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​Impeachment in South Korea Has Cost Washington a Staunch Ally

President Yoon Suk Yeol has changed the course of South Korea’s diplomacy like no leader before him. He put his country in lock step with the United States by countering North Korea with sanctions and joint military drills. He won Washington’s plaudits when he overcame a century of historical grievances Koreans held against Japan​ and […]

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Zakir Hussain, Indian Tabla Maestro, Dies at 73

NEW DELHI — Zakir Hussain, one of India’s most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla to global audiences, died on Sunday. He was 73. The Indian classical music icon died from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic lung disease, at a hospital in San Francisco, his family said in a statement. “His prolific […]

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US Aircraft Carrier Carries More Firepower on Return to West Pacific

A United States aircraft carrier received additional firepower during its deployment in the Western Pacific Ocean, following a large Chinese war game conducted in the contested Taiwanese waters. According to photos published by the U.S. Navy on Saturday, USS Carl Vinson, one of the 11 American nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in service, transited the Philippine Sea, […]

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Expect Icy Roads in Parts of the Northeast on Monday Morning

Light snowfall and sleet overnight in parts of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York was expected to make roads icy for Monday morning commuters, forecasters said. A winter weather advisory issued by the National Weather Service was in effect until 10 a.m. Monday for parts of northeastern Pennsylvania and until 11 a.m. for parts of New […]

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,026

Here is the situation on Monday, December 16: Fighting Russia has launched 49 drones to attack Ukraine overnight, the Ukrainian military said, adding that its air force shot down 27 of the drones and lost track of 19 others. Ukraine’s military intelligence said its troops killed or wounded at least 30 North Korean soldiers who […]

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Five ‘Bali Nine’ Drug Smugglers Return to Australia After Two Decades

The last five members of the so-called Bali Nine, a group of Australians who were convicted of smuggling heroin nearly two decades ago, have been released from prison in Indonesia and are back in Australia, according to the authorities in both countries. The men’s repatriation ends a long saga that captivated the Australian public, involving […]

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‘Gilmore Girls’ Heads To Hulu For The Holidays

Hulu on Sunday night dropped all seven seasons of Gilmore Girls, Amy Sherman-Palladino’s perennial favorite series that ran for seven seasons on The WB and the CW from 2000-2007 but has steadfastly remained in the ether thanks to streaming. Hulu is making all 153 episodes available, with nine of the series’ holiday-themed ones showcased in […]

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