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Wednesday, 14 October 2026
South Korea
South Korean badminton star An Se-young wins second world title, sets sights on Asian Games defence50dSouth Korean pair wins badminton women's doubles world title for first time in 31 years51dAn Se-young wins second BWF world title, beating rival Yamaguchi in straight sets51dSouth Korea sends first container ship via Arctic route to Europe52dExtreme rain and flooding deluge Japan and South Korea with record downpours53dSouth Korea and US cut joint military exercise short on Trump's orders54dHyundai Motor workers launch first full-day strike in a decade over wage dispute54dNorth Korea fires barrage of missiles despite Trump's overture to Kim Jong Un54dSouth Korea's novice investors suffer heavy losses after AI-driven stock market boom turns to bust55dSouth Korea estimates North Korea has 80–120 nuclear warheads, well above Trump's figure55dTrump cuts South Korea joint military drills in half, alarming Seoul amid broader diplomatic tensions55dTrump orders Pentagon to scale back US-South Korea drills, citing Kim relationship and Seoul's Iran stance[Updated]56dSouth Korea's president pushes for wartime military control and nuclear submarines after Trump cuts joint drills57dDeadly floods strike Indiana and South Korea as record rainfall triggers mass evacuations[Updated]57d31 Chinese nationals caught entering South Korea illegally by sea over eight years58dNorth Korea and Russia reaffirm military ties on Liberation Day as Seoul calls for peace talks59dSouth Korea proposes formal talks to end Korean War as North Korea stays silent59dJapan's defence minister visits Yasukuni Shrine in person as PM Takaichi stays away60dJapan's prime minister sends offering to Yasukuni Shrine but stays away on war anniversary60dSouth Korean president calls for talks with North Korea to formally end Korean War60d