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Lebanon elects Joseph Aoun as president after two-year vacancy
Army commander’s election increases confidence that ceasefire with Israel will hold. Lebanon’s parliament has elected the army commander Joseph Aoun as the country’s new president, ending a more ...The Guardian - 5h -
Lebanon elects army chief as president following two-year deadlock
Lawmakers end stalemate in a sign of Hizbollah’s diminished influence after war with IsraelFinancial Times - 9h -
Lebanese Lawmakers Choose a President After 2 Years of Gridlock
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Lebanon finally set to pick a president after two years of trying
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South Korean Officials Thwarted in Attempt to Detain President After Standoff
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Investigators suspend attempt to arrest South Korean president Yoon after standoff with security service – latest updates
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Attempt to arrest S Korea president suspended after six-hour stand-off
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South Korea's Impeached President Fends Off Arrest Attempt Over Martial-Law Decree
Yoon Suk Yeol’s bodyguards thwarted investigators in another tense showdown resulting from his short-lived martial law decree.The Wall Street Journal - 6d -
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