S Korea in political crisis after Yoon resists arrest

SEOUL, Jan 04 (AFP): South Korea's political leadership was in uncharted territory Saturday after the sitting president resisted arrest over a failed martial law decree days before the warrant expires.In scenes of high drama on Friday, Yoon Suk Yeol's presidential guards and military troops shielded the former star prosecutor from...

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19 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza

GAZA, Jan 04 (AFP): Rescuers in Gaza said on Saturday that at least 19 people, including eight children, were killed in Israeli strikes across the Palestinian territory.According to the civil defence agency, an air strike at dawn on the house of the al-Ghoul family in Gaza City killed 11 people,...

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Russia vows response after US-supplied missiles hit Belgorod

MOSCOW, Jan 04 (AFP): Russia vowed on Saturday to retaliate after it accused Ukraine of firing US-supplied ATACMS missiles at the border region of Belgorod the previous day.Outgoing US President Joe Biden authorised Kyiv to use the long-range weapons against Russia last year, in a move the Kremlin denounced as...

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