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Security personnel walk on the road with buses blocking an entrance gate to protect impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol from a possible second arrest attempt. — AFP

Arrest deadline for impeached South Korean president enters final day

President Joe Biden called for Jan 6 Capitol riot not to be forgotten or ‘rewritten’. — AFP

Biden calls for Jan 6 Capitol riot not to be forgotten or ‘rewritten’

David Huitema, Director of the Office of Government Ethics, is photographed in his office after he sat down with Reuters for his first interview on the job, at his office in Washington January 2, 2025. — Reuters pic

New US ethics czar faces challenges vetting Trump officials amid financial disclosure scrutiny

An Islamic flag bearing the Shahadah (Muslim creed) flies from a tank used by fighters loyal to the interim Syrian government in Homs on January 4, 2025. — AFP pic

For Egypt, Islamists’ win in Syria triggers flashbacks of Muslim Brotherhood

Snow and black ice forced the cancellation today of dozens of flights at Frankfurt airport, Germany’s largest airport. — AFP pic

Frankfurt and Munich airports in Germany hit by over 150 flight cancellations as snow and black ice wreak havoc

A car is buried in snow on December 28, 2022. — AFP pic

Eastern US faces travel chaos as storm threatens 60 million Americans with heavy snow, ice and Arctic freeze

French former president Nicolas Sarkozy leaves the Paris Court of Appeals in Paris, France, May 17, 2023. — Reuters pic

Former French president Sarkozy faces trial over new trial over alleged Gaddafi pact and Libyan campaign funding

India’s media watchdog has demanded a thorough investigation after a journalist’s battered body was found stuffed in a septic tank covered with concrete. — Reuters pic

India press watchdog demands journalist murder probe after body found stuffed in septic tank covered with concrete

People take part in a protest against the impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol near his official residence in Seoul January 5, 2025. — Reuters pic

Thousands rally in snowstorm as South Korea’s Yoon faces arrest deadline

A snow plough waits to help clear snow from around aircraft after overnight snowfall caused the temporary closure of Manchester Airport in Manchester January 5, 2025. — Reuters pic

Amber weather warning: Heavy snow and freezing rain ground flights across England, power outages affect thousands

An Indian army soldier holding a rifle is silhouetted against the setting sun, during a weapons’ and equipment exhibition held ahead the upcoming 77th Indian Army Day, at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on January 4, 2025. Indian security forces today battled with Maoist rebels in their forested heartland, police said, with at least four guerillas and one policeman killed. — AFP pic

Deadly clash in Chhattisgarh as Indian forces battle Maoist insurgents, five killed in gunfight

A supporter of impeached South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol standing near a police barricade during a rally near Yoon's residence as snow falls in Seoul. — AFP

South Korea’s Yoon ignored cabinet opposition to martial law, say prosecutors

Australia is facing its most intense bushfire season since 2019-2020, when a series of out-of-control infernos raged across the eastern seaboard — razing swathes of forest, killing millions of animals, and blanketing cities in noxious smoke. — File picture by AAP Image/Supplied by State Control Centre Media/News Corp Australia, Jason Edwards/via Reuters

Another ‘Black Summer’ brewing in Australia’s south-east? Bushfire risk rises as heatwave sends temperatures soaring to 45C

Analysts see latest hostilities between Donald Trump’s billionaire backers and working-class base as a preview of tensions that threaten to shatter his fragile coalition. — Reuters

MAGA civil war sparks fears of chaotic Trump White House

An anti-Japan activist carrying a flag with the portrait of impeached South Korea's president Yoon Suk Yeol takes part in a rally to protest against him in front of the Gwanghwamun Gate in Seoul. — AFP

Fresh South Korea protests expected as president arrest deadline nears

Troubled investment bank Credit Suisse concealed information during previous inquiries into Nazi-controlled bank accounts during World War II. — Reuters Reuters pic

US panel: More records found linking Credit Suisse, Nazi accounts during WWII