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South Korea's Justice Ministry imposes a travel ban on President Yoon over martial law

Dec. 09, 2024 19:35 PM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Justice Ministry on Monday imposed an overseas travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol as authorities investigate allegations of rebellion and other charges in connection with his short-lived declaration of martial law last week. Yoon’s...

Missouri companies sue to stop a law that raises minimum wage and requires paid sick leave

Dec. 09, 2024 18:46 PM EST

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri business groups announced Monday that they have filed a lawsuit to try to stop a voter-approved law that will raise the state's minimum wage and require employers to give workers paid sick leave. The powerful Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry,...

Wisconsin Republicans sue to resolve conflict of when Electoral College votes must be cast for Trump

Dec. 09, 2024 18:41 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans have filed a lawsuit seeking a court order to resolve a discrepancy between state and federal law about what date the state's presidential electors must meet to cast Wisconsin's 10 Electoral College votes for President-elect Donald Trump. ...

Ghana's ex-leader is declared the presidential election winner and pledges 'reset' in a bad economy

Dec. 09, 2024 16:56 PM EST

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana’s former leader John Dramani Mahama was declared the winner of the presidential election on Monday and pledged a “a life of limitless opportunity” for citizens after voters vented their anger over the country’s worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. ...

Tonga's prime minister quits moments ahead of no-confidence motion in parliament

Dec. 08, 2024 23:23 PM EST

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Tonga’s Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni abruptly resigned in parliament on Monday ahead of a planned no-confidence vote in his leadership, capping a period of fraught relations between his government and Tonga’s king. Sovaleni, who took office in...

Romania's far-right presidential candidate denounces canceled vote at closed polling station

Dec. 08, 2024 09:19 AM EST

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s defiant far-right presidential candidate, Calin Georgescu, on Sunday stood outside a closed polling station to denounce a top court’s unprecedented decision to annul the first round of the vote in which he emerged as the frontrunner. The...

South Korea's president avoids an impeachment attempt over short-lived martial law

Dec. 07, 2024 20:10 PM EST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol avoided an opposition-led attempt to impeach him over his short-lived imposition of martial law, as most ruling party lawmakers boycotted a parliamentary vote Saturday to deny a two-thirds majority needed to suspend his...

Polls close in Ghana's general election in the shadow of the worst economic crisis in a generation

Dec. 07, 2024 15:05 PM EST

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Voting closed Saturday evening in most polling centers throughout Ghana, bringing to an end the presidential and legislative elections poised to be a litmus test for democracy in a region shaken by extremist violence and coups. The capital, Accra, was almost a...

What to know about martial law and the impeachment vote threatening South Korea's president

Dec. 07, 2024 08:58 AM EST

TOKYO (AP) — For now, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has survived an impeachment attempt for sending heavily armed soldiers into Seoul’s streets with a baffling declaration of martial law that reminded many of the country’s past military-backed dictatorships. But even...

South Korean parliamentary motion to impeach President Yoon fails after ruling party lawmakers boycott vote

Dec. 07, 2024 07:29 AM EST
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean parliamentary motion to impeach President Yoon fails after ruling party lawmakers boycott vote.