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(CNN)K-pop fans can breathe a sigh of relief, with BTS here to stay -- for a few more years, at least. Fans have long worried that the boy band, arguably the biggest in the world, could see their success derailed by South Korea's mandatory military service. But on Tuesday, the parliament passed a bill allowing pop stars -- such as BTS -- to defer their service. Previously, the law allowed special exemptions for top artists, athletes, and musicians -- for instance, those who have won classical music competitions -- but not top K-pop stars.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says that Israel's military campaign in Gaza has turned the territory into the world's "greatest open-air graveyard". Borrell's comment comes as he arrives in Brussels for a meeting of EU foreign ministers. SOUNDBITE
SpaceX's Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, lifts off on the first test flight of the spacecraft designed to send astronauts to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. IMAGES
SpaceX postpones the first test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built. Liftoff of the giant rocket was called off just minutes ahead of the scheduled launch time because of a pressurization issue, SpaceX officials said. IMAGES
Production has been halted in the world's biggest chocolate plant, run by Swiss giant Barry Callebaut in the Belgian town of Wieze, after salmonella contaminations were found. IMAGES
Members of South Korean supergroup BTS take part in the White House press briefing in Washington DC before meeting US President Joe Biden to discuss anti-Asian hate crimes. IMAGES
Jiaxing (China), Jun 18 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Víctor Escribano / Alex Plavevski). The Communist Party of China (CCP) is the second political group with the most members in the world, but its foundation, one hundred years ago, was marked by the secrecy of a first Congress that ended up being held in a small pleasure boat, now elevated to foundational myth.FOOTAGE OF THE PAVILLION COMMEMORATIVE OF THE REVOLUTION (MUSEUM ON THE FOUNDATION OF THE CCP) NEAR LAKE NANHU, IN THE CITY OF JIAXING (PROVINCE OF ZHEJIANG); HUXIN ISLAND IN LAKE NANHU (JIAXING), WHERE THE REPLICA OF THE RED SHIP IS DOCKED; EXTERIOR OF THE 'SHIKUMEN' IN SHANGHÁI WHERE THE I CONGRESS OF THE CCP BEGAN IN 1921, AND THE MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF THE CCP IN XINTIANDI, SHANGHÁI (NEXT TO THE ABOVE 'SHIKUMEN').