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South Korea’s ex-First Lady Kim received bribes and meddled in state affairs, prosecutor says

Reuters — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 10:26:06 +0000

Seoul, South Korea – The wife of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol interfered in state affairs in return for expensive valuables and money, a special prosecutor said on Monday. The special prosecutor’s investigations, which wrapped up on Sunday, came amid a year-long probe into Yoon’s brief imposition of martial law last year and related

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Thailand and Cambodia agree to ‘consolidate ceasefire’ in China talks

Reuters — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 10:09:35 +0000

Beijing, China – Thailand and Cambodia plan to rebuild mutual trust and gradually consolidate a ceasefire after weeks of border clashes, Beijing said in a communique with the two countries following talks in southwestern China. The Southeast Asian neighbours on Saturday ended weeks of fierce fighting that killed at least 101 people and displaced more than half a million with their

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Putin says Russia will achieve its Ukraine aims by force if Kyiv doesn’t want peace

Reuters — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 07:36:07 +0000

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine was in no hurry for peace and if it did not want to resolve their conflict peacefully, Moscow would accomplish all its goals by force.

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Taiwan rattled by 7.0 magnitude quake, no major damage reported

Reuters — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 16:13:00 +0000

Taipei, Taiwan – A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck some 32 km (20 miles) off Taiwan’s northeastern coastal city of Yilan on Saturday, the island’s weather administration said, with no immediate report of major damage. The quake with a depth of 73 km (45 miles) was felt across north Taiwan and shook buildings in the capital Taipei, the administration added, attributing

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Thailand, Cambodia halt fierce border conflict with second ceasefire

Reuters — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 10:21:09 +0000

Thailand and Cambodia ended weeks of fierce border clashes on Saturday, Dec. 27, with a second ceasefire in recent months in the worst fighting in years between the Southeast Asian nations.

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Zelenskiy says ‘a lot’ can be decided before New Year ahead of Trump meeting

Reuters — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 09:45:54 +0000

Kyiv, Ukraine – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday he planned to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump soon and that a lot could be decided before the New Year as Washington pushes diplomatic efforts to end the war with Russia. Zelenskiy has said that sensitive issues, including any compromises on territory, should be discussed

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EXPLAINER: Why is Myanmar’s junta holding an election during a civil war?

Reuters — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 05:42:32 +0000

(Reuters) – Myanmar’s military-led administration will hold a multi-phased general election starting on Sunday, even as a civil war rages across large parts of the Southeast Asian country. Why is Myanmar holding an election? The military ousted the elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in a February 2021 coup, just as it was preparing for

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South Korea prosecutor seeks 10-year jail term for ex-President Yoon, Yonhap says

Reuters — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 03:00:14 +0000

Seoul, South Korea – South Korea’s special prosecutor requested a 10-year prison sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges including obstructing attempts to arrest him following his failed bid to impose martial law, the Yonhap News Agency reported on Friday. Prosecutors have accused the ousted president of trying to block investigators seeking to arrest him in January by

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Christmas celebrations muted at Bondi as Australians grieve after deadly shooting

Reuters — Thu, 25 Dec 2025 05:39:49 +0000

Sydney, Australia – Christmas celebrations were muted at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach on Thursday in the aftermath of a terror attack that killed 15 people there more than a week ago, as the community continued to grapple with the country’s deadliest mass shooting in nearly three decades. Police patrolled across the beachfront in Bondi, a traditional

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Thai and Cambodia militaries hold talks on resuming ceasefire

Reuters — Thu, 25 Dec 2025 02:58:45 +0000

Bangkok, Thailand/Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Military officials from Thailand and Cambodia began talks on Wednesday, both countries said, days after the neighbours agreed to discuss resumption of a ceasefire after 16 days of fierce border clashes that have killed at least 86 people. The talks come two days after a special meeting in Kuala Lumpur of Southeast Asian

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