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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicLee Jae Myung

Topic: Lee Jae Myung

South Korea to move presidential office back to Seoul’s iconic Blue House

President Lee Jae Myung to move South Korea’s presidential office from the defence ministry complex to the Blue House complex by Christmas, following years of upheaval.

Kim Jong Un says stronger special ops force key ahead of Trump–Lee meeting

Kim Jong Un's military training camp visit came after meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korea President Lee Jae Myung summit this week.

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Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.