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South Korean President Faces Impeachment Motion After Declaring Martial Law

South Korea’s Parliament has submitted a motion to vote on removing President Yoon Suk Yeol by Friday or Saturday.

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How the Burial Ground of My Enslaved African Ancestors Became a Historical Landmark

On Sunday, February 25, 2024, in the middle of the night, I finally found the North Carolina plantation that my ancestors were enslaved on: Midway Plantation. I stared at my laptop, completely in awe of the fact that all the

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UK police question killer nurse Letby over further baby deaths

Lucy Letby, the most prolific child serial killer in modern British history, has been questioned in prison over further baby deaths and collapses at two hospitals where she worked, police said Wednesday. Former nurse Letby, 34, is serving a whole-life

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Trump’s vows of quick peace fall flat on Ukraine frontlines

by Florent VERGNES / Maryke VERMAAK Months of fighting on the Ukrainian front have not taken away Kostya’s sense of humor — even when it comes to the topic of Donald Trump. Fears are high across Ukraine that the U.S.

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Namibia elects its first woman president

Namibia’s ruling SWAPO party was declared winner Tuesday of last week’s disputed elections, ushering in the southern African country’s first woman president after a disputed vote that the main opposition has already said it does not recognise. Vice-President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

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South Korea is reeling after spending hours under a surprise martial law declaration – Business Insider

South Korea is reeling after spending hours under a surprise martial law declaration  Business Insider What has happened in South Korea and what does martial law have to do with it?  CNN How South Korean leader botched bid to impose martial law  Reuters

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Philippines says China Coast Guard fired water cannon, ‘sideswiped’ govt vessel

The Philippines said the China Coast Guard fired water cannon and “sideswiped” a government vessel Wednesday during a maritime patrol near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, after Beijing said it had “exercised control” over the ship. China claims almost the entire

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Soldiers vs office chairs: South Korea’s martial law standoff

by Kang Jin-kyu Parliamentary staffers used sofas and fire extinguishers to block soldiers armed with assault rifles and night-vision goggles from entering South Korea’s National Assembly to maintain martial law, CCTV footage released Wednesday showed. Shortly after President Yoon Suk

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