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Wednesday briefing: What a Gaza ceasefire might look like

In today’s newsletter: With reports of a breakthrough in ceasefire negotiations, a look at what the detail includes – and what its obstacles are Good...

South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol arrested: report

Yoon Suk Yeol facing insurrection charges over December martial law declaration Suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has reportedly been arrested over insurrection charges stemming from...

Dramatic showdown looms in South Korea as Yoon faces impeachment trial and possible arrest

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s fate remains in the balance after the suspended leader failed to appear at the first day of his...

Zelensky offers to release captured North Korean soldiers in exchange for Ukrainian soldiers held in Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is willing to release North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine in the Kursk region of Russia in exchange...

India’s Maha Kumbh Mela festival gets under way for first time in 144 years

The grand version of the 12-yearly Hindu pilgrimage is expected to draw more than 400 million devotees The world’s largest religious gathering kicked off on...

Yoon Suk Yeol to miss start of South Korea impeachment trial on safety grounds

South Korea’s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, will not attend the first hearing of his impeachment trial next week because of safety concerns, his lawyer...

Canada’s former leader Chrétien has blunt advice for Trump: ‘Give your head a shake!’

President-elect Donald Trump’s remarks that Canada should become the 51st state drew condemnation and a patriotic outburst on Saturday from a former Canadian prime minister who...

‘Black boxes’ from crashed South Korean plane stopped recording about four minutes before disaster, officials say

Flight recorders from the passenger jet that crashed in South Korea last month, killing more than 170 people, stopped working minutes before the plane...

Biden and Trump teams coordinated push for new Lebanese president

The Biden administration and President-elect Trump's team closely coordinated to push for Gen. Joseph Aoun to be elected as the new president of Lebanon, a U.S....

Global reactions to the brief detention of Venezuela opposition leader Machado

The brief arrest of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado provoked swift condemnations on Thursday from political leaders across the globe, punctuated by calls for her...

South Korea’s Yoon faces new arrest attempt in fortified compound

SEOUL, Jan 8 (Reuters) - South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a new and potentially more robust attempt to arrest him for insurrection after a...

‘We stand by Jess’: Telford survivors criticise Musk’s attack on Phillips

A group of victims of gender-based violence has criticised Elon Musk for his remarks attacking Jess Phillips, saying the safeguarding minister had “devoted her life...

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