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In this image released Feb. 7, 2024, by the Office of the President of South Korea, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol gives a pre-recorded interview to the KBS network at the presidential office, on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, in Seoul, South Korea.

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South Korea's president calls handbag scandal 'political maneuvering' by his critics

5:40am February 08, 2024

by Se Eun Gong

In a television interview, President Yoon Suk Yeol acknowledged it being "regretful" that his wife didn't reject being given a Christian Dior handbag as a gift.

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China depends heavily on the Red Sea. Why isn't it doing more to stop rebel attacks?

5:06am February 08, 2024

by Jackie Northam

China's heavy reliance on Red Sea shipping routes puts Beijing's hands-off approach to Houthi attacks on commercial ships under the spotlight.

An investor looks at screens showing stock market movements at a securities company in Fuyang in China's eastern Anhui province on Jan. 17.

Question marks over China's economy have stocks on a long downward slide

5:01am February 08, 2024

by John Ruwitch

Benchmark indexes are near a five-year low, after a rough start to the year. China's CSI 300 index is down nearly 20% over the past 12 months. Analysts say the malaise is a symptom of bigger problems.

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Helen Patricia Romero at Casa Arco Iris. She left Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, over a decade ago, fleeing LGBTQ persecution.

For LGBT asylum-seekers, coming to the U.S. is hardly the end of a harrowing journey

5:00am February 08, 2024

by Jasmine Garsd

Gay and trans migrants often faced violence in their home countries. Many face similar persecution from their countrymen in the U.S.

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Gazans are becoming more openly angry with Hamas for the war's toll on civilians

6:56pm February 07, 2024

by Daniel Estrin

Gazans are increasingly voicing their anger at Hamas's handling of the war and the heavy costs civilians have paid.

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Blinken says Hamas' new ceasefire proposal includes obvious non-starters

6:56pm February 07, 2024

by Michele Kelemen

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting with Israeli and Palestinian Authority leaders to discuss a ceasefire proposal for Gaza.

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People, rescuers and security forces gather around a vehicle hit by a drone strike, reportedly killing three people, including two leaders of a pro-Iran group, in Baghdad on Wednesday.

U.S. drone strike kills a leader of an Iran-backed militia in Iraq

6:56pm February 07, 2024

by James Hider

A U.S. drone strike in the Iraqi capital has killed at least one leader of an Iran-backed militia, Kataib Hezbollah.

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Congress' path forward for the border, Israel and Ukraine

6:42pm February 07, 2024

by Deirdre Walsh

A bipartisan Senate bill to reduce and manage the surge of migrants approaching the U.S. Mexico border Wednesday was derailed by Republicans. Now, Democrats are moving to Plan B.

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A preview of Pakistan's election, which is focused on a man who isn't on the ballot

6:14pm February 07, 2024

by Diaa Hadid

Pakistan's upcoming elections are about one man who isn't on the ballot. He's in jail, and his party is barred from campaigning.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv on Oct. 28, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas.

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Israel rejects Hamas' cease-fire plan after meeting with Blinken

6:13pm February 07, 2024

by James Hider

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a cease-fire plan delivered by the Palestinian militant group Hamas to end the war in Gaza.