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AFP
Mayotte faces environment, biodiversity crisis after cyclone
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South Korean lawmakers impeach acting President Han Duck-soo
South Korean lawmakers impeached acting president Han Duck-soo on Friday, sinking the country deeper into a political crisis triggered by his predecessor's martial law declaration that shocked the world.Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok, who stepped in as South Korea's new acting president, pledged to do all to end the political turmoil gripping his country.
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Mother who fought for justice in daughter’s murder case involving Kennedy cousin has died
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Desertions spark panic, and pardons, in Ukraine's army
Oleksandr deserted from the front line in eastern Ukraine after watching his fellow servicemen being pulverised by Russian bombardments for six months.It was the final straw for Oleksandr, 45, who had been holding the line in the embattled Lugansk region in the early months of the war.
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South Korean parliament votes to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo
South Korea’s parliament voted to impeach prime minister and acting president Han Duck-soo on Friday, less than two weeks after parliament stripped President Yoon Suk Yeol of his powers over his short-lived martial law order that plunged the country into political disarray.
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Taiwan’s presidential office runs first ‘tabletop’ simulation of Chinese military escalation
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China sanctions US firms over Taiwan military support
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Malaysian man publicly caned for Islamic crime of close proximity
A Malaysian man was caned at a mosque in the northeastern state of Terengganu on Friday for the Islamic crime of close proximity with a non-family member of the opposite sex, local media reported, in a rare public sentencing. Muslim-majority Malaysia practices a dual-track legal system, with Islamic criminal and family laws applicable to Muslims alongside secular laws. Mohd Affendi Awang, 42, was convicted of the Islamic crime of "khalwat" and sentenced to six strokes of the cane and a fine after he pleaded guilty to the offence last month.
AFP
Asian markets mostly rise but political turmoil holds Seoul back
Asian markets mostly rose on Friday, with Japanese shares gaining on a weaker yen, although Seoul shares plunged as South Korea's political crisis deepened with a second impeachment vote.In Seoul, the market closed down by 1.02 percent after the won plunged to a 16-year low of 1,480.20 per US dollar on Friday morning.
CNN
China launches new amphibious assault ship in a race to rival US military
China has launched its first next-generation amphibious assault ship, adding a powerful cutting-edge warship to the country’s fast-expanding navy as it races to rival the military power of the United States.
Reuters
WHO says crew member suffered serious injury in Yemen airport strike
The U.N. air crew member hurt in an air strike on Yemen's main international airport on Thursday suffered serious injuries but is now recovering in hospital, a spokesperson for the World Health Organization said on Friday. Israel said it struck multiple targets linked to the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen, including Sanaa International Airport, and Houthi media said at least six people were killed.
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N. Korean soldier captured in Russia-Ukraine war dies: Seoul
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Severe storms across US threaten to disrupt one of the busiest travel weekends of the year
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China extends license age limit for truck, bus drivers as population ages
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