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Protesters calling for the ouster of President Yoon Suk Yeol react after the result of the impeachment vote outside the National Assembly in Seoul

Rollercoaster month

'I'm so happy': tears of joy, K-pop on Seoul streets as Yoon impeached

A picture of former South Korean president Park Chung-Hee and his wife is displayed in Seoul at a photo exhibit on the dictator's 1979 assassination

More scandal and acrimony

The troubled history of South Korean presidents

This photo shows an aerial view of the National Assembly building in Seoul on December 14, 2024, ahead of the second martial law impeachment vote that could decide South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol's political fate.

Another attempt on Saturday

South Korean president faces second impeachment vote

Supporters of President Yoon Suk Yeol wave South Korean and US flags ahead of the second impeachment vote over his declaration of martial law

Yoon fans steadfast as S. Korean leader faces impeachment

An aerial view of thousands celebrating the ouster of Syria's president Bashar al-Assad near the landmark Damascus Sword sculpture at Umayyad Square in central Damascus

To forge a common approach

'Friday of victory': Mass rallies across Syria celebrate end of Assad

Sudanese who fled violence in Al-Jazira state rest at a camp for the displaced in the eastern city of Gedaref

Over two-thirds of displaced families in east Sudan short of food: NGO

In the video posted on Lula's social media, the Brazilian president is seen walking unassisted, with a bandage on his head where the surgery happened

Semi-intensive care

Brazil's Lula says 'strong' after surgery, posts video of him walking

Gisele Pelicot, 72, has inspired people worldwide for standing up to her abusers

Claiming 'manipulation'

Lawyers make final pleas at rape trial of France's 'monster' husband

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is welcomed by US officials upon landing in Baghdad, during his regional tour focused on Syria

Bashar al-Assad's overthrow

On Syria tour, Blinken pledges to work with Iraq against IS jihadists

The UN nuclear watchdog, led by Rafael Grossi, says that Iran has agreed to increased monitoring at a key uranium enrichment site

UN nuclear watchdog

IAEA says Iran agrees to more monitoring at Fordo enrichment plant

Bayrou ran for the presidency three times

Who is the new PM?

Bayrou: Macron's longtime comrade facing biggest challenge

Mikhail Degtyaryov was elected as Russia's new Olympics chief unopposed

Still facing isolation

Russia names sanctioned sports minister as Olympics chief

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the latest Russian strikes

Targeting power grid

Kremlin praises Trump, pounds Ukraine in massive attack

Indian school students congratulate the world's youngest chess champion Gukesh Dommaraju, in Chennai

Inspiring figure

Gukesh championship win fuels chess dreams in India

Conspiracy theories have flourished on South Korean social media in the wake of the martial law declaration

'Electoral fraud'

Vindicated by Yoon's martial law, S. Korea's conspiracy theorists vow backing

A Taiwanese coast guard ship (L) sails near a Chinese vessel a few nautical miles from Taiwan's northeastern coast

A sigh of relief

Taiwan says Chinese ships have left, signalling drills over

Israeli troops deploy inside the UN-patrolled buffer zone that is supposed to separate Israeli and Syrian forces on the Golan Heights.

Israel orders troops to 'prepare to remain' in Syria buffer zone through winter

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan

Following fall of Assad

'Imperative' to work against IS in Syria, Blinken tells Turkey

Li Tie, who led the China men's team from January 2020 until December 2021, had pleaded guilty to accepting over $10 million in bribes

High profile case

China jails former Premier League star Li Tie 20 years for corruption

Syrian Kurds celebrated the fall of Damascus to Islamist-led rebels but are fearful for their hard-won autonomy and gains like Kurdish-medium education.

Syria Kurds warm up to new leaders but fear for hard-won gains

Prince Andrew withdrew from frontline royal duties in late 2019 after public outrage at a BBC television interview in which he defended his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein

'Extremely embarrassing'

Chinese spy claims add to Prince Andrew's woes

Syrian Christians attend mass at the Latin cathedral in Aleppo, uncertain what the future will hold.

'Nothing has changed'

Reassured 'for now', Aleppo's Christians prepare for Christmas

Yoon's imposition of martial law plunged South Korea's vibrant and combative democracy into some of its worst political turmoil in years

'Side with the people'

Second martial law impeachment vote for S. Korean president on knife edge

Wang Yi and Badr Abdelatty held a joint press conference at Beijing's Diaoyutai State Guesthouse

In joint press conference

China FM says 'deeply concerned' about Syria in talks with Egypt counterpart

Emmanuel Macron is presented with no easy choices as he seeks a new prime minister

Macron expected to name new French PM after deadlock

Mikheil Kavelashvili is known for his expletive-laden parliament speeches and tirades against government critics

From sports to politics

Ex-Man City striker set to be Georgia's new far-right president

Filipino death row innmate Mary Jane Veloso speaks to AFP at her prison in Indonesia

First interview

Filipina on Indonesia death row says planned transfer 'miracle'

Rayan Assani, eight, left Istanbul with her family, bound for Aleppo

Tales from a conflict area

At Turkey-Syria border, returning children cross into the unknown

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