Supporters of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol shared dark conspiracy theories and braved freezing weather in downtown Seoul on Saturday ahead of an impeachment vote that could remove their leader from office.Opinion polls showed Friday that more than 75 percent of the South Korean public say Yoon must be impeached for last week’s botched …
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Jordan will host US, EU, Turkish and Arab diplomats on Saturday for high-level talks on Syria, a day after celebrations in Damascus and nationwide rejoicing at the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad.Syrians celebrated the day they called the “Friday of victory” with fireworks heralding the fall of the Assad dynasty.More than half a century of …
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Few in the Jahan family’s remote Bangladeshi village had seen a jackal up close before the morning one stalked Musqan through the paddy fields, pounced on her, and maimed the four-year-old for life.Violent and unprovoked attacks by rabid canines are rising around the South Asian nation due to rampant deforestation and habitat loss — a …
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President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named centrist Francois Bayrou as prime minister, handing him the daunting task of hauling France out of months of political crisis.The 73-year-old head of the MoDem group, which is allied to Macron’s party, was appointed nine days after parliament ousted Michel Barnier’s government in a historic no-confidence vote following a …
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South Korean lawmakers vote Saturday on whether to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, a second parliamentary showdown that appeared on a knife edge.A week after a first attempt to remove Yoon for the martial law debacle foundered, the National Assembly will vote at around 4:00 pm (0700 GMT) on whether …
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Syrians rejoiced into the night as fireworks exploded on the first Friday — the Muslim day of rest and prayer — since the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad.More than half a century of brutal rule by the Assad clan came to a sudden end on Sunday, after a lightning rebel offensive swept across the country …
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Bayan al-Hinnawi, who spent years behind bars in Bashar al-Assad’s Syria, joined crowds in the heartland of the Druze minority on Friday to celebrate the president’s fall, “a dream” come true for the former prisoner.Hundreds of people descended on Sweida’s main square, singing and clapping in jubilation, just days after Islamist-led rebels took the capital …
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More than two-thirds of displaced families in eastern Sudan are unable to secure enough food, as war has pushed millions to the brink of famine, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said on Friday.The number of displaced in eastern Sudan has surged particularly since mid-year when paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), at war with Sudan’s army, …
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The UK, Italy and Japan on Friday launched a joint venture to develop a supersonic next-generation fighter jet by 2035, replacing the Eurofighter Typhoon.Britain’s BAE Systems, Italy’s Leonardo and Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement Co Ltd (JAIEC) will each hold a 33.3 percent share in the new venture, “marking a pivotal moment for the international aerospace …
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva declared he was “strong and steady” Friday, in a video of him walking around unassisted after emergency surgery earlier this week.”Please rest assured. I am strong and steady! I am walking the halls… talking a lot, eating well and, soon, ready to return home and continue working and …
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