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765 storiesSeoul appeals court to rule in ex-President Yoon's free opinion poll case
A Seoul appeals court is due to deliver its verdict on Oct 7 in the political funds case against former President Yoon Suk Yeol, accused of receiving 58 free opinion polls from political broker Myung Tae-kyun. The first trial sentenced Yoon…
Golden Knights beat Kraken 6-2 with two goals each from Olofsson and Hertl
The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Seattle Kraken 6-2 in Seattle. The Associated Press reported that Olofsson and Hertl each scored two goals for Vegas, and Reuters reported the Golden Knights scored three special teams goals. The Kraken…
Padres beat Brewers 4-3 in Game 3, avoid elimination and force Game 4
The San Diego Padres beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 in Game 3 of their NL Division Series, avoiding elimination and forcing Game 4 at Petco Park. Fox News reported Michael King stranded the tying run in the ninth inning. Before the game, th…
South Korean court acquits former president Yoon Suk Yeol in political funds appeal
The Seoul High Court acquitted former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol on October 7 in the appeal of a case under the Political Funds Act, overturning his first-instance conviction. Prosecutors had alleged he and his wife Kim Keon Hee r…
Japan protests after U.S. Marine is arrested over killing of woman in Okinawa
Japanese police have arrested U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, on suspicion of robbing and killing Anna Yagi, 39, at a hotel in Naha, Okinawa, police say. Japan lodged a strong protest with the United States, and Prime Minist…
Messi set for final Argentina appearance in Buenos Aires friendly against Benin
Lionel Messi is preparing to make his final appearance for Argentina in a friendly against Benin at the Monumental in Buenos Aires on Tuesday. The National reported all 85,018 tickets sold out within two hours, and outlets say the squad wil…
MrMax says breach may have leaked data of up to 1,735,154 members
MrMax Holdings said on October 6 that unauthorized access to servers for its MrMax app and online store may have exposed personal information of up to 1,735,154 members. The company said member IDs, names, email addresses and telephone numb…
Daiwa Securities: vendor breach may have exposed data of 110,000 customers
Daiwa Securities said on Oct 5 that a server at outsourcing vendor Scalar Communications was subject to unauthorized access and that about 220,000 records may have leaked, including names, email addresses and securities account numbers for …
Former Sochi mayor Kopaygorodsky sentenced to 15 years in strict-regime colony
A Moscow court sentenced former Sochi mayor Alexey Kopaygorodsky to 15 years in a strict-regime penal colony, fined him 500 million rubles and stripped him of a state award in a corruption case. His wife, Yanina Kopaygorodskaya, was also co…
Russia drops “fake army news” case against hospice founder Moniava
Russia's Investigative Committee has closed the criminal case against Lida Moniava, founder of the Dom s Mayakom children's hospice and charity fund, for lack of corpus delicti, her lawyer and support group said on 6 October. She had been c…
Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games close as governor apologizes over bus delays
The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games closed on October 4 after a 16-day schedule, and the organizing committee and the Olympic Council of Asia held a joint wrap-up press conference in Nagoya the same day. Committee chair and Aichi Governor Hideaki …
Ex-CIA official found with gold bars pleads guilty to $194 million fraud
David J. Rush, a former senior CIA official, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, to one count of wire fraud in a scheme prosecutors say cost the federal government about $194 million. Prosecutors said Rush fabri…
UAE ranks first globally in citizen satisfaction with government digital services
The UAE ranked first globally in citizen satisfaction with government digital services, with 89% of respondents rating them highly, according to Boston Consulting Group’s 2026 Digital Government Citizen Survey Report. The survey, conducted …
Amazon's October Prime Big Deal Days sale draws deal coverage from tech and business outlets
Amazon's October sale event, called Prime Big Deal Days or October Prime Day, was live as of October 6, 2026, with outlets publishing lists of discounted electronics, headphones, phones, tablets and games. The Verge said the event runs thro…
Japan police arrest three over forged life insurance for dead housemate in Mie
Mie prefectural police arrested three unemployed people in Tsu City on suspicion of forging a life insurance application in the name of a 58-year-old man they lived with, without his consent. The man was found dead in July; a judicial autop…
Former Asahi Kasei employee re-arrested over separate semiconductor data leak
A former Asahi Kasei employee, 66-year-old Shoichi Furukawa, has been re-arrested in Japan on suspicion of leaking quality control information for a photosensitive insulating material used in semiconductor manufacturing. Police allege he to…
Korea police open formal probe into AI-linked hacking of financial firms
South Korean police have converted their investigation into a series of AI-linked hacking attacks on financial institutions into a formal probe, assigning a 28-member, four-team dedicated unit. Data leaks have been confirmed at seven financ…
Christa Pike regains consciousness after failed Tennessee execution
Christa Pike, an American woman who survived a failed execution attempt in Tennessee, has regained consciousness, according to reports cited by RBC. TASS reported that she is conscious, speaking and receiving medical care. Her lawyers descr…
Times Car data leak class action sign-ups top 40,000
Registrations on a website set up to prepare a class action over the Times Car personal data leak passed 40,000 by 2 pm on Oct 5, Livedoor News reported. Lawyer Hiroki Makino opened the site on Sept 30 to seek damages over the handling of p…
Okinawa police send US Marine to prosecutors over Naha hotel robbery-murder
Okinawa prefectural police arrested US Marine lance corporal Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, of Futenma base, on suspicion of robbing and killing a 39-year-old woman at a hotel in Naha, and sent him to the Naha district prosecutors’ office on Oct …