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South Korea’s won cut losses against the U.S. dollar after President Yoon Suk Yeol said he would lift the country’s first martial law order in more than four decades. The won was last trading 0.09% lower at 1,416.31 against the greenback, having depreciated to 1,444.93 on Tuesday.

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of the ruling SWAPO party won Namibia’s presidential elections outright in the first round with 57% of the vote, results published by the electoral commission on Tuesday showed.  Clearing half the total votes cast meant no second-round runoff was necessary. 

President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers on Tuesday formally urged a New York state judge to drop the criminal case where he was convicted on 34 counts related to hush money paid to a former pornographic film actress in May this year. 

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol has declared emergency martial law, which he says is necessary to protect the country from North Korea’s…

France’s Financial Struggles Deepen Amid Political Tensions What is happening in France? Well the simple answer is France is broke!…

Syria, a nation rich in natural resources, has long been a focal point of geopolitical contention. But what sparked the…

Several political stories dominate the bloc’s news today. The ongoing crisis facing the French government leads most websites. France is grappling with a mounting fiscal crisis, with government debt levels and budgetary constraints pushing the country into uncharted territory. PM Michel Barnier’s choice to force through the budget was always going to be an issue, and amid the turmoil far-right leader Marine Le Pen has emerged as a key figure capable of stabilising the political landscape.

France’s financial struggles carry significant implications for the EU. France’s inability to adhere to fiscal targets undermines broader EU economic stability.

The results of Ireland’s snap general election are expected to be tight as counting continues and no clear winner has emerged. 

Georgia is in its fourth night of protesting as the country finds itself at a crossroads. The government’s push for a “Brexit-like” mandate clashes with growing demands from a minority faction advocating for closer ties with the European Union.