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Arrest warrant issued for impeached South Korean president as political crisis deepens

Fox News A South Korean court approved arrest warrants on Tuesday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and search his office and residence amid a criminal investigation into his martial law decree earlier this month. The move marks the first time a sitting president of the country has faced arrest and follows weeks of intense political turmoil…

Four photographers reflect on the stories they witnessed in 2024

Washington Post As 2024 comes to a close, four photographers — Carolyn Van Houten, Lorenzo Tugnoli, Salwan Georges and Carmen Abd Ali — look back at the stories they covered. https://www.washingtonpost.com/photography/2024/12/31/world-photos-2024/

Live Briefing: Gaza official says hundreds of health workers detained by Israel

Washington Post Gaza’s Health Ministry said the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital is among those detained at Israeli’s Sde Teiman military detention camp. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/31/israel-syria-war-news-hamas-gaza-palestine/

Russian metal shredded their faces. Doctors try to give them a new life.

Washington Post The scale of facial wounds is on the level of last century’s world wars, but treatment has dramatically improved. Ukrainian and foreign doctors are bringing back soldiers’ faces. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2024/ukraine-soldiers-facial-reconstruction-russia/

Magnus Carlsen wore jeans to a chess tournament. Controversy followed.

Washington Post The player’s shock withdrawal prompted the International Chess Federation to relax a dress code that penalized him for wearing jeans to a New York tournament. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/12/31/magnus-carlsen-chess-jeans-tournament/

Ukraine: How the war shifted in 2024

Fox News As the third year of war in Ukraine nears a close as the new year approaches and ahead of the Feb. 24, 2025, anniversary date, new battle lines have once again been established after Russia made advances in the east and Kyiv opened a new battlefront, this time in Russia. The war that…

On E-Scooters and ATVs, Russian Forces Swarm Ukrainian Positions in the East

New York Times Stepped up attacks by Russia are heightening longstanding concerns over how Ukraine manages its military and countering assumptions that Moscow’s offensive would slow, soldiers and military analysts say. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/world/europe/ukraine-russia-attacks-eastern-frong.html

Putin says he saved Russia, but a year of challenges suggests Moscow’s position is precarious

Washington Post Marking 25 years in office, Vladimir Putin says he has remade Russia as a sovereign power and will prevail in Ukraine, but economic and strategic setbacks complicate the picture. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/31/vladimir-putin-russia-ukraine-war/

Prince William called 2024 his worst year ever. Here’s why.

Washington Post For Britain’s royal family, another annus horribilis. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/31/royal-family-2024-annus-horribilis/

In India’s shadow war with Pakistan, a campaign of covert killings

Washington Post Prime Minister Narendra Modi has cast himself as more willing to take on India’s enemies beyond its borders than any other leader since independence. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/31/india-pakistan-targeted-killings-assassinations/