Insurrection charge recommended against Korean president
SEOUL - South Korean investigators recommended Thursday that impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol be charged with insurrection and abuse of power, as they handed over the results of their probe into his ill-fated declaration of martial law to prosecutors.

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Shooting, explosions in Jenin as Israel presses raid
JENIN (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Gunfire and explosions rocked the Jenin area of the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, an AFP journalist reported, as the Israeli military kept up a large-scale raid for a second day.

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Mass evacuations after explosive new fire erupts near Los Angeles
CASTAIC (UNITED STATES) - A new wildfire erupted north of Los Angeles on Wednesday, exploding in size and forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes, in a region already on edge after two deadly blazes.

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Knife attacker in Germany kills two, including child
BERLIN - A knife attacker killed a two-year-old child and a man on Wednesday in a public park in Germany, where police arrested an Afghan man as the main suspect.

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Trump tells Putin to make Ukraine deal 'now' or face tougher sanctions
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump stepped up the pressure on Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to make a peace deal with Ukraine Wednesday, threatening tougher economic measures if Moscow does not agree to end the war.

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Trump intensifies crackdown on diversity, immigration
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump stepped up a crackdown on diversity programs and immigration Wednesday, with the Republican preparing to lay out more of his hardline agenda in an Oval Office interview.

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