How South Korea’s K-beauty industry is being hit by Trump tariffs
Osmond Chia Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images Cars and smartphones may rank among South Korea’s biggest exports to the US, but few goods inspire a more devoted following than…
Aid group says worker killed by Israeli military in attack on Gaza HQ
Palestine Red Crescent Society The Palestine Red Crescent Society shared pictures showing heavy damage to its headquarters The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has accused Israeli forces of attacking its…
Russian volcano erupts for first time in centuries
A volcano in far eastern Russia has erupted for the first time in more than 500 years, which experts say may be linked to last week’s massive earthquake. The Krasheninnikov…
Explosion rocks Russian oil facility
An explosion rocked an oil facility in Novokuybyshevsk, Russia on Saturday. Ukraine says its drones were used to attack the complex, one of a series of strikes on Russian military…
Australians play in snowy winter wonderland
Australians made snowmen and enjoyed snowball flights after parts of New South Wales were blanketed with heavy snow over the weekend. Officials said around 200 vehicles became stranded when areas…
Pro-Palestine march closes Sydney Harbour Bridge
Dean Lewins/EPA A planned protest across the Sydney Harbour Bridge has gone ahead after it was authorised by the Supreme Court just one day prior, in what organisers called a…
Ukraine and Russia strikes hit homes and oil depot near Black Sea
DSNS Ukraine Homes were hit in a Russian missile strike on Mykolaiv (pic: State Emergency Service of Ukraine) A Russian missile strike has destroyed homes and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine’s…
How the mystery of Winston Churchill’s dead platypus was finally solved
Tiffanie Turnbull BBC News, Sydney Australian Museum Before koalas became Australia’s animal ambassadors, the country tried platypus diplomacy In 1943, a camouflaged ship set off from Australia to England carrying…
Pope greeted by vast crowd at Catholic youth event
Hundreds of thousands of young Catholics poured into the Tor Vergata field on Rome’s outskirts, for an evening vigil and Mass celebrated by Pope Leo XIV. The first American Pope…
Ukraine officials held in military drone corruption probe
A Ukrainian MP and other officials have been arrested after the country’s anti-corruption agencies uncovered what they call a large-scale bribery scheme in the purchase of drones and electronic warfare…