South Korea’s presidential Blue House pushed back against comments by US President Donald Trump that suggested Seoul had agreed to pay US$500 million more towards maintaining US troops in the country.
Trump had told officials in Washington that Seoul would be doubling its share under a new agreement.
Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul
US judge lets more Epstein grand jury materials be made public
A US judge in Manhattan on Wednesday allowed for the public release of records from a grand jury investigation into Jeffrey Epstein because of a law recently passed by Congress, the latest in a string of similar rulings.
At least 22 killed in collapse of two buildings in Morocco's old city of Fez
At least 22 people were killed late on Tuesday after two buildings collapsed in Fez, one of Morocco's oldest cities and a key tourist destination, with the state broadcaster saying the blocks had shown signs of cracking.
Zelenskyy says he's open to elections if US ensures security
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is prepared to hold elections within three months if the US and Kyiv's other allies could ensure the security of the vote.
Putin meets Indonesia's Prabowo to discuss military and energy ties, wheat exports
Russian President Vladimir Putin told Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday that Moscow was pleased with the developing military ties between the two countries and ready to help Jakarta in the field of nuclear energy.
Air India urges overhaul in compliance culture after flying Airbus without permit
An Air India investigation into why one of its Airbus planes conducted eight commercial flights without an airworthiness permit found "systemic failures", with the airline admitting it needed to do better on compliance, a company document showed.
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