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Li J. Myung of the Liberal Democratic Party won South Korea's presidential election after Kim Moun-su,

the candidate for the Conservative People Power Party conceded.

With most of the votes counted, Mr. Lee won 48% against 43% for Mr. Kim.

Election officials said that turnout an hour before polls closed was 78%, the highest in almost three decades.

Elon Musk called Donald Trump's budget bill a disgusting abomination, days after he left the

government. The White House said it would not change the president's opinion. The legislation,

which cuts taxes and increases

the deficit, narrowly passed the House but faces tougher scrutiny and more opposition in the

Senate. Mr. Musk previously said he was disappointed by it. Israeli troops killed at least 27 people near an aid distribution centre in Rafa, according

to Palestinian officials.

The Israel Defence Forces claimed that people had strayed from designated routes and reiterated

that aid must not reach Hamas.

Following a similar episode over the weekend,

Antonio Guterres, the Secretary General of the UN, called for an independent investigation.

Ukraine's security service said it had struck the Kerch Bridge, which connects Russia to the

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