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South Korean President Yoon Sook-yeol on Thursday accepted the resignation of Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, even as critics demanded Yoon step down over his aborted attempt to impose martial law on Tuesday.

North Korean state media outlets published multiple articles on Wednesday amplifying calls for South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol to resign – but notably omitting the fact that most calls for his ouster are in response to his failed attempt to impose martial law on the country.

China expects fellow members of the BRICS economic bloc to push back against President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threats.

The administration of outgoing President Joe Biden appeared to be caught by surprise at the shock declaration of martial law in Seoul.

A Chinese national was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly shipping weapons and ammunition from Long Beach, California, to North Korea.

Lawmakers from South Korea’s opposition Democratic Party (DP) managed to defy a lockdown on parliamentary headquarters to table a motion that would invalidate President Yoon Suk-yeol’s declaration of martial law at roughly 1:00 a.m. local time – even as armed soldiers smashed through the windows of the building and moved to clear the assembly floor.

South Korean Yoon Suk-yeol stunned the world on Tuesday morning by declaring a state of “emergency martial law” because “subversive, anti-state elements” among the opposition are blocking his agenda.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed his country will “invariably support” Russia’s war in Ukraine as he met Russia’s defense chief, the North’s state media reported Saturday.

Alibaba founder Jack Ma, once the richest man in China before he was ruined and exiled for daring to criticize the Chinese Communist Party, paid a visit to his company’s main campus in Hangzhou on Friday.

An anonymous North Korean military source claimed to the specialized outlet Daily NK on Thursday that the communist regime had adopted a policy of “strict secrecy” surrounding soldiers allegedly dying on the front lines of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Mistakes by members of the crew caused a New Zealand navy ship to plow into a reef off the coast of Samoa a military Court of Inquiry finds.

China identified one of the four individuals returned to the country in a prisoner swap as a “fugitive” and warned that “no one can escape” communist “justice.”

Russia waging campaign of sabotage head of MI6 says, who also telegraphed a positive message towards incoming U.S. President Donald Trump.

“Happy Trumpsgiving” trended on X on Thursday as Americans expressed gratitude that President-elect Donald Trump is heading back to the White House, unleashing a host of holiday-themed Trump memes. 

The Volkswagen Group announced on Wednesday that it was ending operations in occupied East Turkistan, which the Chinese Communist Party administers and Xinjiang “province,” and selling off its facilities on the ground to a Chinese company.

Australian politicians describe their ban on children under 16 using social media as “world-leading,” but in truth, the rest of the world is not far behind them. An international consensus against permitting children on social media gained momentum in 2024, despite deep reservations from Internet freedom advocates.

China’s splashy Zhuhai Air Show suffered an awkward setback on Monday when a VT-4 main battle tank broke down in the middle of a live demonstration. Efforts to revive the tank were unsuccessful, leaving it rooted to the spot for the rest of the show.

The government of Paraguay announced on Tuesday that, with the help of the United States, it had identified Chinese state-sponsored hackers who infiltrated the nation’s government networks.

Philippine police on Wednesday filed a criminal complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte and her security staff for assaulting security officers and disobeying their orders during an altercation at the House of Representatives on Saturday.

The Financial Times (FT) on Wednesday reported that Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun is under investigation for corruption.

South Korea’s fertility rate is expected to rise slightly when the data from 2024 is fully tabulated, but remains far below growth levels.

Supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan called off their protest in Islamabad after a massive midnight police raid.

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu says the U.S. should pay for the reconstruction of Afghanistan.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) added 29 more Chinese entities to its list of exporters banned for suspected use of slavery, including companies that manufacture food and metals, from tomato paste to iron ore.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry warned the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump to avoid taking the Communist Party’s “goodwill for granted” and suggested “no one will win a trade war” after Trump announced a plan to impose a ten-percent tariff on Chinese goods on Monday.

Pakistani officials say two police officers and four paramilitary troops have been killed in clashes with Imran Khan supporters.

Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte referred to President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., as a “drug addict” and suggested the military should oust him.

The Taliban jihadist organization governing Afghanistan applauded itself on Monday for its “achievements” in women’s rights, claiming to prevent child marriages and punish domestic abusers.

Pakistan’s capital of Islamabad went under lockdown on Sunday as thousands of supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan marched on the city to demand his immediate release.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to visit India in the near future, making his first trip to India since launching the brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Apple CEO Tim Cook joined a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and executives from global companies to discuss trade and supply chain matters amid economic uncertainty in the communist country.

The vice president of the Philippines suggested she had hired a hitman to kill President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has threatened to have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the first lady killed if she herself dies.

Sweden’s coast guard said Saturday it had joined Denmark in monitoring a Chinese ship anchored off their coasts, after two undersea cables were severed in a suspected sabotage case.

Is somebody listening in to your phone call? Too late. It might have happened already. A major breach of U.S. telecom companies occurred earlier this month that has since been been branded the “worst telecom hack in our nation’s history – by far” according to Mark Warner, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Senior North Korean officer said to have been injured in Ukraine war for the first time, and possibly by a British-supplied Storm Shadow.