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South Korea prosecutor seeks death penalty for ex-president Yoon over martial law
SEOUL, Jan 13 (Reuters) – South Korea’s special prosecutor on Tuesday requested the death penalty for former president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of insurrection over his brief imposition of […]
Video of Minneapolis shooting convinced these Trump voters it was justifiable
Jan 13 – Video of a U.S. immigration agent fatally shooting a Minneapolis mother in her car on Wednesday has divided the nation, becoming a political Rorschach test that elicits […]
Russia opens negligence probe after nine babies die in one Siberian hospital
Jan 13 (Reuters) – Russia has opened a criminal investigation into the deaths of nine newborn babies this month due to suspected negligence at a Siberian maternity hospital, authorities said […]
Germany’s SPD, conservatives in coalition clash over inheritance tax reform
BERLIN, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Germany’s Social Democrats published plans on Tuesday to reform inheritance tax to improve fairness in Europe’s biggest economy, putting the SPD on a collision course […]
Clock ticks in Cuba as Trump cuts off Venezuelan oil
HAVANA/HOUSTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Cubans are bracing for impact after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to cut off a lifeline of Venezuelan oil from reaching Cuba, setting up a […]
UN rights office says hundreds killed in Iran protests
GENEVA, Jan 13 (Reuters) – The U.N. human rights chief said on Tuesday that he was “horrified” by mounting violence by Iran’s security forces against peaceful protesters, with the U.N. […]
Two oil tankers attacked near key CPC loading terminal, Bloomberg News reports
Jan 13 (Reuters) – Two oil tankers were attacked near the Black Sea loading terminal for the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, Bloomberg news reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the […]
Two oil tankers on roads at CPC terminal hit by drones on Tuesday, sources say
MOSCOW, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Two oil tankers waiting for the loading at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal were hit by drones on Tuesday, two sources said. Read full story […]
About 2,000 killed in Iran protests, official says
DUBAI, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Around 2,000 people were killed in Iran protests, an Iranian official told Reuters on Tuesday, blaming “terrorists” for the deaths of civilians and security personnel. […]
Denmark, Greenland foreign ministers to meet Vance, Rubio on Wednesday amid Trump’s threat
COPENHAGEN, Jan 13 (Reuters) – The foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland will meet with U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday, the Danish […]