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Yoon in peril after failed martial law move

SEOUL, Dec 04 (Reuters/BBC/AFP): South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's shocking late-night declaration of martial law brought years of clashes with domestic opponents, the media and even his own conservative party to a head and threw his political future into doubt.He promised to roll back that order only hours later...

UN seeks $47b in aid

NEW YORK, Dec 04 (Reuters): The United Nations on Wednesday sought $47 billion in aid for 2025 to help around 190 million people fleeing conflict and battling starvation, at a time when this year's appeal is not even half-funded and officials fear cuts from Western states including the top donor,...

Israeli forces kill 20 in S Gaza

GAZA, Dec 04 (Reuters): Israeli tanks pushed into northern parts of the Khan Younis area in the south of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and Palestinian medics said Israeli airstrikes had killed at least 20 people across the enclave.Residents said tanks advanced one day after the Israeli military issued new...

Syrian army launches counteroffensive

BEIRUT, Dec 04 (AFP): Syrian government forces launched a counterattack against Islamist-led rebels around the key city of Hama on Wednesday after suffering a string of staggering losses, a war monitor said.Hama is strategically located in central Syria and for the army, it is key to safeguarding the capital and...

Namibia elects first female president

WINDHOEK, Dec 04 (BBC): Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, from the governing South West Africa People's Organisation (Swapo), has been voted in as Namibia's first female president after last week's disputed election.The electoral commission said she had won more than 57% of vote, with her closest rival Panduleni Itula, getting 26%.Following logistical problems...

Nationwide blackout as power grid fails in Cuba

WASHINGTON, Dec 04 (AFP): Cuba's power grid failed overnight Wednesday, the government said, triggering a nationwide blackout that plunged the country into darkness for the third time in two months.At 2:08 am, "the electrical system... was disconnected when the Antonio Guiteras thermal power plant went out", the energy and mines...

China reports warmest autumn in decades

BEIJING, Dec 04 (AFP): China reported its warmest autumn since records began decades ago, its National Climate Centre announced on Wednesday.China is the leading emitter of the greenhouse gas emissions scientists say are driving global climate change and making extreme weather events more frequent.Beijing has pledged to bring planet-warming carbon...