A proposed class-action lawsuit accuses StubHub of failing to deliver World Cup tickets and leaving fans with unrecovered travel costs. StubHub says affected orders are backed by its FanProtect Guarantee and blames problems largely on FIFA’s ticketing infrastructure.
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South Korea plans more than $1 trillion in investments to expand chipmaking, AI data centres and robotics infrastructure. President Lee Jae Myung says the effort is aimed at securing AI leadership and reviving regions beyond Seoul.
Hong Myung-bo resigned as South Korea coach after the national team failed to reach the World Cup knockout stage. President Lee Jae-myung called for an investigation, while former players and fans demanded broader changes in South Korean football.
G7 leaders meeting in France are focusing on a preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement and renewed efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. Zelenskyy joined the summit as European leaders sought to keep pressure on Moscow and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The Bank of Japan raised its benchmark rate to 1%, the highest since 1995, citing energy-driven price pressures and rising inflation expectations. The move continues Japan’s shift away from decades of ultra-low borrowing costs.
South Korea’s ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to 30 years in prison for drone flights over North Korea that prosecutors said were meant to provoke Pyongyang and justify martial law. Yoon denies wrongdoing and is already serving a life sentence tied to his failed 2024 martial law order.