South Korean anti-graft investigators were waiting on Tuesday for a new court-ordered arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose failed martial law bid threw the country into turmoil. The former star prosecutor has refused questioning three times over a bungled martial law decree last month and is holed up in his residence surrounded by hundreds of guards preventing …
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The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck China’s remote Tibet region on Tuesday morning jumped to at least 53, state media reported, with tremors of the quake felt in Nepal and India as well. Videos published by China’s state broadcaster CCTV showed destroyed houses with walls torn apart and rubble strewn across the ruins in the aftermath of …
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UFC CEO Dana White speaks at a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York, US, on October 27, 2024. — AFP Meta announced Monday the addition of three new directors to its board, including Dana White, the head of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and a known ally of US President-elect Donald Trump. …
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South Korea’s president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol speaks during a news conference at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, March 10, 2022. — Reuters Ex star prosecutor has refused questioning three times over martial law bid. Investigators refuse to disclose duration of new warrant they were seeking. Authorities investigate impeached Yoon on charges of “insurrection”. SEOUL: South Korean anti-graft investigators were …
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People stand amidst damaged houses in the aftermath of an earthquake in Tonglai Village, Changsuo Township of Dingri in Xigaze, China’s Tibet Autonomous Region on January 7, 2025. — Xinhua Strong quake causes damage near one of Tibet’s holiest cities Tremors also felt in Nepal, Bhutan and Northern India No reports of damage, lives lost around Everest: Nepal authorities BEIJING: …
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A Richter scale graph measuring earthquake. — AFP/File A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Shigatse, Tibet’s second-largest city, early on Tuesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre. The tremor struck at precisely 9:05 am local time , causing… Source link
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A person walks down a street during a winter storm in Souris, Prince Edward Island, Canada, January 6, 2025. — Reuters WASHINGTON: A powerful storm swept across the eastern United States on Monday, unleashing heavy snow and freezing rain that claimed five lives and left millions facing travel chaos from the central plains to Washington, D.C. Some 350,000 people were …
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US Senate and the House of Representatives members attend a joint session of Congress to certify Donald Trump’s election, at the US Capitol in Washington, US January 6, 2025. — Reuters VP Harris presides over certification ceremony. Trump declares it “big moment in history”. Congress backs 312 electoral college win of Trump WASHINGTON: The US Congress formally certified Republican President-elect Donald …
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North Korea on Monday fired a missile as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited South Korea, where he warned Pyongyang was working ever more closely with Russia on advanced space technology. Blinken’s trip came as investigators were trying to arrest conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has entrenched himself in his residence after being impeached for a failed attempt …
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday that he will step down as leader of the ruling Liberals after nine years in office but will stay on in his post until the party chooses a replacement. Trudeau, under heavy pressure from Liberal legislators to quit amid polls showing the party will be crushed at the next election, said at …
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