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South Korea’s President Yoon clings to power after martial law U-turn

Seoul, South Korea—South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was still clinging to power Thursday, with his party announcing they will oppose an opposition impeachment motion...

Seoul stocks sink amid South Korea political crisis, Asian markets mixed

Hong Kong, China—South Korean stocks sank Wednesday while the won rebounded from earlier losses after President Yoon Suk Yeol dramatically declared martial law overnight before...

At least 17 dead in latest Peru clashes

At least 17 people died Monday in Peru as protesters trying to storm an airport clashed with security forces in the latest violent spasm...

Fighting in Iraqi capital leaves 23 dead as Shiite leader Sadr quits

Fighting between rival Iraqi forces raged for a second day Tuesday with rocket fire echoing from Baghdad’s Green Zone where 23 supporters of powerful...

W. Africa leaders to discuss Mali crisis in summit

ACCRA, Ghana—West African leaders will gather Sunday to discuss Mali’s political crisis, with the military junta submitting a new timeframe for a transition back...

Indonesia starts coup crisis talks

Indonesia said Wednesday it was in talks with both sides in Myanmar’s political crisis and its foreign minister may visit to help find a...

Hong Kong activists charged as clashes erupt in legislature

Hong Kong's political crisis returned to centre stage on Monday as clashes erupted in the legislature and a group of prominent pro-democracy activists were...

A deadly price for political infighting

Colombo"•Crucial intelligence that could have prevented Sri Lanka’s Easter attacks went ignored in part because of the feuding between the country’s leaders, experts say. The...

Spain braces for showdown

BARCELONA"•Spain’s worst political crisis in a generation comes to a head on Tuesday as Catalonia’s leader could declare independence from Madrid in a move...

A month of deadly violence

CARACAS"•May Day protests risk being rough in Venezuela on Monday as it marks one month since deadly clashes erupted in a political crisis with...

Choi denies all charges as her fraud trial opens

SEOUL"•Choi Soon-Sil, the woman at the center of a corruption scandal that triggered the biggest political crisis for a generation in South Korea, denied...
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