South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol lifted a surprise martial law declaration he had imposed just hours before, after the parliament voted to block the decree. Analysts are calling it the country’s biggest political crisis in decades.
President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers asked a judge to throw out his New York criminal conviction, citing the extraordinary circumstances surrounding his impending return to the White House.
President Joe Biden pledged lasting U.S. engagement with Africa on Africa’s own terms during a meeting with the president of Angola. As part of his visit to the continent, Biden also promised over $1 billion in new humanitarian support for Africans displaced by droughts.
The cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah is in jeopardy after both sides accused each other of violations. Israel carried out new strikes in southern Lebanon and threatened to expand the war if the truce collapses. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also praised Trump’s comments warning of consequences if the hostages in Gaza are not released.
