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A South Korean legislative push to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law fell through on Saturday after most lawmakers from his conservative governing party boycotted the vote.

The defeat of the motion is expected to intensify public protests calling for Yoon's ouster and deepen political chaos in South Korea, with a survey suggesting a majority of South Koreans support the president's impeachment.

Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghazi Jalali said in a video statement that the government is ready to “extend its hand” to the opposition and hand over its functions to a transitional government.

“I am in my house and I have not left, and this is because of my belonging to this country,” Jalili said, as reported by the Associated Press.

He said he would go to his office to continue work in the morning and called on Syrian citizens not to deface public property.

He did not address reports that President Bashar Assad has left the country.

There was no immediate comment from the United Arab Emirates on Assad’s whereabouts. Assad’s family has extensive real estate holdings in Dubai.

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US figure skate sensation Ilia Malinin defended his men’s title as compatriot Amber Glenn upset three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto to win women’s gold at the ISU Grand Prix final on Saturday.

Madison Chock and Evan Bates claimed ice dance gold to make it a clean sweep for the United States on the closing day of competition in Grenoble.

Malinin attempted six different quad jumps and, although not all of them came off, he lived up to his self-proclaimed nickname ’the Quad God’.

The 20-year-old world champion went into the free skate with a yawning 12 point cushion over Yuma Kagiyama, the 2022 Olympic silver medallist, after the short programme.

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As Donald Trump gathered his supporters, family and friends at Mar-a-Lago on US election day last month to wait for the results to trickle in, a small group of far-right Germans went largely unnoticed.

Among them was the purported semi-professional, one-time porn actor, self-confessed former cocaine user, convicted thief and hard-right candidate for the German parliament Phillipp-Anders Rau. Together with a compact delegation of young political activists and influencers, Rau posed for the cameras with the American president-elect at his invitation, chanting “Fight! Fight! Fight!” in English and German.

Members of the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party had already been making inroads with the Trump camp for several months before the US vote, as Europe’s populist anti-migration forces attempt to harness Maga’s momentum before Germany’s general election in February.

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The bells of Notre Dame Cathedral rang on Saturday evening in Paris for the first time since a fire devastated the Paris landmark in 2019.

Paris Archbishop Laurent Ulrich began the ceremony by knocking three times on the cathedral's door with his staff, called a crozier, which was made from one of the burned beams of the cathedral's roof.

The ceremony to mark the cathedral's return to religious services was attended by French President Emmanuel Macron and hundreds of dignitaries, including U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, first lady Jill Biden, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and the U.K.'s Prince William.

The cathedral's restoration and return to service after five years has been a success for Macron, who has had recent political difficulties.

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The Biden administration announced on Saturday nearly $1 million in arms support for Ukraine, the Department of Defense said in a press release.

The $988 million assistance package will provide the country with munitions for rocket systems and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and

The package marks 22 through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI).

The assistance comes amid the nearly three-year war between Ukraine and Russia, which invaded the country in February 2022.

As Democrats reel over how Vice President Kamala Harris' losing campaign spent more than $1 billion, a new campaign finance report confirms that the Democratic presidential nominee's campaign paid Oprah Winfrey's production company $1 million.

The records put an end to a monthslong controversy over whether Winfrey was paid for endorsing the former Democratic presidential nominee.

Rumors exploded in November that Harris campaign paid the former talk show host for her support after a story by the Washington Times cited Federal Election Commission finance records showing that Winfrey's company, Harpo Productions, received $1 million from Harris.

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Steve Mensch, the president and general manager of Tyler Perry Studios, was killed when the single-engine plane he was piloting crashed Friday night in Florida, according to multiple reports.

The Federal Aviation Administration said a single-engine plane with only the pilot on board crashed around 8 p.m. local time in Homosassa, Florida. The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office identified Mensch as the victim, NBC and CNN reported.

Tyler Perry Studios confirmed the death in a statement to multiple media outlets.

“We are incredibly saddened by the passing of our dear friend, Steve Mensch. Steve was a cherished member of our team for more than 8 years, and well-beloved in the community of Atlanta,” the studio said in the statement sent to NBC. “It is hard to imagine not seeing him smiling throughout the halls. We will miss him dearly. Our heart goes out to his family as we all send them our prayers.”

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