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South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung (C) leaves the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul on November 15.— AFP pic

South Korean Opposition leader Lee Jae Myung handed suspended jail term, risking 2027 presidential bid

This handout photo taken on November 15 shows an aerial view of a destroyed bridge in Gonzaga town, Cagayan province, a day after Typhoon Usagi hit the province. — AFP pic

Typhoon Usagi exits as new storm looms over Philippines, adding to disaster toll of 159 lives lost

British Army soldiers caught in ‘drunken romp’ in Apache cockpit

 New Zealand's parliament was briefly suspended yesterday after Maori members staged a haka. — AFP pic

Maori MPs confront NZ parliament with haka dance over Bill attempting to reinterpret 184-year-old British treaty (VIDEO)

A cultural centre and a protest encampment located in Silwan’s Al-Bustan area, near Jerusalem’s Old City was demolished. — AFP pic

Israel demolishes cultural sites in east Jerusalem’s Silwan, sparking outcry from Palestinians, foreign govts

Donald Trump Trump has yet to select treasury and commerce chiefs to enact tax and trade policy. — Reuters pic

Washington reels as Trump fills Cabinet with controversial figures in bold loyalty move

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. takes a selfie with guests at the America First Policy Institute Gala held at Mar-a-Lago on November 14. —AFP pic

Trump taps RFK Jr for health chief, sparking backlash over anti-vaccine stance and conspiracy claims

Rescuers evacuate bodies of victims from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a house in the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek on November 14. — AFP pic

Israel’s warfare in Gaza ‘consistent with genocide’, says UN committee as HRW condemns forced displacement as ‘crime against humanity’

File picture of anti-extradition Bill protesters running as riot police fire tear gas during a protest in Hong Kong August 25, 2019. — Reuters pic

Hong Kong bomb plot ‘mastermind’ gets record 24-year sentence in first use of city’s anti-terrorism law since 2002; longest sentence tied to pro-democracy protests

File picture of Mount Ibu in eastern Indonesia spewing a six-kilometre cloud of ash into the sky on May 21, 2024. Mount Ibu erupted on Thursday, sending a column of ash up to 3km high and prompting the second-highest aviation alert, according to the Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Centre. — AFP pic/Indonesian Geological Agency

Indonesia’s Mount Ibu erupts, triggers second-highest aviation alert

China has experienced a spate of violent attacks this year, challenging Beijing’s proud reputation for public order and prompting online soul-searching about the state of society. — AFP pic

China battles rare wave of violent crime as economic woes bite, fuelling fears of social unrest

Satellite image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission shows the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia on November 13, 2024. — AFP pic

Flights to Bali resume after Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupts

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) evacuating residents to an evacuation center in Buguey town, Cagayan province, north of Manila. — AFP pic

Philippines braces for Super Typhoon Usagi as thousands evacuated amid relentless storm season

The US president and president-elect shook hands in front of a roaring fire in the Oval Office. — AFP pic

Trump and Biden’s White House reunion: Trump leans in, locking eyes as Biden looks down

US President-elect Donald Trump gestures as he attends a meeting with House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Washington. — AFP pic

Trump’s Cabinet picks: From Elon Musk at ‘Government Efficiency’ to Gaetz as Attorney General – who’s who in his new administration

U.S. President Donald Trump is interviewed by Fox and Friends co-host Pete Hegseth at the White House in Washington, U.S. April 6, 2017. — Reuters pic

Who is Pete Hegseth, the Fox News co-host nominated by Trump to lead the world’s most powerful military?