How the decline in birth rates in North Korea compares with the South

How the decline in birth rates in North Korea compares with the South

North and South Korea have adopted different approaches to dealing with their falling birth rates and impending population decline. North Korea’s fertility rate, or number of children expected per woman’s lifetime, is 1.78 births per woman, according to projections by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). South Korea is at 0.72, the lowest in the … Read more

Trump suspects Ryan Routh’s disdain for “ungrateful, selfish, rich people” and his dark past in Hawaii is revealed as the FBI raids his home after an attempted golf course assassination.

Trump suspects Ryan Routh's disdain for "ungrateful, selfish, rich people" and his dark past in Hawaii is revealed as the FBI raids his home after an attempted golf course assassination.

Trump’s would-be assassin fired off a furious email to a man who blew $3,600 on a failed construction deal last year in which he bragged about spending time in Taiwan and Ukraine, and complained about with “ungrateful”. selfish, rich”. Ryan Routh, 58, is currently being held in a Florida jail awaiting trial on one count … Read more

Suspicious packages sent to election officials across the United States

Suspicious packages sent to election officials across the United States

The FBI and the US Postal Department are investigating suspicious packages received by election officials in 17 states. Federal investigators said they were collecting the packages and that some contained “an unknown substance,” although there were no reports of injuries. They were sent to secretaries of state and state election officials across the country from … Read more

Former PM Sir John Major criticizes Tories’ ‘un-British’ policy in Rwanda

Former PM Sir John Major criticizes Tories' 'un-British' policy in Rwanda

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Hezbollah-affiliated pager explosion kills at least 8 and injures more than 2,700 in Lebanon

Hezbollah-affiliated pager explosion kills at least 8 and injures more than 2,700 in Lebanon

The militant group Hezbollah said on Tuesday that the pagers belonged to its members he had jumped all over Lebanonkilling at least eight people and injuring more than 2,700, according to the country’s Ministry of Health. Iran-backed Hezbollah has laid the blame for the widespread and apparently simultaneous explosions in Israel, without providing evidence. Israel … Read more

Glasgow will host the scaled-up Commonwealth Games in 2026

Glasgow will host the scaled-up Commonwealth Games in 2026

Unlock Editor’s Digest for free FT Editor Roula Khalaf selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Glasgow is set to host a Commonwealth Games in 2026 after the Scottish government agreed to a rescue package backed by a multi-million pound investment from the Australian authorities. Neil Gray, health minister, said on Tuesday that he … Read more

Texas medical program stops using unclaimed bodies after NBC News investigation

Texas medical program stops using unclaimed bodies after NBC News investigation

Dallas County officials were also scheduled to discuss the unclaimed body program in a closed session Tuesday. County Administrator Darryl Martin did not immediately respond to a message requesting an interview. County officials had justified delivering these bodies to the center because they had been marked as unclaimed — meaning the deceased had no families … Read more