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Seoul Debates How To View Mayor's Death As Sexual Harassment Allegations Emerge

Seoul's mayor was found dead in a park Friday. A fierce debate has erupted in South Korean capital about how to view the mayor and his death after allegations of sexual harassment against him emerged.

Police say that Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, shown during a press conference earlier this month, was found dead in a wooded park. A police official says the cause of death is under investigation.

Seoul's Mayor Found Dead After Massive Search

Mayor Park Won-soon's daughter told police he left a verbal message similar to a will, and later turned off his mobile phone. His body was found in a wooded park early Friday, police say.

Park describes his experiences as a child soldier during an interview in his office in Yeongju.

Thousands Of Child Soldiers Died In The Korean War. Survivors Want More Recognition

South Korea conscripted more than 30,000 soldiers between the ages of 14 and 17 for the war. An estimated 3,000 of them died. One survivor prays daily for their souls.

A pro-LGBTQ banner is flipped over on a wall outside the U.S. Embassy in downtown Jerusalem.

At Jerusalem's Request, U.S. Embassy Briefly Takes Down Its LGBTQ Pride Banner

The city's deputy mayor said the banner was removed because he received complaints that it was offensive to residents.

A passenger wears personal protective equipment on a Delta Air Lines flight after landing at Minneapolis−St. Paul International Airport in late May.

Delta To Resume Flights Between The U.S. And China

The company says it's the first U.S. airline to do so since February after flights were suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. The flights will run from Seattle to Shanghai via Seoul, South Korea.

A man watches a television screen showing a news program with video of the demolition of the inter-Korean liaison office building in Kaesong, North Korea, at the Seoul Railway Station on Wednesday.

North Korea Vows To Send Troops Into Border Cooperation Zones

Pyongyang says forces will be sent to Kaesong, an inter-Korean industrial park along the border where a liaison office was blown up by North Korea earlier this week.

An image from a thermal observation device shows the explosion of an inter-Korean liaison office building in North Korea's Kaesong as seen from Paju, South Korea, on Tuesday.

In 'Terrific Explosion,' North Korea Blows Up Liaison Office

The office, north of the Demilitarized Zone, appears to have been empty when it was destroyed. The act follows threats from Pyongyang, and experts say provocations from the North will likely continue.

The U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, draped a Black Lives Matter banner on its building over the weekend "in solidarity with fellow Americans grieving and peacefully protesting to demand positive change."

U.S. Embassy In South Korea Removes Its Black Lives Matter Banner

According to multiple news reports, the banner was taken down after President Trump and senior State Department officials expressed displeasure with it.

A Long Summer Ahead: What Writers Are Reading As The Pandemic Goes On

Find recommendations for fantasy, poetry, new fiction, old fiction, comics, fairy tales and more, hand-picked by authors Ben Philippe, Jade Chang, Raina Telgemeier, Tess Taylor and Thomas Pierce.

Speaking at the White House on Friday, President Trump said he was "terminating" U.S. ties to the World Health Organization.

EU Urges Trump To Rethink Cutting Funding To WHO

The European Union is urging President Donald Trump to rethink his decision to terminate the U.S. relationship with the World Health Organization as spiking COVID-19 case numbers in India and elsewhere indicate the pandemic is far from contained

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