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South Korea president declares emergency martial law, sending shockwaves across country
TOPSHOT - Police stand guard in front of the main gate of the National Assembly in Seoul on December 3, 2024, after South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law. South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol on December 3 declared emergency martial law, saying the step was necessary to protect the country from "communist forces" amid parliamentary wrangling over a budget bill. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP) (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images)
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South Korean president declares martial law
The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park on February 2, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China.
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China hits out at latest US effort to block Beijing’s access to chip technology
Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan was sentenced to death for a multi-billion-dollar fraud in April 2024 in one of the biggest corruption cases in history.
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Tycoon on death row for $12 billion fraud loses appeal in Vietnam court
Part of 2500 panda sculptures are displayed at the Hong Kong International Airport during a welcome ceremony of the panda-themed exhibition "Panda Go!" in Hong Kong, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
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Hong Kong will display 2,500 panda sculptures to capitalize on a local bear craze
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China court sentences journalist to seven years on spy charges, family says
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India

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Japan

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Trump again vows to block Japanese firm’s controversial takeover of US Steel
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North Korea

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ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN - NOVEMBER 28 (RUSSIA OUT) Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his press conference after the SCTO Summit at the Palace of Independence, November 28, 2024, in Astana, Kazakhstan. Putin is meeting with Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in the capital, a day before he is expected to attend the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) summit in Astana. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)
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Putin approves record defense spending — a third of Russia’s budget
North Korea expands weapons plant that makes missiles used by Russia, researchers say
Ukraine is being hit with a surge of attacks using North Korean missiles. Western components help make it possible
Russia’s use of a nuclear-capable missile is a clear departure from Cold War doctrine of deterrence
FBI seizes websites that North Koreans allegedly used to impersonate American companies

Pakistan

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Shiite Muslims hold placards and shout slogans during a protest march against the sectarian attacks in Kurram district in Parachinar, the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Lahore on November 22, 2024. Thousands of Shiite Muslims took to the streets in various cities of Pakistan on November 22, AFP correspondents said, a day after sectarian attacks in the northwest killed 43 people, including women and children. (Photo by Arif ALI / AFP) (Photo by ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Death toll rises to 130 in northwest Pakistan sectarian violence, officials say
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At least 42 killed as gunmen open fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan
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South Korea

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The Gyeongbokgung Palace is seen covered in snow, in Seoul on November 27, 2024.
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Delight and disruption as record November snowfall hits Seoul
South Korea convicts man over binge eating to dodge military draft
Smuggler arrested with 300 tarantulas strapped to his body
North Korea to mass produce self-detonating explosive drones, state media reports
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Southeast Asia

The giant building named “Manok ni Cano” stands nearly 35 meters tall, 12 meters wide and spans 28 meters in length. It has 15 hotel rooms across 6 floors.
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They’ve sailed across Southeast Asia for centuries. Now, these sea nomads are being forced to live on land
Inferno destroys thousands of shanties in Manila’s biggest slum area
Philippine vice president says she would have Marcos assassinated if she is killed
Thai court gives death penalty to woman accused of cyanide serial killings