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Investigators seek arrest warrant for Yoon over martial law bid
Date: 2025-01-17 09:03:22 GMT - south korea - World - SN:14 - ID:11030233
SEOUL, Jan 17 (MENA) - Investigators on Friday sought a warrant to formally arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched imposition of martial law, Yonhap news agency reported. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking ....
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Rescue efforts ongoing for victims reportedly missing after Jakarta shopping mall fire leaves 6 dead
Date: 2025-01-17 08:58:29 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:13 - ID:11030228
JAKARTA, Jan 17 (MENA) - Rescue operations are ongoing for victims of a massive fire at a Jakarta shopping mall, as the death toll rises to six, according to local media on Friday, Channel News Asia (CNA) reported. The fire broke out at one of ....
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Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan sentenced to 14 years in jail in corruption case
Date: 2025-01-17 08:55:18 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:12 - ID:11030224
ISLAMABAD, Jan 17 (MENA) - Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has been given a 14-year jail sentence in a land corruption case, Sky news quoted his defense lawyer as saying. The verdict in the case followed allegations of possible ....
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US, Norway sign technology safeguards agreement
Date: 2025-01-17 07:48:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:8 - ID:11030155
WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (MENA) – The United States and Norway signed the Agreement on Technology Safeguards Associated with US Participation in Space Launches from Norway, or the US-Norway Technology Safeguards Agreement, the US State Department ....
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The New York Times: Biden, Trump defy their history of animosity to seal Gaza Ceasefire
Date: 2025-01-17 07:48:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:11030163
NEW YORK, Jan 17 (MENA) - The long-sought, tortuously negotiated Gaza cease-fire deal announced on Wednesday came about in part through a remarkable collaboration between US President Biden and President-elect Donald J. Trump, who temporarily put ....
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Japan marks 30th anniv. of Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake
Date: 2025-01-17 07:32:05 GMT - Japan - World - SN:6 - ID:11030154
TOKYO, Jan 17 (MENA) - People in Japan are marking the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake that claimed the lives of more than 6,400 people, NHK reported Friday. The magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck before dawn on January 17th, ....
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Xi's special representative Han Zheng to attend Trump's inauguration
Date: 2025-01-17 07:27:19 GMT - China - World - SN:4 - ID:11030147
BEIJING, Jan 17 (MENA) - At the invitation of the US side, President Xi Jinping's special representative, Vice President Han Zheng will attend the inauguration ceremony of US President Donald Trump on January 20 in Washington, Xinhua quoted a ....
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US Treasury nominee says Trump can usher in 'economic golden age'
Date: 2025-01-16 22:09:23 GMT - USA - World - SN:64 - ID:11030042
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (MENA) - Donald Trump's nominee for Treasury chief spoke Thursday of ushering in "a new economic golden age," as he faced grilling by lawmakers about the incoming US administration's agenda. Scott Bessent's confirmation ....
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Pelosi skipping Trump's inauguration
Date: 2025-01-16 21:06:45 GMT - USA - World - SN:63 - ID:11029995
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (MENA) - Former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi won’t be attending President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, her spokesperson confirmed. She’s joining other Democrats who are expected to skip Trump’s swearing in, ....
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Japan watching South Korea with concern after Pres. Yoon detention
Date: 2025-01-15 07:38:16 GMT - Japan - World - SN:7 - ID:11027357
TOKYO, Jan 15 (MENA) - Japan is monitoring developments in South Korea with "particular and grave" concerns, the top government spokesman said Wednesday, following the detention of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his declaration of martial law in ....
