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Who takes over if South Korea’s President Yoon is removed?

Calls for South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol to resign are mounting, two days after he imposed martial law only to be forced into reversing...

South Korea’s Yoon focus of police ‘treason’ probe over martial law chaos

Complaints submitted with police accuse the president and other officials of ‘treason’ for declaring martial law.Police in South Korea have opened an investigation into...

South Korea’s defence minister resigns after martial law crisis: Report

BREAKINGBREAKING, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun has resigned following short-lived declaration of martial law by President Yoon Suk-yeol.South Korea’s...

How South Korea woke up to the shortest martial law in history

Seoul, South Korea – On Wednesday morning, many in South Korea woke up to a reality they had not dreamed of. The previous night, the...

South Korea’s long history of martial law – and impeachments

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s decision to declare martial law has triggered the biggest political crisis in decades in the East Asian nation and...

South Korea martial law: How did we get here?

Opposition and members of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s own party condemn the move amid low public popularity.South Korea descended into political turmoil after President...

Vietnam court upholds tycoon’s death sentence for $12bn bank fraud

Truong My Lan’s life could still be spared if she pays back three-quarters of the assets she embezzled.A Vietnamese court has rejected a real...

Negotiators fail to agree on UN treaty to curb global plastic pollution

As the threat from plastic pollution mounts, countries could only agree to postpone negotiations to a later date.Countries negotiating a global treaty to curb...

Shocking video shows shark trying to bite diver’s head off

The terrifying moment a shark tried to bite a diver’s head off in a popular tourist destination has been captured on video.The footage, filmed...

Australia passes legislation banning under-16s from social media

Social media companies that do not enforce the ban could receive fines of up to AUS$50 million (US$32.5m).Australia’s Parliament has passed a law banning...

In Laos, methanol poisoning deaths send chill through a backpacker paradise

Vang Vieng, Laos – The streets of Vang Vieng are quieter than usual as global scrutiny falls on the backpacker hotspot following the deaths...

UN climate talks in disarray as developing nations stage walkout

Negotiators from small island states and the least-developed nations have walked out of negotiations during overtime United Nations climate talks, saying their climate finance...

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