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Yoon's fate now lies with the country's Constitutional Court, which has 180 days to deliberate on the case

After declaring martial law

South Korea's Yoon impeached: what happens next?

Former prisoner Mohamed Darwish gives AFP a guided tour of the feared detention centre of the Palestine Branch of Syrian military intelligence where he was interrogated for 120 days

No light of day

Ex-prisoners back in Syria's cells 'of despair'

A queue to buy bread from a bakery in the town of Qusayr, in Homs province -- Syrians face a struggle for necessities

Diplomatic developments

US says in contact with new Syria rulers

One of Mayotte's airports was severely damaged in the storm

France fears heavy toll as Cyclone Chido batters Mayotte

Earlier this week, Zelensky visited the city of Zaporizhzhia, recently hit by a deadly Russian strike

'Significant number'

Russia using N. Korean troops in bid to reclaim Kursk: Zelensky

Protesters calling for the ouster of President Yoon Suk Yeol react after the impeachment vote outside parliament

Opposition declares 'victory of the people'

South Korea's President Yoon impeached over martial law bid

Demonstrators gathered outside parliament

Government loyalist

Georgia ruling party elects loyalist president amid constitutional crisis

Brazilian general and former defence minister Walter Braga Netto (L), seen with far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, has been arrested over an alleged coup plot, according to a police source

General Walter Braga Netto

Brazil ex-defense minister arrested in coup plot investigation

One of Mayotte's airports was severely damaged in the storm

'Extremely violent'

At least two killed as Cyclone Chido batters France's Mayotte

The presidential palace in Damascus on December 8, hours after rebel forces declared they had taken the Syrian capital

Toppled government

A palace in shock: Bashar al-Assad's final moments in Syria

Protesters calling for the ouster of President Yoon Suk Yeol react after the result of the impeachment vote outside the National Assembly in Seoul

Rollercoaster month

'I'm so happy': tears of joy, K-pop on Seoul streets as Yoon impeached

A picture of former South Korean president Park Chung-Hee and his wife is displayed in Seoul at a photo exhibit on the dictator's 1979 assassination

More scandal and acrimony

The troubled history of South Korean presidents

This photo shows an aerial view of the National Assembly building in Seoul on December 14, 2024, ahead of the second martial law impeachment vote that could decide South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol's political fate.

Another attempt on Saturday

South Korean president faces second impeachment vote

Supporters of President Yoon Suk Yeol wave South Korean and US flags ahead of the second impeachment vote over his declaration of martial law

Yoon fans steadfast as S. Korean leader faces impeachment

An aerial view of thousands celebrating the ouster of Syria's president Bashar al-Assad near the landmark Damascus Sword sculpture at Umayyad Square in central Damascus

To forge a common approach

'Friday of victory': Mass rallies across Syria celebrate end of Assad

Sudanese who fled violence in Al-Jazira state rest at a camp for the displaced in the eastern city of Gedaref

Over two-thirds of displaced families in east Sudan short of food: NGO

In the video posted on Lula's social media, the Brazilian president is seen walking unassisted, with a bandage on his head where the surgery happened

Semi-intensive care

Brazil's Lula says 'strong' after surgery, posts video of him walking

Gisele Pelicot, 72, has inspired people worldwide for standing up to her abusers

Claiming 'manipulation'

Lawyers make final pleas at rape trial of France's 'monster' husband

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is welcomed by US officials upon landing in Baghdad, during his regional tour focused on Syria

Bashar al-Assad's overthrow

On Syria tour, Blinken pledges to work with Iraq against IS jihadists

The UN nuclear watchdog, led by Rafael Grossi, says that Iran has agreed to increased monitoring at a key uranium enrichment site

UN nuclear watchdog

IAEA says Iran agrees to more monitoring at Fordo enrichment plant

Bayrou ran for the presidency three times

Who is the new PM?

Bayrou: Macron's longtime comrade facing biggest challenge

Mikhail Degtyaryov was elected as Russia's new Olympics chief unopposed

Still facing isolation

Russia names sanctioned sports minister as Olympics chief

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the latest Russian strikes

Targeting power grid

Kremlin praises Trump, pounds Ukraine in massive attack

Indian school students congratulate the world's youngest chess champion Gukesh Dommaraju, in Chennai

Inspiring figure

Gukesh championship win fuels chess dreams in India

Conspiracy theories have flourished on South Korean social media in the wake of the martial law declaration

'Electoral fraud'

Vindicated by Yoon's martial law, S. Korea's conspiracy theorists vow backing

A Taiwanese coast guard ship (L) sails near a Chinese vessel a few nautical miles from Taiwan's northeastern coast

A sigh of relief

Taiwan says Chinese ships have left, signalling drills over

Israeli troops deploy inside the UN-patrolled buffer zone that is supposed to separate Israeli and Syrian forces on the Golan Heights.

Israel orders troops to 'prepare to remain' in Syria buffer zone through winter

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan

Following fall of Assad

'Imperative' to work against IS in Syria, Blinken tells Turkey

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