Investigators request arrest warrant for Yoon

SEOUL, Dec 30 (Reuters): South Korea's joint investigation unit has requested an arrest warrant for suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law earlier this month, an official said on Monday.Yoon has failed to respond to multiple summons for questioning by police and the Corruption Investigation...

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Russia opposes Western peacekeepers in Ukraine

MOSCOW, Dec 30 (AFP): Russia is against the deployment of Western peacekeeping troops to Ukraine as part of any settlement to end the nearly three-year conflict, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said.Talk of the possible stationing of foreign troops in Ukraine to enforce any peace deal is circulating in Western...

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News in Brief -2024-12-31

China-US relationship 'one of the mostimportant' in world, Xi tells BidenBEIJING, Dec 30: Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday told US President Joe Biden the relationship between their two countries was "one of the most important" in the world, state media reported. "China is willing to work with the United...

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