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The shedding of a snake’s skin carries deep meaning — it is a symbol of transformation and renewal. Could this year be a year for Korea to shed its burdens of the past?

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Removing body armor plates and helmets to enable faster attacks on foot. Writing pledges of allegiance to North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un. These are the brutal and near-suicidal tactics ...

Once known as "the North Korea of Europe", Albania is turning to ... by preserving its natural landscape and embracing its ancient roots. The more-than-2,500-year-old ruins of the city of Butrint ...

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has become the country’s first leader to be indicted, less than two ...

South Korean prosecutors have indicted the suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol on insurrection charges over his brief declaration of martial law. Yoon attempted to impose martial law in early ...

South Korea’s prosecutors have indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law on December 3. In a statement on ...