Lee Jae-myung wins South Korea presidency

Woongbee Lee Editor, BBC Korean EPA-EFE South Korea has handed a decisive victory to opposition candidate Lee Jae-myung six months after his predecessor’s martial law bid failed. The brief yet disastrous move set off huge protests and ended former president Yoon Suk Yeol’s career: impeached and removed from office, he still faces criminal charges for…

US factory orders slump in April as spending on tariff anticipation fades | Business and Economy

Orders tumble by 3.7 percent after a rise in March when businesses increased purchases in anticipation of tariffs. Orders from United States factories have tumbled in April after a surge in March when businesses had front-loaded purchases in anticipation of tariffs. New orders for US manufactured goods dropped by 3.7 percent on a monthly basis,…

Ukraine says it hit Crimea bridge with underwater explosives

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) says it has managed to strike the Crimea bridge with underwater explosives following an operation lasting “several months”. The SBU said its agents had “mined the supports” of the bridge with 1,100kg of explosives which “severely damaged” the bottom level of the supports. The “first explosive device” was activated early Tuesday…