1. A Landmark Victory Amid the Storm In a moment of legal vindication that cuts through months of swirling controversy, actor Kim Soo-hyun has secured a significant court victory against Swiss watch brand Mido, winning a lawsuit concerning the return of an advertising contract fee amounting to 570 million won. This ruling, handed down by the Seoul Eastern District Court’s 13th Civil Division on the 27th, marks the first court decision in the ongoing legal disputes between the actor and his advertisers. For Kim Soo-hyun, whose career and personal reputation have been battered by a relentless wave of allegations and…

Imagine a young person in Ceuta, standing on the hot sands of Benítez beach with, Spanish flag wrapped around their shoulders, watching a group of tired, frightened migrants climb out of the water. Around them, other young men are shouting, blocking the path of Red Cross workers who are trying to deliver humanitarian aid, and soon someone sets fire to the few ragged belongings that the newcomers have brought with them. It is easy to look at photographs like these and dismiss everyone in them as monsters, racists, xenophobes. But that would be too comfortable, because the truth is far…