Jin from BTS begins military service, marking end of an era
BTS star Jin starts his mandatory South Korean military duty on Tuesday, the band's first member to enlist since a hiatus announcement this year left fans heartbroken over the K-pop juggernaut's uncertain future.
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Musk relaunches Twitter Blue after fake account fiasco
Elon Musk relaunched a subscription service for Twitter on Monday after a first attempt saw an embarrassing spate of fake accounts that scared advertisers and cast doubt on the site's future.
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Colombia, rebels end 'successful' 1st round of peace talks
The Colombian government and National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels on Monday "successfully" completed a first round of peace talks in Caracas by agreeing to free prisoners, but without signing a cease fire, according to a joint statement.
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US seizes 55 websites for illegally live-streaming World Cup
Fifty-five websites have been seized for illegally live-streaming matches from the World Cup in Qatar, the US Justice Department said Monday.
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Los Angeles mayor declares homelessness state of emergency
A state of emergency over spiraling levels of homelessness was declared in Los Angeles on Monday as the new mayor pledged a "seismic shift" for one of the most intractable problems in America's second biggest city.
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England's Watson glad to work under 'ridiculously good' Borthwick at Tigers
England wing Anthony Watson has labelled Steve Borthwick a "ridiculously good coach" amid speculation the Leicester supremo will succeed Eddie Jones as England boss.
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Capito departs Formula One team Williams after two years
Williams Racing CEO and Team Principal Jost Capito is leaving after two years in the job, the British Formula One outfit announced on Monday.
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J.K. Rowling launches a service to help victims of sexual violence
"Harry Potter" author J. K. Rowling on Monday launched an organisation for women who have been victims of sexual violence.
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MCC to 'consult' on scrapping Eton v Harrow, Oxford v Cambridge after backlash
Marylebone Cricket Club said Monday it would launch a "consultation process" next month on the future of the Eton v Harrow and Oxford v Cambridge matches at Lord's after plans to remove the fixtures from its annual calendar provoked an angry reaction.
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EU democracy 'under attack' as parliament rocked by Qatar bribe claims
Leaders of the EU Parliament accused foreign powers on Monday of trying to corrupt European democracy, as a probe into alleged bribes from World Cup host Qatar widened.
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