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South Korea ex-president Yoon in court again for criminal trial

SEOUL: South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in court Monday for another hearing in his criminal trial after filing past waiting journalists, as he defends himself against insurrection charges over his declaration of martial law.Yoon was formally stripped of office last month after being impeached and suspended by lawmakers over his December 3 […]

Sudan says may halt South Sudan oil exports after RSF attacks

Representative Image (AI-generated) Sudan’s army-aligned government has told energy firms to prepare to stop handling crude oil from South Sudan, which relies on its neighbour for exports, after attacks on key facilities, according to a letter seen by AFP.In the letter dated Friday, the Sudanese energy and petroleum ministry informed its South Sudanese counterpart that […]

Multilingual actor Sundeep Kishan on turning a year older, “I’m a very ambitious person, so I’m never completely peaceful” : Bollywood News

Telugu star Sundeep Kishan turned a year older on May 7. He has acted in films of various languages. He spoke about his birthday and looked back at his career in an interview with us. Multilingual actor Sundeep Kishan on turning a year older, “I’m a very ambitious person, so I’m never completely peaceful” You […]

Is the Southern accent fixin’ to disappear in parts of the US South?

Growing up in Atlanta in the 1940s and 1950s, Susan Levine‘s visits to New York City relatives included being the star of an impromptu novelty show: Her cousin invited over friends and charged 25 cents a pop for them to listen to Levine‘s Southern accent. Even though they too grew up in Atlanta, Levine’s two […]

Lawyers for man executed by firing squad in South Carolina say bullets mostly missed his heart

This photo shows the state’s death chamber in Columbia, SC, including the electric chair and a firing squad chair (Image: AP) A man who was put to death last month in South Carolina’s second firing squad execution was conscious and likely in extreme pain for as long as a minute after the bullets, meant to […]

Climate Change Intensifies Deadly Rainfall and Flooding in the US South and Midwest | World News

Two churches, one Catholic and one Baptist are flooded by the Kentucky River (Image: AP) Human-caused climate change intensified deadly rainfall in Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and other states in early April and made those storms more likely to occur, according to an analysis released Thursday by the World Weather Attribution group of scientists. The series […]

South Korea says North Korea has fired several missiles towards its eastern waters

SEOUL: North Korea on Thursday fired several ballistic missilestowards its eastern waters, South Korea’s military said, adding to a run of weapons tests that have raised animosity in the region. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the weapons fired from an area around the eastern port city of Wonsan were presumed to be short-range […]

South African party launches legal challenge to new labour equity laws

Workers advertise their skills looking for work outside a hardware store in a Johannesburg suburb (Image: AP) JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s second biggest political party launched a legal challenge Tuesday against a new labour law aimed at boosting the hiring of Black people and other groups in some industries, arguing it is unconstitutional, discriminatory and dampens […]

WAVES 2025: Kirrak Party, Goodachari producers Abhishek Aggarwal and Vikram Reddy announce world’s biggest cinema project in Nagpur : Bollywood News

Hailing from Telugu cinema, Abhishek Aggarwal is a renowned producer who has delivered some truly compelling films. With his brilliant approach to filmmaking, he not only creates heart-winning and impactful cinema but also box office blockbusters. While he has consistently left a mark with his work, he is now set to revolutionize the definition of […]

South Africa says its peacekeeping troops are withdrawing from rebel-held eastern Congo

Representative Image (AI-generated) CAPE TOWN: The South African armed forces said Thursday they had begun withdrawing their peacekeeping troops from rebel-controlled eastern Congo. The South African National Defense Force said the troops began moving out earlier this week and would travel through neighboring Rwanda to Tanzania and fly home from there. Peacekeeping troops from Malawi […]