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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces impeachment vote after imposing martial law
Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images (SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will face an impeachment vote Saturday, days after briefly imposing martial law. The country’s dominant opposition party moved on Wednesday [Read More…]
Climate and environment updates: America will soon need a ‘shocking’ amount of power
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it’s happening right now and affecting what matters most to us. Hurricanes intensified by a warming planet and drought-fueled wildfires are destroying [Read More…]
Climate and environment updates: UN plastic treaty talks fail to reach an agreement
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it’s happening right now and affecting what matters most to us. Hurricanes intensified by a warming planet and drought-fueled wildfires are destroying [Read More…]
Syrian army withdraws from key city of Hama amid rebel surge, state news reports
Zana Halil/ dia images via Getty Images (LONDON) — Syrian state media said Thursday that government forces were withdrawing from the city of Hama in the face of a rebel advance, marking another major setback for [Read More…]
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges West to sanction Georgia as anti-Russia protests rage
Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images (LONDON) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday announced sanctions on 19 members of the Georgian government, who he accused of “surrendering” the country to Russian control. Zelenskyy’s [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: Amnesty accuses Israel of Palestinian ‘genocide’
Eyad Baba / AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — The ceasefire in Lebanon is holding despite ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah targets, which Israeli officials say are responses to ceasefire violations by the Iranian-backed militant [Read More…]
Putin’s Ukraine drone barrages are increasingly backfiring on his closest ally
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 5, 2023. (Photo by PAVEL BYRKIN/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON) — “Europe’s last dictator” — as Belarusian President [Read More…]
Chinese espionage campaign scooped up data on thousands of US mobile phone users, sources say
Anna Barclay/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. officials suspect that a recently discovered Chinese hacking and espionage campaign scooped up data on hundreds of thousands of American mobile phone users, likely stealing information about more than [Read More…]
Russia sees ‘no grounds for negotiations’ with Ukraine, Putin spokesperson says
Anton Petrus via Getty Images (LONDON) — Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told the Izvestia newspaper in an interview published Wednesday that Russia sees “no grounds for negotiations yet” to end Moscow’s war on Ukraine. President-elect [Read More…]
South Korean opposition moves to impeach president after his declaration of martial law
South Korean Presidential Office via Getty Images (SEOUL and LONDON) — South Korea’s dominant opposition party moved on Wednesday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, submitting a motion a day after his declaration of martial [Read More…]
South Korean state council passes resolution lifting martial law
Patrick van Katwijk/WireImage (LONDON) — The South Korean State Council passed a resolution to officially lift martial law, according to the South Korean Prime Minister’s office. Shortly before the vote, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol [Read More…]
South Korean parliament votes to lift martial law following president’s declaration
Patrick van Katwijk/WireImage (LONDON) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an “emergency martial law” in a televised speech on Tuesday, the Yonhap news agency reported. Yoon said the measure was necessary due to the [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: IDF says it’s hitting targets in Lebanon
Eyad Baba / AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — The ceasefire in Lebanon is holding despite ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah targets, which Israeli officials say are responses to ceasefire violations by the Iranian-backed militant [Read More…]
American-Israeli soldier believed to be hostage died during Oct. 7 attack, Israel says
Orna and Ronen Neutra, parents of Omer Neutra; Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images (LONDON) — Omer Maxim Neutra, an American-Israeli soldier, was among those killed on Oct. 7, 2023, as Hamas terrorists poured into southern Israel, [Read More…]
Georgia at ‘tipping point’ as pro-West protesters clash with security forces
Giorgi Arjevanidze/ AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — The ancient streets of Georgia’s capital city were again choked with smoke on Sunday night, as a fourth consecutive night of anti-government protests descended into running street [Read More…]
US Navy shoots down Houthi missiles targeting US-flagged commercial ships in Gulf of Aden
U.S.Navy Janae Chambers/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — Two U.S. Navy destroyers shot down incoming Houthi missiles and drones that were targeting three U.S.-flagged commercial ships that the destroyers were escorting in the Gulf of [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: IDF confirms death of US-Israeli hostage
Eyad Baba / AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — The ceasefire in Lebanon is holding despite ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah targets, which Israeli officials say are responses to ceasefire violations by the Iranian-backed militant [Read More…]
Biden team wants to finish strong on Ukraine, Gaza
Mandel Ngan via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — National security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday that President Joe Biden is looking to make as much progress as possible on foreign policy before he leaves office next [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: Crisis in Gaza mounts as medicine, supplies blocked
Mahmoud Zayyat via Getty Images (LONDON) — A ceasefire went into effect at 4 a.m. local time Wednesday morning after Israel’s Cabinet approved the U.S.-backed proposal to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah after [Read More…]
Syrian rebels breach Aleppo amid surprise offensive
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (LONDON) — Syrian rebels have reportedly breached the city of Aleppo itself, according to open source analysts and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, as thousands of insurgent fighters make startling advances in [Read More…]