President Lee Jae Myung also accused Kyiv of "attempting to provoke a war on the Korean Peninsula".

The governor said she'd lost faith in prosecutors overseeing the case and handed it over to New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Fortnite, Roblox and Minecraft also told to 'lift their game' by online safety regulator.

The convicted killer is in hospital in Tennessee after surviving two lethal injections, in a case that has raised many questions.

The former employees were investigated for sharing data with an outside AI evaluation group.

The BBC's Nada Tawfik was at the hearing, where the university's Student Assembly led a discussion around safety concerns and sexual violence on campus.

A voter mobilisation campaign has registered huge numbers of young people but it is not clear who they are backing.

Amid global tumult, the two countries alliance is not the only unlikely pairing.

Several self-inflicted mistakes have cost the biggest sportswear brand on the planet in recent years.

Cuban exiles in Florida are increasingly hopeful that regime change in Cuba is now on the horizon.

The sudden influx of Bogong moths has caused a stir in cities like Sydney and Canberra, with people filming them infiltrating their homes and cars.

President Donald Trump has threatened to ban diesel exports in a bid to ease prices in the US ahead of the November elections.

Tokyo stocks fell on October 2, with the Nikkei 225 closing at 68,309, down 647 points, as investors took profits after the previous day’s sharp rally and turned cautious ahead of U.S. employment data, rising global bond yields and renewed concern over energy prices. (News On Japan)

Japan's unemployment rate rose to 2.5% in August, up 0.1 percentage point from July, marking the first deterioration in five months, according to data released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. (News On Japan)

Osaka will launch regular nighttime sightseeing cruises on October 3, offering visitors a new way to enjoy the city's illuminated waterfront, including the historic architecture of Nakanoshima and the skyline surrounding Osaka Castle. (News On Japan)

Miresso, a Japanese startup backed by trading house Mitsui & Co., has announced the start of construction of a facility to produce beryllium, a rare metal essential for nuclear fusion power generation, with plans to manufacture 100 tons annually, equivalent to about one-third of current global production. (News On Japan)

Hokkaido's highest peak, Mount Asahidake in the Daisetsuzan mountain range, recorded its first snow cover of the season on October 2, with the area around the Asahidake Ropeway's Sugatami Station, at an elevation of approximately 1,600 meters, blanketed in snow. (News On Japan)

Japan has begun detailed discussions on a new system to make childbirth free of charge, with the government aiming to introduce nationwide coverage by June 2028 and the establishment of a uniform national price for deliveries emerging as the central issue. (News On Japan)

Lawyers for Good's family say US officials created "an unprecedented environment for state sponsored violence" in Minneapolis.

The BBC’s Ione Wells reports from outside the Tennessee hospital where Pike is said to have arrived Wednesday night after surviving two lethal injection attempts.