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#theguardian.com. × South Korea wildfires become biggest on record as disaster chief points to ‘harsh reality’ of climate crisis. Officials point to ultra-dry conditions as death toll reaches 26 and fires threaten Unesco heritage sites

#theguardian.com. × South Korea fires: 18 dead as acting president speaks of ‘unprecedented damage’. A 1,300-year-old Buddhist temple is among buildings destroyed after dry and windy weather saw mostly contained blazes spread again

#theguardian.com. × Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-hee dies of heart attack at 63. Head of tech giant’s consumer electronics and mobile devices division passed away at a hospital on Tuesday

#theguardian.com. × Tokyo court orders dissolution of ‘Moonies’ Unification church. Assassination of former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe spurred official request for closure of South Korea-based sect

#theguardian.com. × Hyundai announces $21bn US investment as Trump tariffs loom. South Korean carmaker plans to create 14,000 full-time jobs and expand links with US firms on tech including AI

#theguardian.com. × South Korea’s Han Duck-soo reinstated as acting president after court strikes down impeachment. The ruling is the latest twist in months of political turmoil since suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law declaration last year

#theguardian.com. × Nothing to it: Australia to host ‘Space-out competition’ – where people compete in zoning out. Created by a South Korean artist suffering burnout, the serious but absurd contest is just one of 65 events coming to Melbourne’s winter arts festival

#theguardian.com. × K-pop singer Wheesung found dead at home aged 43. Tributes have been paid to singer who had a string of hits in South Korea including a cover of Craig David’s Insomnia

#theguardian.com. × Impeached South Korean president released from prison ahead of insurrection trial. Both supporters of Yoon Suk Yeol and those who backed his impeachment rallied in Seoul ahead of his release

#theguardian.com. × South Korea court cancels President Yoon’s detention as insurrection case continues. Ahead of his potential release, police and supporters of the impeached president were seen gathering around the presidential residence in Seoul

#theguardian.com. × Fighter jet accidentally bombs village, injuring seven, during South Korea military drill. Air force wishes those civilians injured when eight bombs were ‘abnormally released’ a swift recovery

#theguardian.com. × South Korea birthrate rises for first time in nine years amid surge in marriages. Rise comes from very low base and remains far below the 2.1 births per woman needed to stabilise population

#theguardian.com. × Dashcam footage captures deadly bridge collapse in South Korea. Sections of partly constructed elevated motorway in Anseong fell one after the other, killing at least three construction workers

#theguardian.com. × UK pop stars fail to reach global Top 10 albums and singles chart for first time since 2003. Global chart dominated by US acts including Benson Boone, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Sabrina Carpenter, with K-pop bands also strong

#theguardian.com. × South Korea: Yoon Suk Yeol to become first sitting president to go on criminal trial as hearings begin. Former prosecutor has been in jail since January on charges of insurrection, for which he could be sentenced to life in prison or face the death penalty

#theguardian.com. × Philp says Britons need better ‘work ethic’ and claims mini-budget might have worked if Truss had listened to him – politics live. Shadow home secretary says Britons need to ‘up their game’ if country is to compete with China, India and South Korea

#theguardian.com. × Passengers and crew evacuated as plane catches fire on South Korean runway. All 176 people onboard escaped safely after blaze began inside Airbus jet preparing to take off from Gimhae airport

#theguardian.com. × Bird remains found in both engines of crashed Jeju Air jet, report says. Plane appears to have hit ducks before it crashed in Muan, South Korea, last month killing 179 people onboard

#theguardian.com. × South Korean president indicted for insurrection over martial law decree. Impeached leader Yoon Suk Yeoul could face years in prison after six-hour imposition which set off political upheaval

#theguardian.com. × North Korea preparing to send more troops to Ukraine war, says South Korea. Pyongyang said to be planning to increase support despite high casualties among estimated 11,000 already sent

#theguardian.com. × South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol denies ordering troops to ‘drag out’ lawmakers. Impeached president appears in constitutional court following last month’s short-lived martial law order

#theguardian.com. × Has South Korea just witnessed its own January 6 moment?. Protesters who stormed a Seoul court at the weekend may not have worn animal skins, but the similarities are striking

#theguardian.com. × Impeached South Korean president argues for his release from custody. Yoon Suk Yeol appears in court at hearing to decide on his formal arrest over martial law declaration

#theguardian.com. × ‘Everyone thought it would cause gridlock’: the highway that Seoul turned into a stream. Cheonggyecheon stream in the South Korean capital has become an attraction – and helps with flood management, fighting air pollution and cooling the city

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