The presidential office said talks on a comprehensive agreement to facilitate military airbase relocations between South Korea and the United States were making progress. It also said the relocation of U.S. military facilities at Gwangju military airbase would proceed without problems.
A federal appeals court on Friday rejected the Justice Department's request for California to set aside disputed ballots received in the midterm election.
The National Assembly's Special Committee on Budget and Accounts began reviewing next year's budget with a public hearing on the 30th. The Democratic Party sought funding for livelihoods and future growth, while the People Power Party signaled cuts of around 134 trillion won.
Maritime security sources attributed the attack on MT Louise 1 to limpet mines. Indian shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal said its Indian crew members were safe.
POSCO and its union reached a tentative agreement on wages for 2026. The deal includes a 2.6% increase in base pay and comes more than four months after negotiations began on June 16.
Authorities in Spain worked to identify the bodies of 69 train-crash victims on October 30 as relatives waited for news.
The Confederation of African Football reversed its scheduling decision Friday and said the Africa Cup of Nations would continue every two years.
President Trump is scheduled to hold rallies in Iowa and Kansas on Sunday, reversing plans to cancel the events and replace them with tele-rallies.
The Vatican announced Friday that Pope Leo XIV had voted in the upcoming U.S. elections, becoming the first pope to do so.
Binance co-founder Yi He said the company would cover all hacking losses as about $3 billion in affected assets had been located.
A Tennessee appeals court upheld a $160,400 valuation of a marital home and the wife's 75% equity share in an October 27, 2026 ruling, while requiring further work on other parts of the divorce case.
Indian regulators barred Sun Pharma from producing ophthalmic drugs at its Assam factory until it submits a satisfactory compliance report.
Dnipropetrovsk regional governor Oleksandr Ganzha said electricity had been restored to most consumers, but more than 200,000 subscribers remained without power.
US authorities say an investigation into alleged student-aid fraud has produced five indictments, with 40 more investigations open and hundreds of people affected by alleged identity theft.
Two helicopters collided in midair and crashed into a farm field southwest of Portland, Oregon, killing three people, Yamhill County Sheriff Sam Elliott said Thursday night.
The Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air estimated that air pollution-related deaths in Indonesia rose from 3,740 in August to 5,310 in September.
President Lee Jae-myung presented an appointment certificate to Choi Gil-su, the special inspector at the presidential office, on the 30th. He also presented designation certificates to nine people, including special presidential advisers and chairs and vice chairs of presidential committees.
Bathurst Resources Limited said Friday it had resubmitted its application after the Environmental Protection Authority identified two matters requiring attention before a completeness check could be passed.
The Seoul Southern District Prosecution Office indicted lawmaker A without detention on the 30th on charges of quasi-forcible indecent assault and violating confidentiality provisions under the sexual violence punishment law.
The People Power Party on the 30th demanded an immediate halt to the Democratic Party's proposed parliamentary inquiry into Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae, criticizing it as political retaliation.