Yoon refuses questioning, challenges arrest

SEOUL, Jan 16 (Reuters): South Korea's arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol failed to attend a second day of questioning by investigators on Thursday, further stonewalling a criminal probe into whether he committed insurrection with his martial law bid.Yoon on Wednesday became the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested...

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Israel strikes in Gaza kill at least 70

AZA, Jan 16 (Reuters): Israel airstrikes killed at least 70 people in Gaza overnight on Thursday, residents and authorities in the enclave said, hours after a ceasefire and hostage release deal was announced to bring an end to 15 months of war between Israel and Hamas.The complex ceasefire accord emerged...

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Biden warns of Trump 'oligarchy' in farewell speech

WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (AFP): US President Joe Biden urged Americans Wednesday to stand guard against a "dangerous" oligarchy forming under Donald Trump as he delivered a dark farewell address before stepping down next week.In a primetime speech from the Oval Office at the end of his single term in office,...

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