December 4, 2024
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December 4, 2024
South Korea opposition begins push to impeach pres…
South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, lawmakers and people attend a rally to condemn president’s surprise declaration of the martial law and to call for his resignation, at the national assembly
December 4, 2024
Ukraine says Russia struck it with ‘new’ missile; …
Ukraine said Russia fired a new kind of missile at the city of Dnipro on Thursday and while there was debate over what kind, it appeared to be a nuclear-capable weapon that carried multiple
December 4, 2024
Trump attorney general pick Matt Gaetz drops bid i…
Hardline Republican Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general, in the face of opposition from the Senate Republicans whose support he would have needed to win the job.
December 4, 2024
Putin says Ukraine war is going global
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the Ukraine war was escalating towards a global conflict after the United States and Britain allowed Ukraine to hit Russia with their weapons, and warned the West
December 4, 2024
US President Biden pardons son Hunter despite pled…
United States President Joe Biden has pardoned his son Hunter for his firearms and tax convictions despite previously pledging not to use his presidential authority to grant him clemency. Biden said on Sunday that
December 4, 2024
Vietnam court upholds tycoon’s death sentence for …
A Vietnamese court has rejected a real estate tycoon’s appeal, upholding the death sentence handed down for the embezzlement of $12bn. The court in Ho Chi Minh City ruled against Truong My Lan’s appeal
December 4, 2024
South Korea President declares martial law
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday declared martial law in an unannounced late-night address broadcast live on YTN television, claiming he would eradicate “shameless pro-North Korean anti-state forces”. He did not cite
December 4, 2024
France’s Macron, Saudi crown prince sign strategic…
French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed a strategic partnership on Monday aimed at deepening bilateral ties and de-escalating conflict in the Middle East, including Lebanon, where the two
December 4, 2024