1. Actress apologizes amid controversy over great-grandfather’s pro-Japanese ties

2. 'Mounjaro babies': Weight-loss drug may raise pregnancy risk

1. China envisions robot dogs working alongside astronauts on the Moon

2. South Korea’s heat wave leaves bakeries scrambling for fresh cream

1. Young Koreans mock ‘bus house’ proposal with a flood of viral memes

2. AFP debunks viral posts in France linking Korea’s market plunge to suicides

3. Passengers take airlines to court over windowless ‘window seats’

1. Seoul's tropical nights end, but Korea's heat wave isn't over yet

2. The Korean towns untouched by tropical nights

3. Paris chefs look to Korean cuisine for fine dining inspiration

1. 2026 Boryeong Mud Festival enters its final weekend

2. How homegrown apps are helping people beat the heat

1. BTS concerts are powering local economies

2. Etiquette debate: Should beachwear stay at the beach?

3. Extreme heat fuels demand for Japan's “human refrigerators”

1. Study links earlier social media use to lower academic performance

2. News publishers push back as Google's AI summaries reshape online search

3. Ariana Grande is 'taking a step back' as public scrutiny intensifies

1. For nearly half of Korean workers, vacation isn't really time off

2. As Europe heats up, Germany is divided over air conditioners

3. Customers caught bringing their own meat to a barbecue restaurant