South Korea President Yoon Defends Martial Law Decree in Defiant Speech
President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed to “fight to the end,” despite the opposition’s push to impeach him and his own party’s demand that he resign from office.
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South Korean president defends martial law decree, defies pressure to quit
The opposition is pressing ahead with a second attempt to impeach Yoon Suk Yeol, and there are signs some members of the president’s party will support his ouster.
Fall in Australia’s unemployment rate sends dollar higher and stocks down, dimming hopes of interest rate cut
ABS reveals robust market as unemployment rate drops from 4.1% to 3.9%, its lowest since March Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A surprisingly robust labour market in November, including more than 50,000 additional full-time jobs, has set back hopes of…
High-profile Melbourne man pleads not guilty to raping woman
A blanket suppression order has been lifted but accused’s identity remains secret A high-profile Melbourne man has been accused of committing sexual offences, including rape, a Melbourne court has heard. The man was charged in August last year with two counts of rape, along with one count of sexual assault and one count of attempted…
Malibu’s Franklin Fire grows overnight, burning homes and forcing evacuations – The Washington Post
Malibu’s Franklin Fire grows overnight, burning homes and forcing evacuations The Washington Post Franklin Fire evacuation orders, road closures, school closures and shelters NBC Los Angeles Timeline: How the Franklin Fire exploded in size in its first critical hours, threatened Pepperdine ABC7 Los Angeles Malibu wildfire surrounds Dick Van Dyke’s home; 98-year-old star ‘safely evacuated’ Fox News 20,000 Malibu…
After toppling Assad, can Syria’s rebels rebuild a shattered state?
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the leading rebel force, must work to allay public fears that it will seek to replace Assadism with its own form of absolute rule.
Indian outbound travel will be ‘the story’ of the next decade, says Hilton executive
Indian travelers spent $34 billion on outbound travel in 2023. That’s “minuscule” compared to what’s to come, said Alan Watts, Hilton’s Asia-Pacific president.
Met police staff vote to strike over curbs on working from home
PCS union says its members, which include 999 call handlers, ‘overwhelmingly’ backed industrial action Metropolitan police staff have voted to go on strike in a row over plans to cut back on the time they can work from home. The Public and Commercial Services union said there was “overwhelming support for the action”. It would…
Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp down in mass Meta outage
Over 22,000 people reported issues with Facebook this evening and over 18,000 struggled to use WhatsApp, according to Downdetector.
Murder suspect Luigi Mangione’s notebook called ‘wack’ of CEO ‘targeted, precise’
Luigi Mangione has refused to waive extradition to New York, where the Penn grad is charged with murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.