A settlement panel rejected Chinese investor Min Fengzhen’s challenge of a 2024 claim dismissal, giving South Korea a final decision in a 264 billion won ($197 million) investor-state dispute, according to the justice ministry on Sunday.

According to a statement from the ministry, this is South Korea’s first win in a complete hearing of an international investor dispute.

The case focused on Min’s allegation that a lender’s seizure and sale of pledged shares connected to a failing Beijing real estate project violated protections under an investment treaty between South Korea and China.

In 2024, the initial tribunal rejected the claim, stating that the investment was unlawful and hence not covered by the treaty.

Pakistan suffered another major setback in Test cricket after being whitewashed by England in the Test series, dropping one place to ninth in the 10-team rankings.

The whitewash against England has further deepened Pakistan’s struggles in Test cricket, with the national team reaching its lowest-ever position in the 10-team Test rankings.

Pakistan have won only seven of their last 20 Test matches, while their continued poor performances have also resulted in a decline in the rankings.

The national team have suffered whitewashes in six of their last 12 Test series, further highlighting Pakistan’s struggles to maintain their position in Test cricket.

The latest rankings setback comes after Pakistan failed to avoid a series whitewash against England, adding to concerns over the team’s continued poor run in the longest format.

– The head of Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation accused Ukraine on Sunday of attacking diesel fuel trucks, killing two Russian servicemen and deliberately jeopardising safety at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine.

Alexei Likhachev said the attack took place on Friday and also resulted in injuries to other Russian soldiers.

The Zaporizhzhia plant, Europe’s largest with six reactors, was seized by Russian forces in the early weeks of the Ukraine war that broke out in February 2022. Each ⁠side has regularly accused the other of actions that endanger safety at the plant and increase the risk of a nuclear accident.

Likhachev issued a statement saying Ukrainian forces had launched “a series of combined strikes” on Friday on fuel trucks which deliver diesel to the station.

“The strikes hit very close to the perimeter of the station’s site,” he said.

“Two servicemen were killed, and a large number of Russian soldiers were injured, some seriously. They were all involved ⁠in supporting this purely civilian mission.”

Fuel is critically important for the plant as diesel generators provide power to keep nuclear fuel in the reactors cool when the plant’s two external power links are down. Both were down for nearly three weeks ⁠in August and September.

Ukraine has demanded that Russia abandon the station and hand its operation back to Kyiv, a demand rejected by Moscow. The fuel currently generates no electricity.

The ⁠U.N. nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, has stationed an observer team permanently at the station, along with Ukraine’s three other working plants.

The ⁠agency has repeatedly acted as an intermediary when disputes arise and last month helped arrange a local ceasefire in order to carry out repairs and restore external power links.