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S Korea's Oppn chief urges top court to act swiftly on Yoon's impeachment

Yoon's powers will be suspended until the court rules on the case, either removing Yoon from office or restoring his powers

Trump appoints Richard Grenell to serve as special missions' envoy

Grenell served as ambassador to Germany during Trump's first administration, special presidential envoy for Serbia and Kosovo peace negotiations

Trump attends Army-Navy game alongside allies, nominees, and Daniel Penny

Trump, who attended Army-Navy games as president-elect in 2016 and during his first term, has been making an increasing number of public appearances before his inauguration on Jan 20, 2025

US reaffirms ironclad commitment to South Korea amid political turmoil

Miller also conveyed the United States' readiness to collaborate with acting President Han Duck-soo and the Korean government, affirming the shared interests and values that underpin the partnership

Taiwan reports 4 Chinese aircraft, 6 naval vessels near its territory

Of the 4 People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, 2 aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, according to Taiwan's MND

Trump nominees should 'steer clear' of undermining polio vaccine: McConnell

Efforts to undermine public confidence in proven cures are not just uninformed they're dangerous, McConnell said in a Friday statement

Ousted PM Hasina involved in enforced disappearance: Bangladesh commission

The ex-military and police officers are on the run, mostly believed to be abroad since the ouster of Hasina's Awami League regime on August 5, following a student-led uprising

ABC to give $15 mn to Trump's presidential library to settle lawsuit

In a statement, ABC News said: We are pleased that the parties have reached an agreement to dismiss the lawsuit on the terms in the court filing

US push for stability in post-Assad Syria: Here's all you need to know

Blinken held meetings Jordan, Turkey and Iraq with the aim of trying to shape the future of post-Assad Syria by forging consensus among regional partners and allies whose interests often diverge

Top diplomats from US, Arab League, Turkey discuss Syria's power transition

Collapse of Assad family's more than half-century of rule has sparked new fears of instability in a region already shaken by the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah

Syrian rebel leader urges Israel to end airstrikes after Assad's overthrow

Al-Sharaa said the Israelis have crossed the rules of engagement in his interview with Syrian TV on Saturday. About 400 Israeli airstrikes in past days have destroyed much of the Syrian army's assets

UnitedHealth CEO murder suspect Mangione hires former top NY prosecutor

Friedman Agnifilo spent decades working in New York City's criminal justice system, serving as the top assistant for seven years to former Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance

UN desertification talks end without agreement to combat droughts

The 12-day talks, which concluded a day later than scheduled, saw nations defer consensus on a global drought response regime to COP17, planned for 2026 in Mongolia

Moody's Ratings cut France's credit grade, heaps pressure on new govt

In an unscheduled change, Moody's lowered its assessment of the euro area's second-biggest economy to Aa3 from Aa2, three levels below the maximum rating

US in direct contact with Syrian rebel group that ousted Assad: Blinken

Blinken is the first US official to publicly confirm contacts between the Biden administration and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, which led a coalition of armed opposition groups that ousted Assad

Ukrainian drones strike Russia as Kyiv reels from consecutive air attacks

Oryol Governor Andrey Klychkov confirmed on Saturday that a Ukrainian drone strike set fire to a fuel depot there. In a separate Telegram post later that day, he said the blaze had been contained

Brazilian police arrest ex-Bolsonaro cabinet member in coup plot probe

Braga Netto was formally accused in November, along with Bolsonaro and 35 others, of plotting a coup to keep Bolsonaro in office following his failed 2022 re-election bid

Pakistan reports four new cases of polio, year's tally rises to 63

Of the 63 cases reported in the country so far this year, 26 were from Balochistan, 18 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 17 from Sindh and one each from Punjab and Islamabad

WHO tells South East Asian nations to intensify efforts to prevent drowning

According to WHO's first Global Status Report on Drowning Prevention, South-East Asia reported 83,000 drowning fatalities in 2021, accounting for 28 per cent of the global drowning burden

Prez-elect Trump to 'use best efforts' to abolish daylight saving time

In the United States, daylight saving time starts on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November. The time changes take place at 2:00 am local time