Lunar New Year 2025 Photos: See Year of the Snake Celebrations Across Asia
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Lunar New Year 2025 Photos: See Year of the Snake Celebrations Across Asia

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines More than a billion people across the world, from China to the Philippines to diaspora communities in the United States, began celebrating the Lunar New Year on Tuesday with fireworks, family time and feasts. On Wednesday, the first new moon of the Year…

South Korea’s President Yoon Is Indicted
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South Korea’s President Yoon Is Indicted

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines South Korea’s impeached and arrested president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was formally indicted on Sunday on charges of leading an insurrection last month when he briefly imposed martial law. Mr. Yoon’s indictment means that his trial is likely to start soon. It follows the…

2 Families, in Business 50 Years, Fight for Control of Korea Zinc
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2 Families, in Business 50 Years, Fight for Control of Korea Zinc

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When two longtime business partners established a subsidiary 50 years ago to make zinc out of an industrial complex set up by South Korea’s government, they settled on an unusual division of power. The new venture, Korea Zinc, would be managed by the…

Han Kang Talks About Her Jeju Book, ‘We Do Not Part”
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Han Kang Talks About Her Jeju Book, ‘We Do Not Part”

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In Han Kang’s latest novel, a character saws off the tips of two of her fingers in a woodworking accident. Surgeons reattach them but the treatment is gruesome and agonizing. Every three minutes, for weeks on end, a caregiver carefully, dispassionately sinks needles…

Inside South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s Life in Jail
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Inside South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s Life in Jail

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines As president of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol lived in a luxurious hilltop mansion, threw parties and had a small army of personal guards. These days, he is alone in a 107-square-foot jail cell, eating simple food like noodles and kimchi soup, and…

South Korean Investigators Try Again to Detain President Yoon at His Residence
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South Korean Investigators Try Again to Detain President Yoon at His Residence

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Criminal investigators armed with a court-issued warrant began a second, much-anticipated operation early Wednesday to detain the impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, for questioning in connection with insurrection charges that stem from his short-lived imposition of martial law last month. Police buses started…

South Korean Leader Shuns Trial as He Tries to Hold Off Detention
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South Korean Leader Shuns Trial as He Tries to Hold Off Detention

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Constitutional Court of South Korea began formal deliberations on Tuesday to decide whether to unseat President Yoon Suk Yeol. The impeached leader stayed away, holed up in his fortified presidential compound where he is bracing himself for what his aides called a…

How Bodyguards Are Keeping South Korea’s President Yoon From Detention
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How Bodyguards Are Keeping South Korea’s President Yoon From Detention

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines South Korea’s Presidential Security Service, a​n agency​ assigned to protect the president, prides itself on being the “last bastion for a safe and stable state administration.” It is now at the heart of South Korea’s biggest political mess in decades, acting as a…

In Seoul, Blinken Affirms Alliance Amid Challenges to Democracies
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In Seoul, Blinken Affirms Alliance Amid Challenges to Democracies

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and the foreign minister of South Korea, Cho Tae-yul, both acknowledged the challenges to democracy in their nations on Monday while asserting that the alliance between the countries remained strong despite ongoing political turmoil. “Our relationship is…