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Dec 14, 20244 min read
South Korea's Yoon impeached: Embittered survivor buckles under martial law backlash
SEOUL - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces the greatest threat to his brief but chequered political career, with his fate in the...


Dec 14, 20243 min read
Who is Han Duck-soo, South Korea's acting president after Yoon impeachment?
SEOUL - Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who became South Korea's acting president after Saturday's impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol, is a...


Dec 14, 20241 min read
South Korea lawmakers vote to impeach President Yoon over martial law bid
SEOUL - South Korea's opposition-led parliament impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday, voting to suspend him from his official...


Dec 14, 20242 min read
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 13, 20243 min read
Explainer-What do we know about investigations faced by South Korean President Yoon?
SEOUL - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, several cabinet ministers, military commanders and police officials face criminal...


Dec 13, 20242 min read
NATO boss calls for much higher defence spending to counter Russia
BRUSSELS - NATO head Mark Rutte warned the U.S.-led transatlantic alliance on Thursday that it was not ready for the threats it would...


Dec 10, 20243 min read
South Korean broadcaster targeted by martial law feared for his life
SEOUL - Veteran South Korean broadcaster Kim Ou-joon said he left home and went into hiding minutes after President Yoon Suk Yeol...


Dec 9, 20244 min read
Trump vows to pardon Jan. 6 defendants on Day One
President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview that aired on Sunday that he would act on his first day in office to pardon rioters...


Dec 5, 20242 min read
Facts-The six milestones Starmer says will define success of UK government
LONDON - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday announced six priorities intended to convince dissatisfied voters he was...


Dec 3, 20242 min read
NATO expected to sidestep Ukraine's call for quick invite
BRUSSELS - NATO is highly unlikely to heed Ukraine's call for a membership invitation at a meeting on Tuesday, according to diplomats,...


Nov 29, 20244 min read
Ethnic strife frustrates peace efforts in India's Manipur
BOROBEKRA, India - Gunmen seized six hostages this month while exchanging fire with troops in India's northeastern state of Manipur after...


Nov 26, 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...
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