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Ruling party leader says South Korea president must be suspended as soon as possible
Protesters hold placards during a candlelight vigil to condemn South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s surprise declarations of the failed martial law and to call for his resignation in Seoul, South Korea, December 5, 2024. Kim Kyung-Hoon | Reuters South Korea’s ruling party leader said on Friday President Yoon Suk Yeol needs to be removed from […]
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North Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean road on its side of border, Seoul says
Smoke rises after North Korea blows up sections of inter-Korean roads on its side of the border between the two Koreas, according to South Korea’s military, as seen from the South Korean side, October 15, 2024, in this screen grab from a handout video. South Korean Defense Ministry North Korea has blown up sections of inter-Korean roads and rail lines on its side of the […]
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Costa Rica is prepared to offer asylum to Venezuelan opposition leaders, minister says
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez raise their hands during a press conference following the announcement by the National Electoral Council that Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro won the presidential election, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 29, 2024. Maxwell Briceno | Reuters Costa Rica’s Foreign Minister Arnoldo Andre said on Tuesday that the Central […]
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Why the U.S. elects so many older politicians
President Joe Biden, age 81, ended his 2024 reelection bid as concern for his vitality mounted within the Democratic Party. “There are cognitive issues,” said former Senator Bob Kerry, D-Neb., in a July interview with CNBC. The issue of aging lawmakers in the U.S. extends well beyond the presidency. At the start of the 118th […]
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Biden and Japan’s Kishida forge new partnership, eyeing China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Primary Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday unveiled programs for military cooperation and initiatives ranging from missiles to moon landings, strengthening their alliance with an eye on countering China and Russia. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Primary Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday unveiled options for military cooperation and projects […]
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U.S. eyes modify to armed forces command in Japan as China threat looms: Reuters
U.S. President Joe Biden (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) will concur next thirty day period to tighter army cooperation, which include talks on the greatest opportunity transform to Washington’s East Asia command construction in decades, two sources reported. Kiyoshi Ota | AFP | Getty Photographs U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Key Minister […]
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Vietnam's president resigns, elevating concerns above stability
The Vietnamese Communist Celebration has recognized the resignation of President Vo Van Thuong, the governing administration explained on Wednesday, in a sign of political turmoil that could hurt overseas investors’ assurance in the place. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Photographs The Vietnamese Communist Celebration has accepted the resignation of President Vo Van Thuong, the govt stated on […]
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Biden to increase concern over Nippon Steel's offer for U.S. Steel: Reuters
This image taken on Feb. 16, 2024 displays a brand of Nippon Steel Corp. at the firm’s Kyushu manufacturing foundation in Kitakyushu town of Fukuoka Prefecture. U.S. President Joe Biden designs to convey worry around Nippon Steel’s proposed $14.9 billion buy of U.S. Steel, a individual familiar with the issue stated on Wednesday, pushing the […]
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From K-pop to ‘Top Gun,’ Indonesia's presidential hopefuls struggle it out with TikTok gimmicks
Indonesia’s presidential election is thanks 14 February and candidates are going all out to acquire around voters in this nation of 274 million. With millennials and Gen Z voters making up 56.5% of the electorate campaigning is normally done on social media. Just one system in individual has emerged as vital, TikTok. Sopa Pictures | […]
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Chinese company driving ‘news’ internet websites pushes professional-Beijing material globally, researchers obtain
A Chinese flag in Pudong’s Lujiazui Economic District in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Spread in excess of web-sites in 30 countries, the propaganda product is interspersed with news aggregated from community news stores and Chinese state media, according to a research report the Toronto-centered team released on Wednesday. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty […]
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