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• Prosecutors demand life imprisonment for lawyer over alleged murder of wife

  Prosecutors on Friday sought life imprisonment for a lawyer for allegedly murdering his wife late last year.

  
• Top prosecutor orders speedy investigation into first lady's alleged acceptance of luxury handbag

  Top prosecutor has instructed his staff to create a team dedicated to investigating allegations that first lady Kim Keon Hee accepted a luxury handbag in 2022, legal sources said...

  
• Korea, China, Japan to hold trilateral summit May 26-27: report

  The three countries have been in talks for the three-way summit in Seoul, and they reached an agreement on the summit date, according to Japanese private broadcaster JNN.

  

Lifestyle

K-Royal Culture Festival offers journey back in time at Gyeongbok Palace

• Six in 10 young Koreans say children ‘not necessary’ after marriage: poll

  More than six out of 10 young Koreans believe that having children after marriage is 'not necessary,' as concerns mount over the country's declining birthrate.

  
• Culture ministry appoints foreign honorary reporters

  Some 100 foreign honorary reporters hold certificates showing their appointment as promoters of Korean culture during a launching ceremony for their activities at CKL Stage, an e...

  
• Korea Glocal Education Fair to open in Yeosu in late May

  An international education fair will kick off in the southwestern city of Yeosu late this month to seek and discuss the direction of future education in the era of digital transf...

  

World

Biden says 'order must prevail' on US campuses amid protests

• UK Conservatives set for historic losses in local polls as Labour calls for a general election now

  Labour won control of councils in England that the party hasn't held for decades and was successful in a special by-election for Parliament that, if repeated in the general elect...

  
• Kenya floods death toll tops 200 as cyclone approaches

  Torrential rains have lashed East Africa, triggering flooding and landslides that has destroyed crops, swallowed homes, and displaced hundreds of thousands of people.

  
• Myanmar junta bans men from applying to work abroad

  The junta, which is struggling to crush widespread armed opposition to its rule, in February said it would enforce a law allowing it to call up all men to serve in the military f...