Korean Baseball Team Arrives for World Championship

South Korea's U-23 baseball team departed for the Nicaragua World Championship, per chosun.com. The squad aims to secure their first title in the competition.

Nicaragua's leaders are being accused by UN experts of running a 'full dictatorship' and committing crimes against humanity, Nypost reports. The allegations come amid ongoing political tensions in the country.

The team's arrival coincides with a recent 2.9-magnitude earthquake in the North Pacific Ocean, 251 km west of Managua, volcanodiscovery.com notes. Residents remain unaffected but are monitoring conditions closely.