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South Korea's parliament is set to vote again on whether to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after his short-lived attempt to declare martial law earlier this month.It was a decision that plunged the country into a constitutional crisis and triggered calls for Mr Yoon to step down on the grounds he had broken the law. The country's opposition parties plan to hold the vote at 4pm today (7am in the UK) and need two-thirds of the National Assembly to back the motion, meaning at least 200 MPs.While the opposition commands 192 seats, a vote to impeach the president failed last Saturday when all but one MP from the ruling People Power Party (PPP) boycotted the vote.Since then at least seven PPP MPs have said they would back removing Mr Yoon from office, with party leader Han Dong-hoon urging them...

A popular Indian actor has been arrested after a woman died in a crush at the premiere of his latest movie.Allu Arjun, a top star in the Telugu film industry, also known as "Tollywood", was making an appearance at the event in Hyderabad on 4 December when the incident happened. As fans clamoured to meet the actor, a 39-year-old woman died and her nine-year-old son was critically injured.Police earlier this week arrested the owner of the cinema where the incident took place.On Friday, they arrested Arjun, 41, at his home. He was granted bail by a local court a few hours after his arrest and he was expected to be released from prison shortly, his lawyers said. Arjun was named in the initial police complaint, which alleged that his security had tried to clear the crowd near him, causing t...