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Police officers stand guard as supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol try to enter the Seoul Western District Court in Seoul on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption toggle caption Ahn Young-joon/AP SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was formally arrested early Sunday, days after … Read more
The incoming Trump administration has promised sweeping deportations of undocumented people and little empathy for those seeking refuge in the U.S. Despite that, migrants continue to make the dangerous journey north through Mexico to get to the U.S. border. We hop on a freight train with some migrants to find out why. Source link
The Australian Open’s YouTube livestream shows the players as animated avatars, though the action is real. Australian Open TV/Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle caption Australian Open TV/Screenshot by NPR Tennis fans worldwide can stream Australian Open matches online, with a catch: The players on screen aren’t real human beings, but video game-like avatars on … Read more
South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained for questioning by police over insurrection charges Source link
Vehicles and trucks for export wait for transportation from a port in Yantai in eastern China’s Shandong province on Jan. 2, 2025. AP/CHINATOPIX/AP hide caption toggle caption AP/CHINATOPIX/AP HONG KONG — China’s exports in December grew at a faster pace than expected, as factories rushed to fill orders to beat higher tariffs that U.S. President-elect … Read more
The government provides HIV medicines free of charge. Yet in one indigenous territory, cases and deaths are increasing at an alarming rate. (Image credit: Adam Williams for NPR) Source link
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro prepares to be sworn in for a third term despite accusations of stealing the last election. Thousands took to the streets to demand a return to democracy. Source link
Viktar Babaryka, a former presidential hopeful, stands inside a defendants’ cage during his trial in Minsk, Belarus, on July 6, 2021. Ramil Nasibulin/AP/Pool BelTa hide caption toggle caption Ramil Nasibulin/AP/Pool BelTa TALLINN, Estonia — An imprisoned opposition activist in Belarus resurfaced Wednesday in a video shot by a pro-government blogger after over 700 days of … Read more
Authorities in South Korea are continuing to try to arrest impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, following his failed declaration of martial law over a month ago. As the country continues to be mired in political crisis, analyst are studying the health of the country’s democracy. And as our correspondent in Seoul tells us, … Read more
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescue workers search for survivors in the aftermath of an earthquake in Changsuo Township of Dingri in Xigaze, southwestern China’s Tibet Autonomous Region on Jan. 7, 2025. AP/Xinhua hide caption toggle caption AP/Xinhua BEIJING — A strong earthquake killed at least 95 people in Tibet on Tuesday … Read more