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Two sailors have been killed in separate incidents in the treacherous Sydney to Hobart yacht race, officials said on Friday, as a string of yachts retired in powerful winds and high seas. One of the crew members, 55-year-old Roy Quaden

A former Peruvian congressional official on Thursday denied having set up a prostitution ring in the legislature providing sexual favors to lawmakers in return for votes. Jorge Torres, the former head of the congressional legal and constitutional office, rejected the

South Korean lawmakers impeached acting president Han Duck-soo on Friday, sinking the country deeper into a political crisis triggered by his predecessor’s martial law declaration that shocked the world. Han had taken over just two weeks ago from President Yoon

What the only battleground Democrat to do better than Trump says his party needs to learn  CNN

A North Korean soldier who was captured while fighting in Russia’s war against Ukraine has died of his wounds, South Korea’s spy agency said on Friday. Pyongyang has deployed thousands of troops to reinforce Russia’s military, including in the Kursk

The region drained by the Amazon River, including the Amazon Rainforest, is in the second year of a punishing drought. That has lead to the lowest water levels in more than 100 years for the Amazon and its major tributaries.

China on Friday slapped sanctions on seven U.S. companies after Washington’s approval last week of a $571.3 million military aid package to Taiwan, which Beijing said infringed on its “sovereignty and territory”. Last Friday, U.S. President Joe Biden authorized the

MAGA civil war breaks out over American “mediocrity” culture  Axios A MAGA ‘Civil War’ on X between Musk and the far right over H-1B visas  The Washington Post Ramaswamy blames US ‘mediocrity’ culture for tech companies hiring foreign-born engineers  KATU Musk and Ramaswamy

South Korea impeaches acting president as political turmoil deepens  Financial Times South Korean Lawmakers Impeach Acting President as Crisis Deepens  The New York Times South Korean parliament votes to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo  CNN South Korea’s Parliament to Vote on Impeaching Acting

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is fighting organized crime to blunt criticism from the incoming U.S. administration.