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Photo shows Protestors in Washington hold signs like 'I'm one of 170 million Americans on TikTok'After a game of hide and seek, South Korea's president emerges defiant
After a weeks-long game of hide and seek, South Korea's president Yoon Suk Yeol has finally emerged from the shadows. The saga has exposed the nation's political division.
Photo shows A man in a suit with black hair looking solemn'Make Vanuatu Great Again': Pacific nation set for political showdown
A month after the December 17 earthquake struck and killed 14 people, voters are heading to the polls with the memories of recent aftershocks fresh in their minds.
Photo shows People in the tray of a ute with balloons tied to it, with some people holding flags.Russia plotted 'acts of air terror', Polish PM says
Donald Tusk says Russia had been seeking to conduct attacks on airlines belonging to Poland and other countries.
Photo shows A plane coming in to land at sunset, against an orange sky, taken from the ground from behind.Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested
South Korea's impeached leader has been detained, ending a weeks-long stand-off with authorities following a botched declaration of martial law.
Photo shows President Arrested: A man with black hair and suit exiting a car.Has Video Duration: 2 minutes .ABC's James Oaten reports from Seoul after arrest of President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Yoon's supporters are outside the compound where the South Korean president is being questioned by anti-corruption investigators.
Photo shows A reporteri n blue jacket stands with a crowd behind him on a street.Has Video Duration: 3 minutes 33 seconds.Protesters scuffle with South Korean police
Protesters in support of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol scuffled with police officers amid a new bid by authorities to arrest him.
Has Video Duration: 39 seconds.Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained
South Korea’s anti-corruption agency says the impeached President has been detained, hours after hundreds of the agency's investigators and police officers arrived to apprehend him.
Photo shows Image shows a photograph of South Korea's president, and another of ABC reporter Kathleen CalderwoodHas Video Duration: 3 minutes 52 seconds.'Totally broken organisation': Musk sued over Twitter share purchase
The US Securities and Exchange Commission is suing Elon Musk, the owner of social media site X, alleging the world's richest man held off declaring his substantial purchase of Twitter shares in 2022.
Photo shows Elon Musk wears a serious expression.South Korean authorities arrest president — as it happened
South Korea's anti-corruption agency says impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained several hours after hundreds of the agency's investigators and police officers arrived at his presidential compound to apprehend him.
Photo shows Yoon Suk Yeol behind two cars facing away walking towards a building.Biden moves to lift Cuba's designation as state sponsor of terrorism
In a move expected to be reversed by Donald Trump, US President Joe Biden is moving to lift the United States's designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism as part of a deal designed to free political prisoners on the island.
Photo shows 2025-01-13T203022Z_2006300481_RC279CAUK109_RTRMADP_3_USA-BIDEN (1)Trump nominee and former Fox host Pete Hegseth slammed for inexperience
Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth has come under fire for his inexperience, alleged drunkenness and past opposition to women in combat.
Photo shows Pete Hegseth shaking a fist walking out a door.Korean president detained after hours-long stand-off
South Korean authorities have detained impeached President President Yoon Suk Yeol after an hours-long stand-off.
Photo shows Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials.UK anti-corruption minister resigns amid corruption probe into her aunt
Tulip Siddiq has denied any wrongdoing after being named in a corruption probe into her aunt, former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Photo shows A woman with long brown hair speaks to someone out of frame on a bright sunny dayGaza ceasefire talks and hostage deal at 'sensitive stage'
Talks have been underway in Doha for hours in a bid to reach agreement on the final elements of a deal between Israel and Hamas.
Photo shows A man pushing his way through rubble of a building, which left has concrete and steel rebar in a heap.When Tibetans exposed quake damage, China sent a rumour-busting monk
More than 120 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck a remote region of Tibet, but with limited media access and China's robust censorship program, it has been difficult for people to get reliable information and check on loved ones.
Photo shows Two rescue workers in orange suits and helmets search rubble for survivors after an earthquake in a mountainous region.Russian schools, airports closed as Ukraine launches 'massive' strikes
The Russian military accused Kyiv of using US and British-supplied missiles and promised the strikes would "not go unanswered".
Photo shows Orange flames in the skyTrump engaged in 'criminal effort' to overturn 2020 election, report finds
President-elect Donald Trump engaged in an unprecedented criminal effort to overturn his 2020 election defeat, according to a report released by the Department of Justice.
Photo shows An older man wearing a red tie, white shirt and a black suit jacket with a serious expressionJoe Biden delivers last presidential speech on foreign policy
Joe Biden said his government had left the US in a stronger position against foreign threats than when he first took office.
Photo shows Joe Biden smiles while Antony Blinken claps on a stage with US flags in the backgroundHas Video Duration: 3 minutes 23 seconds.Judge clears way for release of report on Trump's 2020 election case
The report into Donald Trump's actions and possible interference in the 2020 election, including the January 6 riots, can be released, a US judge rules.
Photo shows Trump looking down with fluorescent light above his head as he walks