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President Lee Jae Myung on July 14 criticized his own government for leaving the abortion pill mifepristone unapproved, calling the situation "irresponsible" during a Cabinet meeting and pressing ministries to find a way around a legislative deadlock that has lasted more than five years. The instruction has renewed attention on a question that has remained unresolved since the Constitutional Court’s 2019 abortion ruling: how abortion care and medication should be regulated in practice.

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A photo of national team forward Cho Gue-sung's tanned skin set off a heated exchange between Korean and Brazilian users on X during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the latest flashpoint in a pattern of online hostility toward Korea coming from some of the same overseas audiences who consume its pop culture most enthusiastically. The dispute, reported by the fan translation account Pannchoa on July 6, has drawn renewed attention to how quickly K-pop and K-drama fandoms abroad can turn into forums for mockery of Korean society itself.

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