Trump cites Hunter Biden pardon in motion to dismiss New York criminal case

Donald Trump’s lawyers pointed to an unlikely person in demanding a judge dismiss the president-elect’s New York criminal case: Hunter Biden. Trump’s attorneys said in a court filing made public Tuesday that President Joe Biden’s controversial pardon of his son echoed Trump’s complaints about the prosecution. “Yesterday, in issuing a 10-year pardon to Hunter Biden

South Korea lifts martial law order after parliament voted to defy president

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol‘s government early Wednesday lifted the martial law he imposed during a tense night of political drama in which troops surrounded parliament and lawmakers voted to reject military rule. Yoon said his government withdrew military personnel following a bipartisan parliamentary vote that rejected martial law, and the measure was formally

South Korea martial law order to be lifted after Cabinet meeting, president says

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said early Wednesday that he would soon lift the martial law he imposed during a tense night of political drama in which troops surrounded parliament and lawmakers voted to reject military rule. Yoon said his government has withdrawn military personnel that had been deployed, and that he would formally lift

U.S. charges Chinese national for exporting guns and ammo to North Korea

A Chinese national living in California has been arrested and charged by federal law enforcement after he allegedly bought and exported guns and ammunition to North Korea at the direction of North Korean agents who funneled him $2 million to purchase the equipment, according to a newly unsealed criminal complaint. Shenghua Wen also admitted to

South Korea parliament votes to defy president, lift martial law order

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law late Tuesday, vowing to eliminate “anti-state” forces as he struggles against an opposition that controls the country’s parliament and that he accuses of sympathizing with communist North Korea. Hours later, parliament voted to lift the declaration, with the National Assembly Speaker Woo Won Shik declaring that

South Korea president declares martial law, sparking protests

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an “emergency martial law” Tuesday, accusing the country’s opposition of controlling the parliament, sympathizing with North Korea and paralyzing the government with anti-state activities. The announcement drew hundreds of protesters to the South Korean parliament.    “To safeguard a liberal South Korea from the threats posed by North