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• Arrest warrant issued for impeached S Korea president Yoon

  Yoon ignored three summonses to appear for questioning over his botched martial law attempt.

• US Treasury says it was hacked by China in 'major incident'

  A Chinese state-sponsored hacker broke into the US Treasury Department's systems and accessed some unclassified documents.

• 'It was destiny': How Jimmy Carter embraced China and changed history

  It set the stage for China's economic ascent - and its rivalry with the US.

• Watch: Rocket blasts off for India's first space-docking mission

  The rocket, which took off from a site north of Chennai, places two satellites in orbit.

• Share Covid data, World Health Organization tells China

  Marking five years since Covid emerged, the WHO says China should share data as "a moral and scientific imperative".

• S Korea orders air safety probe after deadly plane crash

  The order came after the nation's deadliest aviation disaster in decades in which 179 people were killed.

• Video captures moments before South Korea plane crash

  The Jeju Air flight landing at Muan Airport had 181 passengers on board when it crashed off the runway.

• Chinese teen sentenced to life in prison for classmate's death

  The teens in Hebei were 13 years old when they conspired to kill their classmate and split his money.

• How a food crisis in India enriched America's library collections

  A books-for-grain deal allowed India to get crucial food aid while US libraries built up a treasure trove of literature.

• School chaplain killed in shark attack on Australia's Great Barrier Reef

  The youth pastor was spearfishing with his family off an island at the time of the attack.

• S Korean president accused of ordering use of guns to stop martial law vote

  Yoon Suk Yeol told authorised soldiers to break down doors and drag politicians out of parliament, prosecutors say.

• Anger as families wait for victims' remains after South Korea plane crash

  Authorities say the delay is because the bodies have been very badly damaged, with most of them not whole.

• A year of mass attacks reveals anger and frustration in China

  The killings have led to questions about what is driving people to murder strangers en masse.

• What we know about the South Korea plane crash so far

  Officials are investigating the cause of the deadliest aircraft crash in South Korean history, which killed 179 people.

• How feminism, not Bollywood, drew global audiences to Indian cinema in 2024

  Women-led Indian films have made a splash across the world this year, including at major festivals.