South Korea’s opp party vows to impeach acting president
South Korea’s main opposition party said Tuesday it will seek to impeach acting leader Han Duck-soo after he missed an opposition-set deadline to approve independent investigations into impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife. If realised, Han’s impeachment would further deepen South Korea’s political tumult and worries by neighbouring countries...
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US NSA Sullivan, Yunus discuss human rights’ issue
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Bangladesh launches $5 billion graft probe against Sheikh Hasina in nuclear power plant case
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Where does Santa live? It’s a trickier question to answer than you may think
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UK PM Keir Starmer hopes for peace in Middle East in Christmas message
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Hong Kong police issue arrest warrants, bounties for six activists
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Syria’s new authorities ‘very receptive’ to probe of Assad war crimes
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‘We should try again’: Punjab Assembly Speaker on Vajpayee’s failed India-Pak peace initiative
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No justification in US curbs on Pak firms, says Shehbaz
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday defended Pakistan’s nuclear and missile programme, saying the recent US sanctions against the country’s four entities have “no justification”. His remarks came days after the US slapped sanctions on four Pakistani firms, including the state-owned flagship aerospace and defence agency — National Development Complex (NDC)...
Prominent Lebanese figure visits Syria, hoping for post-Assad reset in troubled relations
A prominent Lebanese politician held talks on Sunday with the insurgent who led the overthrow of Syria’s President Bashar Assad, with both expressing hope for a new era in relations between their countries. Druze leader Walid Jumblatt was a longtime critic of Syria’s involvement in Lebanon and blamed Assad’s father, former...
German authorities received tipoffs last year about suspect in Christmas market attack
German authorities said they received tipoffs last year about the suspect in a car attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg as more details emerged on Sunday about the five people killed. Authorities have identified the suspect as a Saudi doctor who arrived in Germany in 2006 and had received permanent...
Sunak exits Downing Street, successor Starmer revives hope for FTA with India
The year earmarked for general elections in both India and the UK was destined to throw up many new scenarios on the political front. Among them was a decision to relaunch a “mutually beneficial” Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries. Just as India’s mammoth democratic exercise edged towards its...
Pickup truck driver killed by cops in Texas
A pickup truck driver fleeing police careened through the doors of a JCPenney store in Texas and continued through a busy mall, injuring five people before he was fatally shot by officers, authorities said. The truck crashed into the department store in Killeen, about 68 miles (109 kilometres) north of the...
Donald Trump taps ‘Apprentice’ producer Mark Burnett as special envoy to UK
Mark Burnett, the power producer who helped reintroduce Donald Trump to a national television audience with “The Apprentice”, is being tapped by the president-elect as special envoy to the United Kingdom in his upcoming administration. “With a distinguished career in television production and business, Mark brings a unique blend of diplomatic...
Lara Trump drops out of race to be Florida senator
Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump, said on Saturday that she is removing herself from consideration to be a Florida senator — ending speculation that she could replace Republican Senator Marco Rubio, who has been tapped to be the incoming administration’s secretary of state. “After an incredible amount...
