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French govt collapses after Prime Minister Michel Barnier gets ousted in no-confidence vote

The 73-year-old Barnier’s centrist minority government was voted out by a total of 331 legislators in France’s 577-seat lower house of parliament just three months after he was appointed by President Emmanuel Macron.

South Korean defense minister resigns following row over martial law

South Korean President withdraws martial law order just hours after implementation amid strong parliamentary opposition

Donald Trump invokes Hunter Biden's pardon to demand Hush Money Case dismissal

South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol declares emergency martial law

In a surprising move, Yeol announced in a late night address broadcast live on YTN television that the law is declared to safeguard liberal South Korea from the threats posed by North Korea's communist forces and to eliminate anti-state elements.

NYPD arrests actor Nargis Fakhri's sister Aliya for allegedly murdering ex-lover, his friend

Aliya is charged with four counts of first-degree murder and four counts of second-degree murder. If convicted by the New York grand jury, which has also indicted her for arson, Aliya is looking at life in prison.

'Return hostages before Jan 20 or there will be all hell to pay': Trump's warning to Hamas

Hamas captured over 250 hostages, including Israeli-American dual nationals, during its October 7 attack in Israel last year. As of now, about half of the 101 remaining foreign and Israeli hostages are believed to be alive and still held captive in Gaza.

Chinmoy Das' advocate attacked in Bangladesh

Arrested Hindu priest's lawyer brutally attacked in Bangladesh: ISKCON

“Advocate Ramen Roy’s only ‘fault’ was defending Chinmoy Krishna Prabhu in court. A group of Islamists ransacked his home and attacked him, leaving him in the ICU, fighting for his life," claimed the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)'s Radharam.

Trump’s 2.0 cabinet's major Hindu representation seen as a big win for India

Donald Trump's second-term cabinet includes lawmakers like Kash Patel, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Tulsi Gabbard who have embraced their Hindu roots openly.

Bangladesh bars 54 ISKCON members from entering India amid concerns over minority rights

Hindu devotees from across Bangladesh who gathered at the Benapole land port to cross the border were turned away by authorities due to "suspicions regarding their travel purposes."