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Second martial law impeachment vote for South Korean president on knife edge 13 Dec 2024 - 06:31 pm
Demonstrators sit on a road as they take part in a protest calling for the ouster of South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol on a road near the National Assembly in Seoul on December 13, 2024. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP.
Climate change intensified back-to-back Philippines storms: study 12 Dec 2024 - 08:06 pm
File: An aerial view shows submerged homes at a village in Ilagan, Isabela province on November 18, 2024, due to continuous heavy rains from Super Typhoon Man-yi. (Photo by Villamor Visaya / AFP)
Indian teen prodigy becomes youngest world chess champ 12 Dec 2024 - 04:22 pm
India's grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju (L) competes against China's chess grandmaster Ding Liren in game 14 of the 2024 FIDE World Championship in Singapore on December 12, 2024. (Photo by Simon Lim / AFP)
South Korea's Yoon vows to fight 'until the very last minute' 12 Dec 2024 - 01:39 pm
Police (bottom) attempt to block protesters calling for the impeachment of South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol and the dissolution of the People's Power Party from marching towards the presidential office in Seoul on December 12, 2024. Photo by YONHAP / AFP
Kazakhstan mulls new time zone change 11 Dec 2024 - 03:55 pm
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South Korea police say security guards blocking raid on presidential office 11 Dec 2024 - 11:46 am
South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo attends a plenary session, where a question-and-answer session was held relating to the martial law declaration, at the National Assembly in Seoul on December 11, 2024. South Korean police raided President Yoon Suk Yeol's office on December 11 as the investigation into his declaration of martial law gathered pace. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / AFP)
Students, employees told to stay home due to air pollution in Iran 11 Dec 2024 - 11:10 am
Smog covers Tehran on December 7, 2024 amid severe air pollution. Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP.
South Korea slaps travel bans on more top officials 10 Dec 2024 - 04:25 pm
Protesters take part in a demonstration demanding President Yoon Suk Yeol's resignation outside the National Assembly in Seoul on December 10, 2024. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP
Coffee-fired Ding levels world chess championsip score 09 Dec 2024 - 06:05 pm
Pic by: @FIDE_chess on X
India appoints new central bank chief 09 Dec 2024 - 04:54 pm
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Philippines arrests suspected depleted uranium traders 09 Dec 2024 - 03:55 pm
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Air India buys 100 more Airbus aircraft 09 Dec 2024 - 03:54 pm
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Evacuations underway as Philippine volcano erupts 09 Dec 2024 - 02:29 pm
This frame grab from video footage taken on December 9, 2024 and posted on the Facebook account of Dianne Paula Abendan shows the eruption of Kanlaon volcano as seen from Biak na Bato village in La Castellana town in Negros Occidental province, central Philippines. (Photo by Dianne Paula Abendan / various sources / AFP)
South Korean president banned from leaving country 09 Dec 2024 - 01:51 pm
This handout photo taken and released on December 7, 2024 by the South Korean Presidential Office shows South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol bowing after the end of his address at the Presidential Office in Seoul. Photo by Handout / South Korean Presidential Office / AFP
Indian teen challenger takes 6-5 lead in world chess championship 08 Dec 2024 - 06:05 pm
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Afghanistan's central bank to auction 16 mln USD to stabilize local currency 08 Dec 2024 - 12:49 pm
File photo of the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan, used for representation purposes only.
5-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia 08 Dec 2024 - 12:08 pm
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South Korea president escapes impeachment over martial law fiasco 07 Dec 2024 - 05:37 pm
(Files) South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol is seen speaking on a television in a train station in Seoul late on December 3, 2024, Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP