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Donald Trump signs executive order as Rupert Murdoch looks on in White House.

Rupert Murdoch in Oval Office as Trump shakes up trade ties with Mexico, Canada

The US president paused tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports and praised the “legendary” media mogul even as he lashed Murdoch’s newspaper, The Wall Street Journal.

  • Michael Koziol

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Farrah Tomazin stands in front of the crowd outside the Manhattan courtroom where Donald Trump’s hush-money trial was held.

Being hit by a car while covering Johnny Depp’s court case became emblematic of my time in the US

In her farewell dispatch, outgoing North America correspondent Farrah Tomazin reflects on her time covering the United States during a tumultuous three years.

  • Farrah Tomazin
Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a hearing in his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court on January 21 in Seoul.

South Korean prosecutors indict president on martial law charges

Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol will face trial on insurrection charges relating to his short-lived insurrection attempt.

  • Lisa Visentin
Russian soldiers at an artillery position in the Kursk region, in Russia, in December.

Fighting alongside Russia, North Koreans wage their own war

The difficulties have ranged from finding uniforms small enough to fit North Korean soldiers, to hiccups that have led to direct clashes with Russian forces.

  • Marc Santora and Helene Cooper
Police officers guard the Western District Court after the president’s supporters stormed the building.

Protesters storm South Korean court after president’s detention is extended

Demonstrators blasted fire extinguishers at lines of police guarding the front entrance, then flooded inside, destroying office equipment, fittings and furniture, footage showed.

  • Joyce Lee and Ju-min Park
Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky smile as they stand in front one of the drones, built in Ukraine with funding from Britain, in Kyiv on Thursday.

UK signs 100-year agreement with Ukraine

Prime Minister Keir Starmer told President Volodymyr Zelensky, “We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, for this year or the next, but for 100 years.”

  • Jill Lawless
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Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials in Gwacheon.

South Korean authorities arrest impeached president

President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested at his home over insurrection accusations related to his martial law declaration, investigators said.

  • Lisa Visentin
Elon Musk is using his X megaphone to spread his own political views and false claims.

Elon Musk blames female firefighters of colour for LA fires

As Los Angeles burns, the man with the ear of the new president is helping spread false claims and racist ideas for political outrage.

  • Pranshu Verma, Will Oremus and Trisha Thadani
Properties and firms owned by Donald Trump and his sons, Eric (centre) and Donald Jr, are set to gain from deals signed with overseas investors.

‘The golden age of America’: Trump signals his family will keep making deals

The scale of overlap between the government he will lead and Trump’s family members and their business interests has been showcased.

  • Eric Lipton, Maggie Haberman and Alan Blinder
“Stop the steal!” A supporter of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol shouts slogans during a rally to oppose his impeachment near the presidential residence in Seoul, South Korea.

‘Stop the steal’ spreads to South Korea during presidential stand-off

South Korea’s democracy is facing its greatest test in decades as impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol defies an arrest attempt.

  • Lisa Visentin

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