South Korean prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is standing trial on charges of leading an insurrection. During a 17-hour closing hearing on Tuesday, prosecutors argued that Yoon’s alleged actions posed a grave threat to the constitutional order and warranted the maximum punishment allowed under South Korean law.

The State Department said Wednesday it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Somalia, whose nationals the Trump administration has deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States.

Ukraine's chief of defense estimated Wednesday that 200,000 soldiers have gone absent without official leave during an address to parliament.

France announced a ban on 10 British anti-migrant activists who have traveled onto French soil. They are from the Raise the Colours movement.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Beijing on Wednesday night, beginning a four-day visit designed to repair foundering relations between the two nations as Canada looks to develop relations with countries other than the United States.

Voting began Thursday in Uganda’s presidential election despite a days-long internet shutdown that has been criticized as an anti-democratic gesture in a country where the president has held office since 1986.

A man was killed in Russia’s southern city of Rostov-on-Don and four others were wounded, including a 4-year-old child, following a Ukrainian drone attack on Wednesday, local authorities said.

Tent shelters housing displaced Palestinian families are set up along the shore in Gaza City on Jan. 13, 2026. Tent shelters housing displaced Palestinian families are set up along the shore in Gaza City on Jan.