Two judges shot dead at Iran's supreme court
TEHRAN, Jan 18 (AFP): Two judges were killed in a shooting attack on Saturday at the Supreme Court building in Tehran, state media reported."This morning, a gunman infiltrated the Supreme Court in a planned act of assassination of two brave and experienced judges. The two judges were martyred in the...
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Yoon seeks release as court reviews arrest
SEOUL, Jan 18 (AP): South Korea's impeached president on Saturday argued for his release before a Seoul judge as the court reviewed whether to grant a law enforcement request for his formal arrest.Yoon, who has been in detention since he was apprehended on Wednesday in a massive law enforcement operation...
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Trump administration plans mass immigrant arrests
WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (AFP): US immigration authorities will carry out mass arrests of undocumented immigrants across the country on Tuesday, a top border official in the incoming administration of Donald Trump has said. The move would be among the first by Republican Trump, who returns to the White House on...
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Russian attack leaves 4 dead in Kyiv
KYIV, Jan 18 (AFP): A Russian attack has killed four people and injured three in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, the city's military administration said Saturday."We already have four dead in Shevchenkivsky district," said Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv's military administration, in a Telegram post, adding that three people were...
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