Lee Jae-myung was voted in exactly six months after his predecessor made a failed martial law bid.
Watch: BBC on the ground in Seoul as new president is announced
Opposition’s Lee Jae-myung will become South Korea’s next president, winning the country’s first election since impeachment chaos.
Five killed in attack on UN aid convoy in Sudan
The UN says it is “devastating” that the aid did not reach civilians in “famine-stricken” el-Fasher.
Madeleine search officers dig at abandoned building on day one
Authorities say the new search will be across 21 plots and will continue until Friday.
New Madeleine McCann search under way in Portugal
Authorities say the new search will be across 21 plots and will continue until Friday.
Ukraine says it hit Crimea bridge with underwater explosives
Kyiv’s security service says it it used more than 1,000kg of TNT to mine the supports of Russia’s Kerch Bridge.
Jeremy Bowen: Killings near Gaza aid centre will deepen criticism of Israel’s new distribution system
Western diplomats are looking on with dismay at the killing of hungry Gazans near aid hubs, writes Jeremy Bowen.
Dutch government collapses after far-right leader quits coalition
The decision, which sparked anger among Geert Wilders’ coalition partners, will pave the way for new elections in the Netherlands.
‘Struggling to be alive’: Kenyan activist speaks of ‘sexual torture’ in Tanzania
Boniface Mwangi says he has decided to speak despite the “shame and guilt” of being “sexually tortured”.
Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima dies aged 89
Known as Mr Giants, Nagashima was one of Japan’s most famous sports stars during the 1960s and 70s.
