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South Korea’s ruling party sweeps local elections but loses key mayoral contest

Outcome complicates president Lee Jae Myung’s bid to solidify political mandate

The Independent UK

Is Indus Waters Treaty deadlock hurting Pakistan? Karachi reels under chronic water shortage

Karachi faces a severe water crisis during peak summer, coinciding with Eid-ul-Adha. Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan chief Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman has accused the ruling PPP of gross mismanagement and failure to address the city's chronic water shortages despite 18 years in power. Nearly 70% of the city is reportedly experiencing extended…

The Times of India

Courts projects too big to fail, too small to succeed as public-private partnerships

At last year’s Infrastructure Investment Summit, the Govt trumpeted its plans to partner with private investors to build courthouses and military barracks; it was slower and harder than anticipated. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Mater hospital's future tied to legal liabilities and a web of companies

Hospital caught in 'various legal and cost disputes'.

Newcastle Herald

Which European countries will be the richest by 2030?

IMF projections show significant increases in GDP per capita in euro terms across Europe by 2030, but the rankings do not change significantly in terms of purchasing power.

Euronews

Casio's 'Casino Royale' watch gets a Leica-inspired makeover, and it's the ultimate budget accessory for photographers

The Casio M-Edition watch provides Leica M-Series camera aesthetics for an affordable price

TechRadar

BBC expert’s Custom Casio timepiece is an affordable homage to Leica cameras

I’ve GOT to get my wrists on this custom Casio timepiece, inspired by Leica's M cameras!

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TfL's greatest hits revealed: from C-charge and Oyster card to Elizabeth line, 25 years of history brought to book

From the congestion charge to the Elizabeth line, Transport for London has transformed the way millions of Londoners travel round their city each day.

Evening Standard

Arthur Miller? Snore! Audiences want new plays – why are theatres scared of them?

A new report suggests playwriting is in crisis after Covid, with producers retreating into safe old classics. Well, not from where I’m standing

The Guardian - UK

Former Phoenix news anchor sentenced to 10 years for $63m fraud in Covid relief scheme

Stephanie Hockridge and her husband falsified details to obtain PPP loans guaranteed by US small business agency

The Guardian - US

BRICS Outpaces G7, The Undeniable Economic Rebalancing

The BRICS+ now commands a larger share of world GDP than the G7. The bloc originally comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa has been expanding. Alongside newly added members in Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, they surpassed the industrialized G7 bloc when…

Benzinga

Anger in Seoul as Trump calls detained South Korea workers ‘illegal aliens’

Foreign Minister says ‘deeply concerned’ over detention of 300 South Koreans as opposition calls it a ‘grave matter’.

Al Jazeera

Guyana’s president wins another term in election watched keenly by Venezuela and US

Irfaan Ali, the leader of the People’s Progressive party (PPP), says he has secured a second term as Guyana’s president. The official results from the election on September 1 are yet to be published, but Ali claims his party has won by a “remarkable margin”.

The Conversation

Guyana’s Irfaan Ali looks to ride oil boom to second presidential term

Fossil fuel wealth has helped transform the South American country into one of the world’s fastest-growing economies – which could be good news for the incumbent in the election

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South Korea indicts former first lady for bribery, ex-PM over martial law

Former prime minister and the wife of ex-president Yoon Suk-yeol both indicted on separate charges on the same day.

The Guardian - UK

‘Past mistakes must be avoided’: anxiety as Labour eyes public-private funding for NHS

Decision on neighbourhood health centres expected in autumn but approach divides policy experts

The Guardian - AU

Public-private pain: buying back Sydney’s embattled Northern Beaches hospital faces uncertain prognosis

The NSW government has been forced to take over the hospital from indebted owner Healthscope. But there is yet no agreement on price or what exactly the state is buying

Al Jazeera

South Korea election results 2025: Who won, who lost, what’s next?

Left-leaning Lee Jae-myung set to become president after conservative Kim Moon-soo concedes defeat.

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The Guardian - UK

Lee Jae-myung: from child labourer to leader of deeply scarred South Korea

New president faces formidable challenges that could plunge his term into crisis before it has even begun

The Guardian - AU

As South Korea heads to the polls, can Lee Jae-myung bring the country back from the brink?

The Democratic party frontrunner has drawn support from conservatives who see him as the path back to political normalcy after the chaos of Yoon Suk Yeol

Al Jazeera

South Korea’s snap presidential election 2025: All you need to know

The vote, held in the backdrop of a martial law bid by ex-President Yoon Suk-yeol, could affect Seoul’s foreign policy.

The Independent UK

South Korean presidential election roiled by coffee beans, Chanel bags and room salon

South Korea’s presidential race has devolved into personal attacks and petty disputes, drowning out meaningful policy debate after Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted over his martial law fiasco

The Conversation

3 things to watch as South Koreans head toward the polls following turbulent political period

On June 3, 2025, South Koreans will head to the polls to vote for a new president.

The Guardian - AU

After chaos of the Yoon era, South Korea prepares to pick a new president

Koreans hope politics can return to a focus on record high youth unemployment and a cost of living crisis after impeachment drama

International Business Times

Election Campaigning Kicks Off In South Korea

The candidates vying to lead South Korea kicked off their official campaigns Monday ahead of a snap presidential election to replace the country's impeached ex-leader, removed over a thwarted martial law bid.

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