South Korea’s president faces calls to resign or be impeached
Opposition parties have filed a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol and plans for rallies in major cities are underway.
D.R. Congo’s mining capital is at the heart of Biden’s bid to counter China in Africa
Kolwezi has some of the world’s largest copper and cobalt reserves and that makes it a key location at the heart of the U.S. and China’s jostle for mineral supremacy on the African continent.
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South Korea’s opposition politicians submit a motion to impeach the president. The U.S. Supreme Court to hear case involving gender affirming care. The French government faces a no-confidence vote.
How George Soros forced the UK to devalue the pound
As people learn more about Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, one story comes up over and over: a legendary trade that he played a small part in while he worked at George Soros’ hedge fund in the 1990s. In 1992, Soros’ fund set …
To many residents in southern Lebanon, life doesn’t feel like there’s a ceasefire
Israel’s military has imposed a curfew and created a no-go zone where villagers are prohibited from going home to villages across southern Lebanon. NPR speaks to residents inside.
Toy companies are worried about Trump’s threat of steep tariffs
Nearly all toys sold in the U.S. are imported — mostly from China. Toys were largely spared from tariffs during Trump’s first term. But toymakers and their customers may not be so lucky next year.
A Danish museum agrees to return a bronze sculpture looted from Turkey
A Danish museum has agreed to return the bronze head of a Roman Emperor to Turkey. The sculpture was among thousands of artifacts looted from Turkey and sold to American and European museums.
South Korea’s president says he will lift his martial law declaration
After South Korean lawmakers voted to reverse President Yoon Suk Yeol’s surprise declaration of “emergency martial law,” Yoon announced that he would lift the order through a Cabinet meeting.
As Israel bans UNRWA, Palestinians stand to lose schools and clinics, not only in Gaza
Israel is severing ties with the main United Nations agency that provides aid to Palestinians. With the focus largely on Gaza, the move also threatens key services in the occupied West Bank.
State Department aims to get more career ambassadors in place before 2nd Trump term
As the transition to a new administration approaches, what is the likely impact on a decidedly nervous State Department?
FIFA should pay workers harmed in building World Cup venues, its committee report says
The report said the main responsibility lay with the workers’ direct employers and the Qatari government, but noted that “a credible argument can be made” that FIFA played a role as well.
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