South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed on Thursday to fight “until the very last minute” in a defiant address defending his shock decision to declare martial law and deploy troops to the country’s parliament last week.The South Korean leader is barred from foreign travel as part of a probe into his inner circle over …
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An investigation into alleged rape and sexual assault in Stockholm which Swedish media said targeted Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe has been closed due to insufficient evidence, the Swedish prosecutor said Thursday.The 25-year-old French star, one of the highest-profile players in world football, visited the Swedish capital October 9-11 with a group of people after …
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French politics was on hold Thursday during a day trip to Poland by President Emmanuel Macron, who is expected to name a new prime minister a week after MPs toppled the government.Macron had promised to name a replacement government chief within 48 hours after meeting party leaders at his Elysee Palace office Tuesday, participants said.But …
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Riyad Avlar spent 20 years languishing in Syria’s jails, including a decade in the infamous Saydnaya prison, the scene of some of the Bashar al-Assad government’s most brutal abuses. Those long years behind bars have left him with one obsession: documenting and healing the atrocities committed inside the prison where he himself was locked up.”I am …
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A rash of unexplained drone sightings in the skies above New Jersey has left locals rattled and sent US officials scrambling for answers.Breathless local news reports have amplified the anxious sky-gazing and wild speculation — interspersing blurry, dark clips from social media with irate locals calling for action.For weeks now, the distinctive blinking lights and …
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Australia will force Meta and Google to pay for news shared on their platforms under a new scheme unveiled Thursday, threatening to tax them if they refuse to strike deals with local media.Traditional media companies the world over are in a battle for survival as precious advertising dollars are hoovered up online.Australia wants big tech …
Australia will spend US$385 million to establish a team from Papua New Guinea in its rugby league competition, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday, a move designed to help ward off China.Papua New Guinea has long lobbied for a side in Australia’s National Rugby League but safety fears and a lack of funding in the …
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US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday appointed election denier Kari Lake to be the new director of Voice of America, the state-funded international media organization.VOA has reach around the world, with programming in a slew of African, Asian and European languages, including Somali, Dari and French.It receives US funding but is generally considered a reliable, …
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Syria’s new interim prime minister pledged to protect minority rights as Washington’s top diplomat flew to the region on Thursday to urge an “inclusive” transition after the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad.Assad fled Syria after a lightning offensive spearheaded by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group and its allies, which brought a spectacular end …
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Taiwan said Thursday it detected 16 Chinese warships in waters around the island, one of the highest numbers this year, as Beijing intensifies military pressure on Taipei.The navy vessels, along with 34 Chinese aircraft, were spotted near Taiwan in the 24 hours to 6:00 am (2200 GMT) Thursday, according to the defence ministry’s daily tally.Beijing …
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