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South Korean investigators have again sought to question impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his declaration of martial law. On Friday, they summoned him for questioning on Christmas Day despite his repeated refusal to cooperate. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials, which is leading a joint investigation with police and military authorities into the ill-conceived power grab on December 3 that lasted only a few hours, said it plans to question Mr Yoon on charges of abuse of authority and orchestrating a rebellion. Mr Yoon, whose presidential powers have been suspended since the opposition-controlled National Assembly impeached him on…

“I’m socialist.” Emmanuel Macron was 36 years old, and had just been appointed as economy minister. In front of an audience of startuppers and business leaders on December 4, 2014, he unfolded a paper on which he had copied a vintage quote from historic socialist figure Jean Jaurès, published in the newspaper The Dispatch in 1887: “All politics of caste and egoism must disappear.” “Me, I’m socialist and I say it,” insisted Macron, despite having been the architect of the corporate tax credits that marked the start of President François Hollande’s liberal. Two years later, in August 2016, Macron was…

Virtually extinct at the beginning of the 20th century, Europe’s largest rodent is now well established along French waterways. Its presence, which can give rise to conflicts of use, also significantly benefits biodiversity and society. The beaver, a sometimes annoying yet very useful neighbor, is back in France

Judge Santiago Pedraz has refused to delve deeper into the investigation into the police espionage of Podemos ordered by the Ministry of the Interior in 2016, the objective of which was to discredit the leaders of that political formation by leaking false information to certain media, according to the numerous evidence that already appears in the summary opened for this case.The investigation opened months ago into these events managed to uncover the existence within the ministry of two secret operations against Podemos leaders, called Venus and Bolívar, which were leaked to media related to the PP Government with attributions of…

“Pedro Sánchez, who is not reminded of the fulfillment of any promise, presents any information that questions it as a hoax. By default, only what he says can be true” Read The wall of Buenos Aires

The Bundestag and Bundesrat will decide on Friday about financial security for the Deutschlandticket in local transport next year. What will happen with the ticket in the long term remains to be seen. Watch this and other news on WELT TV.© Axel Springer Germany GmbH. All rights reserved. Now live: The Bundestag and Bundesrat decide on the Deutschlandticket – Video

If the Greens want to stay in power, they need Friedrich Merz. Olaf Scholz receives a visit from the Baltics. And there is a threat of shutdown in the USA. This is the situation on Friday morning. Visit from the Baltic States In all probability, nothing will come up this afternoon. Olaf Scholz will then receive the new Prime Minister of Estonia, Kristen Michal, in the Chancellery. The liberal Michal is the successor to Kaja Kallas, who has just become the EU’s foreign policy chief. News: Black-Green, Kristen Michal with Olaf Scholz, government shutdown in the USA Is America shutting…

Emotional TV tribute to music icon one year on from her death Music stars will pay tribute to a remarkable mentor who taught generations of singers in a special TV programme on the first anniversary of her death. Leah Owen’s distinctive voice captivated audiences for decades, but she was also a hugely successful conductor, tutor, adjudicator and composer. Her legacy will be celebrated during Noson Lawen – Cofio Leah Owen which will be broadcast on S4C at 7.30pm on Saturday, January 4, exactly a year after she passed away at the age of 70. She grew up in Rhosmeirch on Anglesey,…

Double Olympic dressage champion Charlotte Dujardin has been suspended from all competition for one year following a horse whipping controversy that saw her withdraw from the Paris Games. Dujardin was provisionally suspended by equestrian’s governing body, the International Federation for Equestrian Sports, on July 23 as it launched an investigation into a video from four years ago showing her making what she described as “an error of judgement” during a coaching session. The video showed Dujardin repeatedly hitting a student’s horse with a whip from the ground. Her behaviour sparked widespread condemnation. The complaint was made to the FEI by…

Starbucks employees will strike on Friday in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle, escalating labour tensions during the pre-Christmas rush. The strike, organized by Starbucks Workers United, targets improved pay and conditions following stalled negotiations. The action coincides with an Amazon walkout, amplifying holiday season disruptions. Starbucks workers to strike in three US cities, threaten nationwide action Workers at Starbucks will walk off the job Friday in three US cities in a strike their union threatened could spread around the country in the busy run-up to Christmas. The announcement, which will initially affect stores in Los Angeles, Chicago and the firm’s…