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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
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Following Netherlands, South Korea to ban phones in school classrooms

The ban will take effect from March next year. Australia recently widened its pioneering ban on social media for teenagers.

18 August 2025: Zelenskyy heads to Washington as Trump presses for Russia deal & other news of the day

ThePrint’s round-up of the major news events from around the world.

South Korea to reduce military activity along North Korea border

President Lee Jae Myun in a speech to mark the 80th anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japan said he would restore the 19 Sept military agreement between the two neighbours.

North Korean leader calls Seoul’s peace bid a ‘pipedream’

Kim Yo Jong, Kim Jong Un's sister & a senior official in the North’s ruling Workers’ Party said plans for military drills by South Korea & the US were 'futile'.

South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee arrested over corruption charges

The wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, has been held for alleged stock manipulation, election interference & bribery.

South Korea, US to conduct joint military drills beginning 18 August

The 11-day annual defensive exercise, called Ulchi Freedom Shield, has long remained a source of tension with North Korea.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister rebuffs outreach of South Korea

President Lee had vowed to mend ties with Pyongyang, halting anti-North propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts and banning leaflet balloons. But the efforts were rejected.

South Korea’s top court upholds not-guilty vedict for Samsung chairman in 2015 merger fraud case

The supreme court's verdict permanently removes a long-running legal distraction for Jay Y Lee as Samsung catches up in a global race to develop cutting-edge AI chips.

Former South Korean Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum appointed special envoy to India

Appointed by South Korean President Lee, the move is seen as part of Seoul's broader diplomatic outreach effort to strengthen ties with key global partners.

South Korea, Japan, US conduct air drill, involving US strategic bomber for the first time

3 countries agree to maintain a strong deterrence against North Korea and strengthen cooperation in shipbuilding and critical minerals.

On Camera

India-Pakistan marriage breakdown that British can’t stop crying about

Ever since the Love Is Blind: UK episode dropped, there has been a collective meltdown online over the separation of Pakistan-origin Kal Pasha and Indian-origin Sarover Kaur Aujla.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.