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South Korean Court Sentences Yoon Suk Yeol to Life Imprisonment Over Martial Law Insurrection
A court in Seoul on Thursday sentenced ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol to life imprisonment for leading an insurrection linked…
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North Korea’s Leader Test-Drives New 600mm Rocket Launcher System
Kim Jong Un personally test-drove one of 50 newly delivered 600mm multiple rocket launcher systems designated for the Korean People’s…
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Two Officials and 14 Militants Killed in Attacks and Counterterrorism Operations in Pakistan
At least two officials and 14 militants were killed in separate attacks and counterterrorism operations in northwestern and southwestern Pakistan,…
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Sanae Takaichi Reelected Japan’s Prime Minister After Lower House Vote
Japan’s lower chamber of parliament has reelected Sanae Takaichi, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), as prime minister after…
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At Least 17 Killed in Two Bomb Attacks, Gunfight in Northwest Pakistan
Two bomb attacks and a gunfight between police and militants in northwest Pakistan killed at least 14 security personnel and…
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Japan’s TEPCO Restarts Reactor at World’s Largest Nuclear Plant for First Time in 14 Years
Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) began trial power generation and transmission Monday from the No. 6 reactor at the…
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Philippines Ferry Sinking Death Toll Rises to 52 as Search Continues
The death toll from last week’s sinking of a vessel carrying hundreds of passengers in the Philippines has risen to…
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Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemned Some Parties’ Role in Supplying Weapons and Mercenaries to Sudan
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned a series of what it described as “criminal attacks” carried out by Sudan’s paramilitary…
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LDP Wins Landslide in Japan Election, Clearing Path for PM Takaichi’s Agenda
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in a historic landslide victory secured more than a two-thirds majority in the House…
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North Korea to convene 9th Congress in late February
North Korea will convene the 9th Congress in late February in Pyongyang, state media KCNA reported on Sunday, without elaborating…
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