Democrat Amy Klobuchar wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Minnesota
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Amy Klobuchar wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Minnesota.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Amy Klobuchar wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Minnesota.
The South Korean president has declared emergency martial law, citing North Korean threats and domestic “anti-state forces”.
Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s president, declared martial law on Tuesday, vowing to eliminate “anti-state forces” that he said threatened to “ruin” the nation.
President-elect Donald Trump is demanding the immediate release of Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza, saying that if they are not freed before he is sworn into office for a second term there will be “HELL TO PAY." “Please let this TRUTH serve to represent that if the hostages are not released prior to January 20, 2025, the date that I proudly assume Office as President of the United States, there will be ALL HELL TO PAY in the Middle East, and for those in charge who perpetrated these atrocities against Humanity," Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social site. It was not immediately clear whether Trump was threatening to directly involve the U.S. military in Israel’s ongoing campaign against Hamas in Gaza.
The Watergate figure said the president could "take the wind" out of Trump's plans for revenge and retribution with a stroke of his pen.
Jung Su-yeon crawled on her hands and knees through the frantic legs of South Korea’s security forces to save democracy.
China on Tuesday banned exports to the United States of the critical minerals gallium, germanium and antimony that have widespread military applications, escalating trade tensions the day after Washington's latest crackdown on China's chip sector. The curbs strengthen enforcement of existing limits on critical minerals exports that Beijing began rolling out last year, but apply only to the U.S. market, in the latest escalation of trade tensions between the world's two largest economies ahead of President-elect Donald Trump taking office next month.
The president-elect dismissed the Canadian prime minister’s tariff concerns with a confrontational joke.
“I have this impression that (the Russians) have unlimited people,” said Oleksandr, a Ukrainian unit commander. “The next Russians, it seems, do not know what happened to the previous Russians. They go there, into the unknown. No one tells them anything about it, and no one comes back.”
An Army general who oversaw the US withdrawal from Afghanistan was promoted to a four-star officer after a Republican senator dropped a hold on his nomination, according to a Senate aide.
Kenneth Choi, an editor of The Chosun Daily Newspaper, explains what led South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to declare martial law.
"If it continues like this, we will lose."
The Chinese foreign ministry accused Lithuania of undermining its sovereignty and warned of potential countermeasures.View on euronews
BEIJING (Reuters) -China has banned exports to the U.S. of some goods containing critical minerals while tightening exports on others, after U.S. curbs a day earlier on the Chinese chip industry. Following is background on export controls and other steps that analysts say Chinese authorities might take to safeguard China and its companies' interests. On Dec. 3 China banned exports to the U.S. of items related to gallium, germanium, antimony and superhard materials, the latest escalation of trade tensions between the countries ahead of President-elect Donald Trump taking office.
In order to measure the most corrupt countries in the world, it's important to first understand what makes a country corrupt. According to Transparency International, a global coalition against corruption, corruption is "the abuse of entrusted power for private gain."
Malaysia and Singapore will postpone next week’s signing to formalise a special economic zone in Johor, Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is considering dropping his nominee to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, and nominating Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in his place, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the discussions. Hegseth's nomination has run into trouble on Capitol Hill over allegations about his personal and professional life and Trump allies increasingly think Hegseth may not survive further scrutiny, the Journal reported.
South Korean opposition parties on Wednesday filed a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after he declared martial law only to reverse the move hours later, triggering a political crisis in Asia's fourth-largest economy. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol abandoned a short-lived attempt at martial law on Wednesday, reversing course after lawmakers defied security forces to vote against his declaration and thousands of protesters took to the streets.Yoon's shock bid to impose South Korea'
President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth faced reporters on Capitol Hill Monday but refused to answer questions surrounding accusations about his drinking habits. Arriving for meetings, Hegseth, 44, was directly asked at one point, “Do you have an alcohol problem?” The former Fox News host ignored the question and continued on.
Malaysia has urged Chinese companies to refrain from using it as a base to "rebadge" products to avoid U.S. tariffs, its deputy trade minister said on Monday, amid increasing export restrictions and concerns of a U.S.-China trade war. Washington is expected to further curb exports to Chinese semiconductor toolmakers and sales of certain chipmaking equipment, including products manufactured in Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan, sources have told Reuters. Malaysia is a major player in the semiconductor industry, accounting for 13% of global testing and packaging, and is seen as well placed to grab further business in the sector as Chinese chip firms diversify overseas for assembling needs.
Iran has sent militia groups into Syria to prop up Bashar al-Assad, as China also gave its backing to the regime.