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By Yoonjung Seo and Edward Szekeres, CNN South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol. Photo: CHUNG SUNG-JUN South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol survived a vote of impeachment on Saturday after the vote was boycotted by governing party lawmakers. In another day of high drama, a number of lawmakers left parliament ahead of the vote to impeach President Yoon over his decision to impose a short-lived period of martial law earlier this week. Just two remained inside while the one governing lawmaker who returned voted against the motion. Outside the main hall, opposition lawmakers could be heard shouting, "Go inside [the chamber]!" and calling them "cowards". Meanwhile, large crowds of protesters gathered outside the National Assembly, calling for the president's ousting. President Yoon has be...

By Aoife Hilton, ABC Raygun does her iconic kangaroo dance move at the Paris Olympics. Photo: Getty Images / Ezra Shaw Raygun: The Musical was set to debut in Sydney on Saturday evening at a venue on Oxford Street, in the city's inner east. But comedian Steph Broadbridge announced on Instagram she had to cancel the show after receiving letters from the Olympic breakdancer's lawyers. Broadbridge assured theatregoers the show would go on at a later date. Sydney comedian Steph Broadbridge says she had to cancel her Raygun-inspired musical after receiving letters from the Olympic breakdancer's lawyers. Raygun: The Musical was set to debut in Sydney on Saturday evening at a venue on Oxford Street, in the city's inner east. Broadbridge had billed the show as "the inspiring story of a gro...

Palestinians inspect the damage after an Israeli strike on the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on 7 December. Photo: AFP / Eyad Baba Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 20 Palestinians on Saturday, local health officials said, as Qatar voiced hope of fresh momentum in efforts to reach a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the reported strikes in Gaza City and Rafah. At least eight of the fatalities were civilians, according to residents and medics. It was unclear whether the rest of those killed were fighters and Reuters could not independently verify the figures. Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said Qatar was engaging with the incoming Trump administration o...

By Rich McKay & Daniel Trotta for Reuters The suspect - pictured here on footage from his backpacker hostel - fled the scene, climbed on an electric bicycle and disappeared into Central Park after the shooting. Photo: NYPD New York City police believe the man who fatally shot a UnitedHealth top executive has left the city, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch says, as the hunt for the gunman passes the crucial 48-hour mark. Brian Thomson, 50, the CEO of UnitedHealth's insurance unit, was shot in the back on Wednesday in what police described as a targeted attack. Police have released multiple photos of the suspect - who fled the scene, climbed on an electric bicycle and disappeared into Central Park - and have asked the public for help in tracking him down. But Tisch said in an inte...