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Yoon's Dec. 3 power grab plunged South Korea into its worst political crisis in decades
The other two French nationals currently held in Iran are teacher Cecile Kohler and her partner, Jacques Paris, who were detained in May 2022
Conservative forces in Buddhist-majority Thailand have long resisted moves to legalize gambling, even as casino complexes have sprung up in neighboring Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar
Nine people died in the city of Ipatinga, where 8 centimeters of rain fell in the space of one hour on Saturday night, the mayor's office said
Protesters, many of them farmers and workers, carry placards against the economic policies of President Luis Arce; the country is due to hold presidential elections in August
Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa says he hopes to turn over a new leaf in relations
The company hopes the new rocket will shake up the commercial space race
Authorities call for 'extreme vigilance'
The deaths bring to 403 the number of soldiers killed in the Palestinian territory since Israel launched its ground offensive in retaliation for Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack
Demonstrators shout 'No to Nazis' outside the venue
The center's fireproof structure is made up of 300,000 travertine blocks and 12,500 tons of steel bars
Officials trying to avoid oil spill
President says problem lay not with shortage of water but with power cuts that took water pumps offline
Decision seen as a warning to other countries about outsourcing asylum processing
Officials announce probe in July after Brussels began looking into whether Chinese government subsidies were undermining European competition
Lim Kimya was shot dead on Tuesday by a gunman on a motorbike as he arrived in the Thai capital from the Cambodian city of Siem Reap by bus.
The operation involved "multiple precision strikes," US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement, adding "there were no injuries or damage to US personnel or equipment"
The precious pre-Islamic artifacts destroyed by the jihadists are now in pieces, but the archaeologists working in Nimrud are undaunted by the colossal task they face
M23 rebels on Saturday seize control of Masisi
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