1. Koreans debate pouring iced Americano over rice and what it says about a rice-first food culture

2. 1,000-won college campus stores prove a hit with students

3. Young Koreans turn to fortune-telling and AI for comfort in uncertain times

1. U.S. ends duty-free allowance on small parcels, sparking backlash from people mailing to America

2. U.S. detention of 300 Koreans sparks anger and boycott movement at home

3. Go legend Lee Sedol warns that in the AI era, it’s not enough to just “use” AI; we must learn to truly harness it

1. After 33 years, Korea moves to legalize tattooing by non-medical professionals

2. Climate change fuels surge of “autumn mosquitoes” in Korea, raising disease concerns

3. Finding a hurt wild animal? Here’s what experts say you should — and shouldn’t — do

1. Supreme Court ends decades-long dispute over Chun Kyung-ja painting “Beautiful Woman”

2. South Korea tops world in higher education for 17 years, but wage gaps are growing

3. Banksy unveils High Court mural in London amid crackdown on pro-Palestine activism

1. Rosé makes history at the VMAs as first K-pop artist to win Song of the Year

2. Two winners share $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot, the second-largest in U.S. history

3. Why the “Gen Z Stare” is sparking debate about modern communication

1. Once-in-200-years downpour batters Gunsan(군산) and Seocheon(서천), raising fears of more extreme autumn rains

2. Gangneung residents struggle with sudden water shutoffs as record drought worsens

3. Vatican canonizes teenager Carlo Acutis, the first millennial saint known as “God’s Influencer”

1. Kim Jong-un arrives in Beijing under unusual safeguards ahead of “Victory Day” parade

2. Cheap supermarket baguettes spark outrage among French bakers

3. Seoul parents alarmed by kidnapping scare that turned out to be false

1. Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice Wins Raves in Venice and Emerges as an Early Oscar Contender

2. Daegu’s abandoned Gachang quarry becomes viral hotspot amid rising safety concerns

3. Australian state to ban iconic fish-shaped soy sauce bottles