SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean court is set to deliver its verdict on former President Park Geun-hye on Friday with prosecutors seeking a 30-year jail term over a scandal that exposed webs of corruption between political leaders and the country’s conglomerates.

BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese government’s top diplomat hopes that planned summits between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the presidents of South Korea and the United States will “take the fuse” out of the situation on the Korean peninsula.

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced the dissolution of parliament on Friday, more than two months before the end of his five-year term, paving the way for a general election.

Escalation raises doubts over US-China trade dispute reaching settlement

MATIAS ROMERO, Mexico (Reuters) – Impoverished Central American migrants traveling in a “caravan” through Mexico that angered U.S. President Donald Trump said they would stick together for safety even though the group will end its journey in Mexico City rather than at the U.S. border.

It is an escalation of a tense trade stand-off that has unsettled global markets in recent weeks.

Jusitn Bieber finally shared new music…but fans are sure to be disappointed.

Cardi B’s debut studio album is already eligible for a Gold certification off the strength of “Bodak Yellow” alone — but those figures won’t count toward the album’s first week sales.

Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa have teamed up to launch a new single…but it doesn’t seem like it will be a hit.