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January 16, 2026

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Former South Korean leader sentenced to 5 years in prison in first martial law verdict

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attends the third session of the G20 leaders’ meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 19, 2024. — AFP The judge finds Yoon guilty of obstruction of justice and other crimes. A separate sedition verdict is scheduled for February 19. Yoon faces another trial over alleged drone flights in North Korea. SEOUL: A South Korean judge sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday to five years in prison for obstruction of justice and other crimes linked to the disastrous declaration of martial law and its chaotic aftermath. It is the first

January 10, 2026

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Alcaraz beat Sinner in the South Korean exhibition match

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz celebrates winning the Hyundai Card Super Match against Italy’s Jannik Sinner. Photo: REUTERS INCHEON: Carlos Alcaraz beat archrival Jannik Sinner 7-5 7-6(8) to win the Hyundai Card Super Match exhibition in Incheon, South Korea on Saturday that marked the season opener for the world’s top two men’s tennis players. Little separated the two during the entertaining clash, with world number one Alcaraz squeaking ahead towards the end of both sets to claim victory. “We all need the support from the fans. So to have the support and to feel the love from the people was necessary to

January 9, 2026

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New audio series unearths the history of sound in South Asia

KARACHI: A new audio series on South Asian music and Islamic sound arts aims to change the way we think about our artistic heritage. Sounding Board features essay readings by major scholars, musicologists, poets and critics from the 19th and 20th centuries, exploring themes of identity, heritage and imagination. Covering a wide range of intellectual, political and cultural debates, these essays are part of an almost forgotten canon of both Urdu and English writing. Written largely in the ‘Inshiyah’ style, these works present arguments and narratives as springboards, aiming to develop a critical appreciation of issues and concerns in Indo-Islamic

January 6, 2026

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South Korean Lee takes a selfie with Xi using a gifted phone

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (left) takes a selfie with Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) after a dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. — AFP/File BEIJING: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung took a selfie with Xi Jinping using a smartphone given to him by the Chinese leader, who had joked at their last meeting that the device might be capable of spying. Lee posted three selfies of himself, Xi and their spouses on social media platform X on Monday during his visit to Beijing. The photos were taken with a phone given to him

January 3, 2026

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South Africa are on a heavy pace for the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka

South African players celebrate in an undated picture during the match. — ICC South Africa have named all-rounder Quinton de Kock, fast bowler Anrich Nortje and allrounder Jason Smith in their squad for the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka from next month, but there is no place for Tristan Stubbs. Aiden Markram will captain the side, which contains only two top-line spinners in George Linde and Keshav Maharaj, and will rely heavily on pace. Kagiso Rabada was included despite missing the last few months through injury, only returning to action in the last week. Along with Nortze,

January 2, 2026

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South Koreans are now free to read the North’s newspaper, once banned as seditious

A visitor reads Rodong Sinmun, North Korea’s top newspaper, at the National Library of Korea in Seoul on January 2, 2026. — AFP Filled with missile tests, propaganda hailing major leaders and rants against the United States, North Korea’s top newspaper has long been considered so inflammatory that South Korea has banned its citizens from reading it. But dovish President Lee Jae Myung is now seeking better ties with Pyongyang and joked that he doesn’t think the public will “become a communist” by reading the Rodong Sinmun. This means that starting this week, South Koreans can access the publication –

December 23, 2025

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Foster bowls South Africa’s winner

Lyle Foster struck late as South Africa got their AFCON campaign off to a winning start against Angola. Photo: AFP MARRAKECH, MOROCCO,: Burnley striker Lyle Foster scored on 79 minutes as South Africa beat Angola 2-1 in Marrakech on Monday, winning their Africa Cup of Nations opener for the first time in 21 years.Since beating Benin in the 2004 tournament, Bafana Bafana have drawn twice and lost four times on their debut in different editions of Africa’s premier football tournament.The opening match of Group B had three distinct phases. South Africa got off to an impressive start and Oswin Appollis

December 11, 2025

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Arshdeep Singh equals unwanted T20I record against South Africa

India’s fast bowler Arshdeep Singh. PHOTO: AFP/FILE Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh created an unwanted milestone on Thursday after bowling a 13-ball over during the second India vs South Africa T20I match at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh. The left-armer’s chaotic 11th over of the innings – which included seven wides – cost India 18 runs, putting Arshdeep alongside Afghanistan’s Naveen-ul-Haq for the longest T20I bowling by a cricketer. The incident quickly went viral on social media, with fans expressing shock at the lack of control by a bowler considered one of India’s key specialists in

December 6, 2025

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12 people, including 3 children, have been killed in a shooting at a guesthouse in South Africa

A police forensics member arrives at the scene where multiple people, including three minors, were killed in a mass shooting at the Saulsville Hostel in Atteridgeville in Pretoria, South Africa, December 6, 2025.— Reuters Gunmen stormed a guesthouse in the South African capital Pretoria on Saturday, killing a dozen people, including a three-year-old child, at a place police said was selling alcohol illegally. The attack is the latest in a series of mass shootings that have rocked the crime-ridden country of 63 million people, which has one of the highest murder rates in the world. “I can confirm that a

December 6, 2025

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Jaiswal’s maiden ODI hundred secures India’s series win against South Africa

India’s Virat Kohli (left) and Yashasvi Jaiswal celebrate after winning the third one-day international cricket match between India and South Africa on December 6, 2025. — AFP India registered a 2-1 series win against South Africa after opener Yashasvi Jaiswal’s maiden hundred in one-day internationals secured a nine-wicket haul in the third and final match in Visakhapatnam on Saturday. Jaiswal, who played second fiddle to an opening stand of 155 with Rohit Sharma (75), smashed an unbeaten 116 as India chased down a target of 271 runs with more than 10 overs to spare. “The most pleasing thing about the

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