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• 'Proud to be gay': K-pop star on coming out to the world

  Only a handful of K-pop artists have come out as gay, but none as publicly as Bain. Is this a turning point?

• 'Commercialising concussion': The Australians taking a backyard collision game global

  As hype over the game grows, so do concerns about the potential for brain injuries.

• How Indian chef defied odds to win food Oscar and take Tamil cuisine global

  Chef Vijay Kumar’s 2025 James Beard win marks a quiet revolution, spotlighting south Indian cuisine globally.

• India recovers data from crashed Air India flight recorders

  The data from the recorders can be used to reconstruct the flight's final moments and determine the cause of the incident.

• Outrage as Trump compares Iran strikes to Japan atomic bombing

  Trump's reference to Hiroshima and Nagasaki is "unacceptable", survivors of the WW2 attacks say.

• Japan executes 'Twitter killer' who murdered nine

  Takahiro Shiraishi made contact with his victims on social media then lured them to his apartment.

• Renowned food critic Chua Lam dies at 83

  The Singapore-born Lam was one of Hong Kong's "four greatest talents".

• Rising school fees push Indian families to the brink

  Parents accuse private schools of steep fee raises which are stretching budgets to breaking point.

• Moment South Korean man sets Seoul metro carriage on fire

  Authorities have released CCTV of an arson attack in Seoul on 31 May where six people suffered minor injuries.

• Watch: Bear blocks runway forcing flight cancellations at airport in Japan

  The bear forced authorities at Yamagata Airport to temporarily shut its runways and cancel flights.

• Astronaut becomes first Indian to set foot on ISS

  Shubhanshu Shukla becomes the first Indian on ISS as the mission docks with the orbiting laboratory.

• North Korea to open beach resort as Kim bets on tourism

  Wonsan Kalma opens to domestic tourists on 1 July, six years after it was due to be completed.

• Sholay: Bollywood epic roars back to big screen after 50 years with new ending

  Fifty years on, Sholay - arguably Hindi cinema’s most iconic film - makes a spectacular return.

• Thailand's 'weed wild west' faces new rules as smuggling to UK rises

  A number of British travellers have been arrested and prices have collapsed due to overproduction.

• Turmoil and trade wars dominate China's 'summer Davos'

  The conflict between Iran and Israel adds further uncertainty to an already strained global outlook.