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Dec 2024
31m 55s

South Korean president faces impeachment...

Bbc World Service
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South Korean MPs have begun impeachment proceedings against President Yoon Suk Yeol after thwarting his move to impose martial law. Also: jailed Iranian Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi is temporarily released.

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