Korean Soldiers Deployed

Pat Boonnitipat expected to lose money on his debut film. It’s become an Asian cultural supernova

The Thai director’s ‘How to Make Millions Before Grandma Died’ has hit a nerve with its tale of fragmented family

Financial Times - 48m

Australia strikes ‘rugby diplomacy’ deal with Papua New Guinea to counter China

Pacific nation cements security agreement with Canberra and will get $385mn investment for new sports team

Financial Times - 1h

Nasdaq’s board diversity rules struck down by US court

Decision says SEC should not have signed off on directive requiring listed companies to meet certain criteria

Financial Times - 4h

South Korea deploys K-pop light sticks and dance in protests against president

Christmas carols, K-pop merchandise and food trucks create positive atmosphere as protesters seek to oust President Yoon over his martial law attempt. With blasting K-pop, glow sticks, food trucks ...

The Guardian - 6h

South Korean president vows to ‘fight to the end’

Leader of Yoon Suk Yeol’s party signals it is preparing to back impeachment vote on Saturday

Financial Times - 2h

Demand for UK rented properties falls for first time since pandemic

Surveyors also find estate agents are expecting the slowest growth in rental costs in almost four years

Financial Times - 5h

Pentagon announces new AI office as it looks to deploy autonomous weapons

The Defense Department on Wednesday announced a new office focused on accelerating and adopting artificial intelligence (AI) technology for the military as it aims to deploy autonomous weapons in ...

The Hill - 11h

FirstFT: Qatar’s sovereign fund plans to deploy cash ‘aggressively’

Also in today’s newsletter, Microsoft poaches Google DeepMind staff, and court blocks The Onion’s purchase of Infowars

Financial Times - 18h

The 50 men accused in mass rape of Gisèle Pelicot

The men accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot have been dubbed Monsieur-Tout-Le-Monde as they broadly represent a microcosm of French society.

BBC News - 22h

Taiwan Says China Has Deployed Largest Fleet of Ships in Decades

Taiwan is on high alert in response to China’s unannounced deployment of naval and Coast Guard ships, as tensions rise over U.S. support for the island.

The New York Times - 1d

Is it a military drill? China deploys ships and planes around Taiwan but remains mum

China’s secretive military appears to be up to something around Taiwan, but it’s unclear whether it’s a formal military drill

ABC News - 1d

Mexican soldiers will get a pay raise after elimination of oversight agencies, president says

Mexico's president says much of the money gained by eliminating independent oversight and regulatory agencies will go to the army to fund a rise in soldiers’ pay

ABC News - 2d

Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskyy suggests foreign troops could be deployed to Ukraine before Nato membership agreed

Leader says soldiers ‘could be present in Ukraine for as long as it isn’t part of Nato’. The EU’s defence and space commissioner, Andrius Kubilius , has told Politico he wants the bloc’s next ...

The Guardian - 2d

43,000 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed Since Russia Invaded, Zelensky Says

The tally differs sharply from estimates by U.S. officials and military analysts, who have said the number is closer to 70,000.

The New York Times - 3d

As South Korean investment grows, so do ‘Koreatowns’

Companies such as Samsung, Hyundai and LG have helped bring Korean culture to unexpected corners of the US

Financial Times - 3d

The stars of Putin’s ‘elite’ management school: soldiers accused of war crimes

‘Time of Heroes’ scheme is training veterans of Russia’s war in Ukraine to govern

Financial Times - 4d

South Korean ruling party boycotts impeachment vote

South Korea's embattled president has survived an impeachment vote for now. Yoon Suk Yeol briefly declared martial law earlier this week, shocking the nation. Today an initial motion to oust Yoon ...

CBS News - 4d

China Deploys Fruit Flies in Space Station

Yahoo News - 4d

South Korean president survives impeachment vote

Lawmakers narrowly failed to pass a bill to censure Yoon Suk Yeol after he declared martial law on Tuesday.

BBC News - 4d

South Korean president survives impeachment vote

Members from Yoon Suk Yeol’s People Power party walked out of the chamber before the ballot

Financial Times - 4d

South Korean president apologizes for declaring martial law

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said he won't shirk legal or political responsibility for the martial law declaration and promised not to make another attempt to impose it.

CBS News - 5d

Ex-British soldier pleads not guilty to 'Bloody Sunday' murders after judge clears the way for trial

A former British soldier will be tried for the murder of two men who were killed during the 1972 “Bloody Sunday” disturbances in Londonderry, Northern Ireland’s second-biggest city, after a judge ...

ABC News - 5d

Soldier F pleads not guilty to murders on Bloody Sunday

Soldier F is accused of two murders and five attempted murders on Bloody Sunday in 1972.

BBC News - 5d

3 Army soldiers arrested on human smuggling conspiracy charges

Three Army soldiers based at Fort Cavazos, Texas, have been charged in a conspiracy to smuggle undocumented immigrants after they were caught driving noncitizens from Mexico and Guatemala at the ...

The Hill - 6d

South Korean woman who grabbed soldier’s gun says ‘I just needed to stop them’

Video of party spokesperson grappling with rifle-wielding soldier has gone viral as symbol of defiance against martial law. A South Korean party spokesperson seen grappling with a rifle-wielding ...

The Guardian - 6d