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S. Korean parliament OKs resolution calling for President Yoon’s immediate arrest SEOUL | Xinhua |  South Korea’s National Assembly Tuesday passed a bill to appoint a permanent special counsel to investigate insurrection charges against President Yoon Suk-yeol, as well as a resolution calling for Yoon’s immediate arrest over his botched …

  SEOUL | TASS | South Korean police and prosecutors may possibly view President Yoon Suk Yeol as the “head of the conspirators” in the mutiny case to seize power and overthrow the constitutional order, the Yonhap news agency reported. “As investigative agencies competing with each other narrow down the investigation, there …

DAMASCUS, Syria | Xinhua | Syrian opposition fighters announced a curfew in Damascus on Sunday, effective from 4 p.m. (1300 GMT) to 5 a.m. local time, following their capture of the Syrian capital that led to the collapse of President Bashar al-Assad’s government. ■ Share on: WhatsApp

MOSCOW | TASS | Syrian President Bashar Assad has left Damascus amid ongoing developments in the country, where militants from terrorist groups have launched a major offensive against government forces, Reuters reported, citing two Syrian army officers. According to the official, his plane departed for an unknown destination. Earlier, Al Jazeera TV …

Manchester United 2-3 Forest Manchester, UK | nottinghamforest.co.uk | Forest recorded their first win at Old Trafford since 1994 in a thrilling encounter played under the lights at Old Trafford on Saturday evening. For the second time this week, Manchester rain beat down as Forest emerged from the tunnel and got …

TUNIS | TASS | Iraq has received more than 1,000 soldiers of the Syrian army who crossed the Al-Qa’im border checkpoint into the Anbar province in the western part of the republic, the Iraqi News Agency reported citing a source in the security services. According to him, “the soldiers were welcomed and …

London, UK | BBC LIVE | We are getting reports in of fighting in the city of Damascus, which has reportedly been surrounded by rebel forces. One resident told CNN that rebel fighters were in the neighbourhood of Barzeh and said that clashes were taking place. “The electricity is cut off, …

JERUSALEM, Israel | Xinhua | The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that its Air Force struck a Hezbollah militant in southern Lebanon on Saturday. According to the IDF, the militant posed a threat to the troops deployed in southern Lebanon in violation of the agreements and understandings …

How far can Biden’s Africa commitments go? LUANDA, Angola | COMMENT – Xinhua | Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden visited oil-rich Angola from Monday to Wednesday, fulfilling a two-year-old promise to visit Africa, just as his term draws to a close. The trip marks the first time a sitting U.S. president …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is in a wait-and-see mode ahead of Donald Trump’s assumption of the US presidency next month. While Uganda’s trade with the US is minimal compared to global trade, the country has interests like worker’s remittances, and cash inflows in the form of development aid, …