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Explainer-South Korea's Constitutional Court to decide impeached president's fate
SEOUL - South Korea's Constitutional Court controls President Yoon Suk Yeol's fate, after parliament impeached him on Saturday over his...
Dec 14, 20242 min read


Explainer-What is the significance of the Golan Heights?
Israel denied on Tuesday it had advanced into Syria beyond a buffer zone with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights since the overthrow of...
Dec 10, 20243 min read


Explainer-What is at stake in the Swiss-EU trade talks
ZURICH - Switzerland and the European Union have been in talks since March to update their trading relationship after a previous effort...
Nov 26, 20243 min read


Explainer-What is Project 2025 and how is it connected to Trump?
WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump has named several high-profile conservatives associated with "Project 2025" to his...
Nov 26, 20243 min read


Explainer-What is the state of Bolsonaro's legal trouble in Brazil?
SAO PAULO - Brazilian police released a report on Thursday formally accusing former President Jair Bolsonaro, an icon of the global...
Nov 25, 20242 min read


Explainer-COP29 - How does $300 billion stack up?
BAKU - Countries agreed at the U.N.'s COP29 climate conference to spend $300 billion on annual climate finance. Here are some ways of...
Nov 24, 20242 min read


Explainer-How quickly can Trump's Musk-led efficiency panel slash US regulations?
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who were tapped by Republican President-elect Donald Trump to lead a new Department of Government...
Nov 22, 20244 min read


Explainer-Jimmy Lai: What to know about national security trial of Hong Kong media tycoon
HONG KONG - Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai testified this week in court for the first time in a landmark...
Nov 22, 20244 min read


Explainer-How the US tracks ballistic missile launches
SINGAPORE - The United States has layers of sensors that can spot, track and identify ballistic missile launches such as the Russian IRBM...
Nov 22, 20242 min read


Explainer-How Trump could bypass the Senate to install his cabinet picks
WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump has said he might install his picks for top administration posts without first winning approval...
Nov 20, 20243 min read


Explainer-Why has ethnic violence escalated in India's Manipur state again?
Hundreds of people defied a curfew to stage demonstrations in India's northeastern state of Manipur over the weekend and 23 were arrested...
Nov 20, 20243 min read


Explainer-Why are countries fighting over climate finance at COP29?
BAKU - The main task for nearly 200 countries at the U.N.'s COP29 climate summit is to broker a deal that ensures up to trillions of...
Nov 20, 20243 min read
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