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Jean Mackenzie Seoul correspondent Watch: South Korean court removes President Yoon from office South Korea’s president has been removed from office after the Constitutional Court voted unanimously to uphold his impeachment. Yoon Suk Yeol was suspended from duty in December after being impeached by parliament, following his failed attempt to…

South Korea’s constitutional court has unanimously voted to uphold the impeachment of president Yoon Suk Yeol. There were tears of joy and sadness amongst pro-Yoon and anti-Yoon supporters, who had taken to the streets ahead of the verdict. In his first remarks after the verdict, Yoon says he is “truly…

Mehmet Oz, a celebrity doctor and former TV host, has been confirmed by the US Senate to run the agency that oversees the healthcare of millions of Americans. Oz, who has never held public office, was picked last year by President Donald Trump to lead the Centers for Medicare and…

Veteran Bollywood actor and director Manoj Kumar has died at the age of 87 in India’s financial capital, Mumbai. The actor died of “age-related health issues”, Dr Santosh Shetty of Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, where the actor was admitted, said. His son, Kunal Goswami, told ANI news agency that Kumar…

A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond: CEM OZDEL / GETTY IMAGES In Senegal’s capital city Dakar, Muslims belonging to the Layene Sufi order make their way to evening prayers on Friday… CEM OZDEL / GETTY IMAGES Worshippers typically dress all in white….

Hugo Bachega Reporting fromSouthern Lebanon Reuters Kfar Kila is one of the border towns in Lebanon that were almost completely destroyed by the Israeli military during last year’s war Last year, on 17 September, at around 15:30, a pager which a nurse called Adam was given at the start of…

Getty Images Donald Trump has upended global trade with his tariffs announcement Fundamentally wrong, was how Germany’s outgoing chancellor, Olaf Scholz, described the new Trump tariffs. A unilateral attack – that was the view of Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. French President Emmanuel Macron called them brutal, unfounded and certain…

Tom Espiner BBC business reporter Watch: ‘The country is going to boom’ after tariffs, says President Trump Global stocks have sunk, a day after President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs that are forecast to raise prices and weigh on growth in the US and abroad. The S&P 500, which…

David Silverberg Technology Reporter Kelsey Krakora Kelsey Krakora made a career shift into live shopping After graduating college Kelsey Krakora worked full time in a steakhouse, bartending and serving meals. She had dabbled with selling clothes online, but only part-time. But in 2021 that all changed for Cleveland-based Ms Krakora….

Denmark will not give up Greenland to the US, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said during an official visit to the Arctic Island. Responding to repeated threats from Donald Trump, Frederiksen offered closer collaboration on security but told the US president: “You can’t annex other countries.” Frederiksen stood alongside…