40 h. ago Spurs sack Ange Postecoglou as head coach after two years in job: football news – live

Australian departs despite Europa League gloryRead the latest edition of Football DailyAsian World Cup qualifiers: Jordan and Uzbekistan have secured qualification at the World Cup finals for the very first time, while South Korea also booked their place in the tournament for the 11th time on the bounce. The three teams join Argentina, New Zealand, Iran and Japan in qualifying for World Cup 2026, while the USA, Canada and Mexico qualify automatically as co-hosts.Uzbekistan, who count Manchester City defender Abdukodir Khusanov among their number, booked their place courtesy of a scoreless draw with the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi, while a 3-0 win over Oman was enough to secure Jordan’s place at the tournament. South Korea beat Iraq 2-0 to win their place in the Fifa tombola. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Spurs to sound out Thomas Frank, Liverpool relaxed over Díaz comments: football news – live

Men’s transfer interactive | Women’s transfer interactiveRead the latest edition of Football DailyAsian World Cup qualifiers: Jordan and Uzbekistan have secured qualification at the World Cup finals for the very first time, while South Korea also booked their place in the tournament for the 11th time on the bounce. The three teams join Argentina, New Zealand, Iran and Japan in qualifying for World Cup 2026, while the USA, Canada and Mexico qualify automatically as co-hosts.Uzbekistan, who count Manchester City defender Abdukodir Khusanov among their number, booked their place courtesy of a scoreless draw with the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi, while a 3-0 win over Oman was enough to secure Jordan’s place at the tournament. South Korea beat Iraq 2-0 to win their place in the Fifa tombola. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Liverpool relaxed despite Luis Díaz comments, Gabriel signs Arsenal deal: football news – live

Men’s transfer interactive | Women’s transfer interactiveRead the latest edition of Football Daily | And mail BarryAsian World Cup qualifiers: Jordan and Uzbekistan have secured qualification at the World Cup finals for the very first time, while South Korea also booked their place in the tournament for the 11th time on the bounce. The three teams join Argentina, New Zealand, Iran and Japan in qualifying for World Cup 2026, while the USA, Canada and Mexico qualify automatically as co-hosts.Uzbekistan, who count Manchester City defender Abdukodir Khusanov among their number, booked their place courtesy of a scoreless draw with the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi, while a 3-0 win over Oman was enough to secure Jordan’s place at the tournament. South Korea beat Iraq 2-0 to win their place in the Fifa tombola. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago North Korea says it has raised a capsized destroyer upright as it continues repair

North Korea says it righted a capsized destroyer and moored it at a pier in the northeastern port of Chongjin as it continues to repair a new warship leader Kim Jong Un has described as a significant asset for his nuclear-armed military

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67 h. ago Lee Jae Myung calls South Korean presidential office a ‘graveyard’ after shambolic handover of power

President is likely to move his office back to Blue House, which was abandoned by president Yoon Suk Yeol

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2 d. ago Boyfriend killer Tasmin Glass' parole bid delayed after board fails to make decision

Glass, 26, returned to jail weeks ago after breaking the conditions of her release.

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3 d. ago Lee Jae Myung calls South Korean presidential office a ‘graveyard’ amid shambolic handover of power

Lee Jae Myung is likely to move the presidential office back to Blue House, which was abandoned by president Yoon Suk Yeol

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3 d. ago North Korea's Kim says he'll 'unconditionally support' Russia's war against Ukraine

North Korea says that leader Kim Jong Un told a top Russian official that his country will “unconditionally support” Russia’s war against Ukraine

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3 d. ago South Korean media suggests Kim Jong Un’s hair greyed by warship debacle stress as vessel is finally refloated

New satellite imagery shows Pyongyang has managed to upright damaged destroyer

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3 d. ago A Czech deal to build nuclear reactors worth $18 billion is unblocked after a court clears the way

A deal to build at least two nuclear reactors in Czechia has been unblocked after an appeals court dismissed a lower court ruling that blocked the government from signing a deal with South Korea’s KHNP power utility

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4 d. ago Who is Lee Jae Myung? The new president who has vowed to bring stability to South Korea

Roiled by political upheaval since ousted leader Yoon Suk Yeol’s disastrous martial law declaration, South Korea is looking for stability. But is Lee Jae Myung the steady hand the country needs? Shweta Sharma reports

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4 d. ago Lee Jae Myung vows ‘lasting peace’ with North Korea in inauguration speech after South Korea election victory

South Korea’s new president Lee Jae-Myung says he’ll pursue dialogue with North Korea while bolstering a trilateral partnership with the US and Japan

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4 d. ago Liberal Lee Jae Myung wins South Korea election and promises unity after turmoil

Victory heralds change for Asia’s fourth-largest economy after snap election triggered by impeachment

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4 d. ago Lee Jae Myung: Can the man set to be next leader bring stability to South Korea?

Roiled by political upheaval since ousted leader Yoon Suk Yeol’s disastrous martial law declaration, South Korea is looking for stability. But is Lee Jae Myung the steady hand the country needs? Shweta Sharma reports

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5 d. ago Can I take my portable charger on a flight? The rules after several airlines ban using the device

Airlines in the US, China, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea and Singapore have introduced new power bank regulations following fire safety concerns

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5 d. ago Sweden urged to ban international adoption after damning inquiry findings

Inquiry head accuses Swedish state of human rights violations, citing child-trafficking cases across four decadesSweden should ban international adoption and apologise after thousands of children were illegally and unethically taken from their home countries including South Korea, Colombia, China and Sri Lanka over several decades, a government inquiry has found.Presenting the damning findings of the almost four-year investigation, the head of the inquiry, Anna Singer, accused the Swedish state of “violations of human rights”, citing child-trafficking cases spanning from the 1970s to the 2000s. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Sweden faces call to halt international adoptions after inquiry finds abuses and fraud

A Swedish commission has recommended that international adoptions be stopped after an investigation found a series of abuses and fraud dating back decades

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6 d. ago Scientists claim to have found a way to discover ADHD by looking at one body part

Using an AI computer model to predict the condition, researchers in South Korea analysed images of the retina in a study of 323 children and adolescents with ADHD and 323 without it.

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9 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Flood of North Korean arms to Russia, say US, Japan and others

20,000 cargo containers of ammo, shells, missiles and gear sent, says watchdog replacing UN panel scuppered by Moscow. What we know on 1,192North Korea has supplied to Russia as many as nine million rounds of artillery and rocket launcher ammunition, as well as at least 100 ballistic missiles along with self-propelled artillery guns and long-range multiple rocket launchers, according to the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team, a group comprising 11 UN members. The shipments have enabled Russia to increase attacks against civilian targets, and there have been 20,000 containers of the gear transferred by Russian cargo ships, in violation of UN sanctions. The monitoring group comprises the US, South Korea, Japan, and eight other UN member states. It was set up after Russia and China cooperated to scrap an official security council panel that did the job.The multilateral group has said in its first ever report that Russia is helping North Korea improve its missiles’ guidance systems ...

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9 d. ago All four on board killed after South Korea navy plane crashes into mountains near base

Plane on training flight crashes just minutes after take off with four people on board

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