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Argentina Accuses Leftist Former Ambassador of Treason

Argentine Security Minister Patricia Bullrich filed a formal complaint on Thursday against Oscar Laborde, a leftist former diplomat believed to hold ties with the Venezuelan socialist Maduro regime, for engaging in talks with the Venezuelan socialists over an Argentine gendarme arrested in Caracas.

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - DECEMBER 04: Argentine Minister of Security and former President

South Korean Parliament Impeaches Acting President

South Korean lawmakers impeached Acting President Han Duck-soo on Friday on the grounds that he was not moving quickly enough to complete the impeachment and trial of former President Yoon Suk-yeol after the latter’s disastrous attempt to impose martial law on December 3. Han’s tenure as acting president ended up lasting only 13 days.

South Korea's Prime Minister Han Duck-soo attends a news conference after a meeting with A

Erdogan Warns Kurds Will Be ‘Buried in Syrian Lands Along with Their Weapons’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Kurdish militias in Syria on Wednesday to either lay down their arms or be “buried.” On the same day, the Turkish military said it killed 21 Kurdish militants in northern Syria and Iraq – including members of the People’s Defense Units (YPG), the leading Syrian Kurdish force allied with the United States against the Islamic State.

ANKARA, TURKEY - OCTOBER 01: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the parliame