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South Korea president declares emergency martial law, sending shockwaves across country

CNN By Yoonjung Seo, Peter Wilkinson, Rob Picheta and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in an unannounced late-night TV address Tuesday, accusing the country’s main opposition party of sympathizing with North Korea and of anti-state activities. The last time a South Korean president declared martial law

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Angela Merkel recalls Trump’s ‘fascination with the sheer power’ of strongmen like Putin and Kim

CNN By Christian Edwards and Alex Hardie, CNN (CNN) — Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has recalled her impression of Donald Trump during his first term in the White House, saying the new American president-elect showed a “fascination with the sheer power” of strongmen like Russian President Vladimir Putin and Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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President Biden pardons his son Hunter Biden

CNN By Marshall Cohen and Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he has pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who faced sentencing this month for federal tax and gun convictions, marking a reversal as he prepares to leave office. “Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter,” the president

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