by the National Environment Research Council in the United Kingdom to name a high-tech polar research ship ended. While users chose the name “Boaty McBoatface,” the...
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