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Syria war monitor says army launches counteroffensive against rebels near Hama 04 Dec 2024 - 12:26 pm
Anti-government fighters move past abandoned Syrian army military equipment and vehicles, as they reach al-Safirah town southeast of Syria's Aleppo city on December 3, 2024. Photo by Aref TAMMAWI / AFP.
South Korean President pressed to step down over martial law bid 04 Dec 2024 - 08:53 am
Opposition party members and members of civic groups hold a rally to ask for the resignation of South Korea President Yoon Seoul Yeol on the steps in front of the National Assembly building in Seoul on December 4, 2024. (Photo by Yonhap / AFP)
South Korea president says will lift martial law 03 Dec 2024 - 11:12 pm
South Korea's National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik (Centre top) passes a resolution demanding the immediate lifting of martial law at the National Assembly in Seoul on December 4, 2024, after South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law. (Photo by Yonhap / AFP)
Notre Dame to reopen in Paris with Trump in attendance 03 Dec 2024 - 10:33 pm
A construction worker walks on scaffoldings on the roof of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, a few days before its reopening in Paris, on December 2, 2024. (Photo by Dimitar Dilkoff / AFP)
Biden announces over $1 billion in aid for Africa 03 Dec 2024 - 09:47 pm
US President Joe Biden speaks as members of his security detail look on while visiting the National Slavery Museum in Morro da Cruz, near Luanda, on December 3, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP)
Spain's new travel rules raise hackles over privacy 03 Dec 2024 - 09:17 pm
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China's Xi calls for advancing strategic partnership of cooperation with Nepal 03 Dec 2024 - 08:54 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is on an official visit to China, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, capital of China, on December 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)
Indonesia says Apple to offer $1 billion to lift iPhone ban 03 Dec 2024 - 08:34 pm
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Thousands defy Georgia government threats to stage new rally 03 Dec 2024 - 08:03 pm
A protester waves a European Union flag in front of police during the fifth straight night of demonstrations against the government's postponement of EU accession talks until 2028, in central Tbilisi early on December 3, 2024. Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP.
US voices 'grave concern' over S. Korea, supports 'rule of law' 03 Dec 2024 - 07:58 pm
Soldiers try to enter the National Assembly building in Seoul on December 4 2024, after South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law. South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol on December 3 declared martial law, accusing the opposition of being
UK govt says 'closely monitoring' situation in S.Korea 03 Dec 2024 - 07:54 pm
Soldiers try to enter the main hall of the National Assembly on December 3, 2024, after South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law. South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol on December 3 declared martial law, accusing the opposition of being
Trapped by rubble: displaced Gaza residents face death in bombed homes 03 Dec 2024 - 07:12 pm
Palestinians walk in a devastated neighbourhood due to Israeli strikes in the southern Gaza Strip's city of Khan Yunis on December 2, 2024. Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP.
S. Korea opposition leader calls martial law 'illegal' 03 Dec 2024 - 06:37 pm
Police stand guard in front of the main gate of the National Assembly in Seoul on December 3, 2024, after South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP
'All political activities' banned under S. Korea martial law: commander 03 Dec 2024 - 06:33 pm
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S. Korean national assembly sealed after martial law declared: Yonhap 03 Dec 2024 - 06:15 pm
People gather in front of the main gate of the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea on December 4, 2024, after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law. Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / AFP
UN warns of worsening refugee crises in 2025 03 Dec 2024 - 05:41 pm
Photo used for demonstration purposes. People receive sacs of flour distributed by the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Yunis on December 3, 2024. Photo by BASHAR TALEB / AFP.
Germany takes down illegal online market 'Crimenetwork' 03 Dec 2024 - 05:12 pm
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South Korea president declares martial law 03 Dec 2024 - 04:49 pm
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol is seen speaking on a television in a train station in Seoul late on December 3, 2024, after he declared emergency martial law, saying the step was necessary to protect the country from