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Trial of South Korea's president starts

The country's Constitutional Court is considering whether to remove him from office over his failed attempt to impose martial law..

In South Korea, President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial over his decision to briefly impose martial law last month has started. We'll speak to a member of his governing party.

US officials say negotiators from Israel and Hamas are 'on the cusp' of an agreement to end the war in Gaza and return hostages home. We'll assess how we got this point, and ask if a final deal is likely.

Los Angeles residents are bracing for further destruction as weather forecasts indicate that winds helping fuel the flames might pick up again. We'll speak to a woman whose home has been destroyed.

The video sharing app TikTok has dismissed a report that China could allow the sale of its US operations to Elon Musk as 'pure fiction', days before the Chinese-owned app must sell its American business. We'll get the latest.

In South Africa, a rescue operation to bring to the surface hundreds of miners trapped in an abandoned shaft continues for a second day. We'll get the latest.

We'll hear what has happened to some of the thousands of African migrants returned home by European countries.

And how to connect the 43% of Africa's population who lack access to electricity.

(Photo: Police officers outside the Constitutional Court in Seoul; Credit: EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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Tue 14 Jan 2025 05:06GMT

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