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South Korean superstar Kim Soo Hyun is facing major fallout after being embroiled in a controversy surrounding his past relationship with late actress Kim Sae-ron. The backlash has led to several high-profile brands, including luxury fashion house Prada, cutting ties with the actor.

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For decades, the Pritzker Prize has been a stage for architectural legends—the visionaries who stamp their unmistakable style onto skylines and cityscapes. But 2025's laureate, Liu Jiakun, is a different kind of master. Unlike the starchitects who have long dominated the field, Liu has built a career on not having a signature look. Instead, he lets his projects take shape from their surroundings, whispering their own stories through materials, history, and local culture.

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Philippine police arrested former President Rodrigo Duterte after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for crimes against humanity linked to his deadly "war on drugs." The 79-year-old was taken into custody shortly after arriving at Manila airport from Hong Kong.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Friday that India and the EU will aim to finalize a "mutually beneficial" free trade agreement by the end of the year. The announcement came after a meeting with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in New Delhi, where both leaders tasked their teams with achieving the deadline.

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China's military said Sunday it would tighten its "noose" around Taiwan if separatism over the island escalated, warning proponents to step back from the "precipice" or face a "dead end", state media reported.

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In a bid to raise its profile in the global artificial intelligence (AI) community, Alibaba today announced the open-source release of its state-of-the-art AI video generation model, Wan 2.1. The action aims to drive innovation and cooperation in the AI ecosystem by providing free access to sophisticated tools capable of generating high-quality videos and images from image and text prompts.