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South Korea’s acting leader said on Thursday he would veto a spate of contentious bills sponsored by the main opposition party, deepening political strife in the wake of parliament’s impeachment of president Yoon Suk Yeol. The ruling and opposition parties have been bickering over how much authority prime minister Han Duck-soo, the country’s second-in-command, has assumed since the opposition-controlled National Assembly last Saturday voted to suspend Mr Yoon’s presidential powers over his short-lived December martial law. The Constitutional Court is to determine whether to formally dismiss the conservative Mr Yoon as president or reinstate him. Law enforcement authorities are also…

  South Korea’s acting leader said on Thursday he would veto a spate of contentious bills sponsored by the main opposition party, deepening political strife in the wake of parliament’s impeachment of president Yoon Suk Yeol. The ruling and opposition parties have been bickering over how much authority prime minister Han Duck-soo, the country’s second-in-command, has assumed since the opposition-controlled National Assembly last Saturday voted to suspend Mr Yoon’s presidential powers over his short-lived December martial law. The Constitutional Court is to determine whether to formally dismiss the conservative Mr Yoon as president or reinstate him. Law enforcement authorities are…

New heart attack Thursday for the Government. The majority of the investiture arrives at the last plenary session of the year with several cracks whose depth will be tested in a decisive vote in the afternoon in Congress. Both Junts and Podemos, for different reasons but both with the same idea that they do not consider themselves part of the majority of the Government and negotiate point by point, threaten to force several parliamentary defeats of the Executive that would reinforce the image of weakness, although in no case They would be definitive. The Government trusts above all that Junts…

Updated Wednesday, December 18, 2024 – 22:42José Luis Ábalos has found ammunition in Óscar Puente’s ministry for his defense before the Supreme Court. Contrary to what happened with the mask issue, when Puente promoted an audit that unceremoniously pointed out Ábalos’ stage, it now becomes a lifeline with a double report favorable to the former number three of the PSOE. These are not conclusive data, in fact, the criminal investigation is advancing c Become Premium from €1 the first month Take advantage of this limited time offer and access all web content I love you Ábalos uses two internal reports…

The 27 EU heads of state and government are meeting in Brussels for the EU summit. They will discuss, among other things, further aid for the country invaded by Russia with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Watch this and other news on WELT TV.© Axel Springer Germany GmbH. All rights reserved. Now live: Meeting of the 27 EU heads of state and government at the EU summit – Zelenskyj’s participation – video

“Calculated policy of deprivation”: According to Human Rights Watch, Israel is deliberately blocking Palestinians in the Gaza Strip from access to drinking water. The organization sees this as evidence of genocide. Gaza war: Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of genocide

Haulier says North Wales road closure costing them £1,500 a day The A487 has been closed between Corris Uchaf and Minffordd since December 11 A haulier says a North Wales road closure is costing it £1,500 a day. The A487 has been closed between Corris Uchaf and Minffordd since December 11 due to “unstable ground”. The closure means a 25-mile diversion for what was a six-mile journey, causing significant disruption for local people, businesses, and north-south transport links. Today Traffic Wales confirmed the road would remain closed until next year – with no official date for when it will reopen.…

During Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Brussels, NATO leader Mark Rutte urged member states on Wednesday to ramp up their military backing of Kyiv to improve Ukraine’s standing over the next month. Donald Trump, who will be sworn in as US President on January 20, has claimed he’ll end Russia’s war in 24 hours, raising concerns that he will force the struggling Ukraine to negotiate a deal from a position of weakness. As Trump looms, NATO chief Rutte stresses 'urgently needed' Ukraine support

Are they or are they not withdrawing from Syria? That is the question Middle East analysts have been asking about the Russian troops for the past several days. Open source investigators, looking at satellite pictures and online air traffic tracking, have noted significant moves by Russia at its long-held Syrian bases since the regime of its ally, Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, was toppled nearly two weeks ago. They’ve seen attack helicopters and an S-400 long-range air defense system dismantled for travel, people with suitcases waiting to leave and large cargo planes being loaded. Additionally, Russian navy vessels left their Syrian…

Although the Moon still holds many mysteries, there are two aspects of its origin that seem to be generally accepted by scientists: the satellite was born as the result of the collision between the Earth and a protoplanet they have called Theia. This is only a hypothesis, but several clues, such as the discovery of material from another planet in the Earth’s mantle, support it. The other thing on which there is relative consensus is that this collision must have happened somewhat before the 4.35 billion years that some of the lunar rocks brought back by the Apollo missions are…