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South Korea court ousts impeached president Yoon

South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously ruled on Friday to remove impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol from office over his disastrous martial law declaration, triggering fresh elections after months of political turmoil.

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Trump's tariffs: A tax on American consumers

As global financial markets plunge in the wake of US President Donald Trump\'s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs, Americans must also grapple with the potentially long-lasting impact of the move on household budgets.

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Myanmar quake toll surpasses 3,000

The head of Myanmar’s junta arrived in Bangkok on Thursday for a regional summit as the death toll from his country’s devastating earthquake passed 3,000.

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World reacts to Trump tariffs

US president Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs on imports to the United States from countries right across the globe drew a wave of condemnation.

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Indian SC sacks 25,000 teachers, huge blow to Mamata govt

In a massive loss of face to the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal, the Supreme Court has upheld the Calcutta High Court order, cancelling the appointment of more than 25,000 teachers and non-teaching staff under the West Bengal School Service Commission, reports NDTV...

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India approves bill on Muslim land boards

India’s parliament passed a bill on Thursday to reform hugely wealthy Muslim land-owning organisations, with the Hindu nationalist government saying it will boost accountability while the opposition called it an ‘attack’ on a minority...

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Security service raids house of Navalny ally’s father

Russia’s FSB security service on Thursday raided the house of the father of Leonid Volkov, a close ally to late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Volkov said, calling it ‘revenge’ for his own anti-Kremlin campaigning.

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Nepal capital chokes as wildfires rage

Nepal’s capital was blanketed in acrid smog Thursday as wildfires across the country pushed air pollution levels to among the worst in the world.

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85 killed in Khartoum one week attacks

Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed at least 85 people in one week during attacks south of the capital Khartoum, an activist group said on Wednesday.

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Hungary announces ICC withdrawal as Netanyahu visits

Hungary on Thursday said it will quit the International Criminal Court, just as prime minister Viktor Orban hosted his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, whom the tribunal has accused of war crimes in Gaza.

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