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South Korean leader facing mounting calls to resign or be impeached over martial law

Fox News South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday was facing pressure from legislators and the public to step down or be impeached after he ended a martial law, which led to troops encircling parliament, that he called for just hours earlier. Yoon’s senior advisers and secretaries offered to collectively resign. The president’s Cabinet…

Could South Korean President Yoon be impeached over martial law decree?

Washington Post Calls are growing for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s ouster after he declared then rescinded martial law. Here’s how an impeachment would work. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/04/south-korea-president-impeachment-yoon/

The world’s ‘worst crisis’ is in Sudan

Washington Post Sudan is coping with the apathy of a failing international system. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/04/sudan-hunger-crisis-civil-war-famine-starvation/

Thieves steal 2,500 pies in odd food heist gone wrong: ‘So much waste’

Fox News Authorities in the United Kingdom recently recovered a stolen van filled with 2,500 pies in an unusual food heist gone wrong. The value of the pies was estimated to be 25,000 British pounds, or $32,000. The food items were owned by Tommy Banks, a restaurateur who owns two Michelin-starred establishments. The vehicle, which…

U.S. watches warily as key Asian ally descends into political chaos

Washington Post The president of South Korea’s declaration of martial law caught Washington by surprise. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/12/03/south-korea-biden-yoon-martial-law/

Martial law, then a reversal: An astonishing six hours in South Korea

Washington Post The political roller-coaster of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration then suspension of martial law was extreme even by the standards of South Korea. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/03/martial-law-south-korea-explained/

China bans export of critical minerals to US as trade tensions escalate

Reuters Reuters was more than two minutes ahead of major rivals with news that China had banned exports to the United States of the critical minerals gallium, germanium and antimony, with immediate effect, a day after Washington’s latest crackdown on China’s semiconductor sector. China’s move marked the latest escalation in trade tensions between the world’s…

NATO chief urged Trump to see Ukraine aid as ‘a good deal’ for U.S.

Washington Post NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says he told Trump that Russia, China, Iran and North Korea all also have a stake in the Ukraine war’s outcome. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/12/03/trump-nato-ukraine-russia/

South Korean president lifts martial law after lawmakers reject move

Fox News South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol lifted his martial law declaration after lawmakers rejected the move following Yoon’s vow to eliminate “anti-state” forces in a serious challenge to the country’s Parliament, which he accused of sympathizing with North Korea. The Tuesday night declaration was vocally opposed by the speaker of Parliament and even…

Israel’s Netanyahu reacts after Trump warns of ‘hell to pay’ if Hamas doesn’t free hostages

Fox News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says President-elect Donald Trump is in the “right place” when it comes to his warning of there being “hell to pay” if Hamas doesn’t release their remaining hostages. “President Trump put the emphasis in the right place, on Hamas, and not on the Israeli government, as is customary…