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Former president Lee Myung-bak (R, pictured during his trial in 2018) was serving 17 years for  bribery and embezzlement during his time in office

South Korea pardons jailed ex-president Lee

Jailed former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak received a presidential pardon on Tuesday, cutting short his 17-year sentence on corruption charges, the justice minister said.
General view of open cast coal mine in Welzow, Germany

German companies plan to invest more in Africa in 2023

German companies want to boost their activities in Africa next year, especially in areas such as green hydrogen and liquefied natural gas, with 43% planning to increase investment in the continent, a survey seen by Reuters on Tuesday showed.
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EU leaders meet in Brussels

EU strongly condemns Taliban ban on female staff at NGOs

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Sunday strongly condemned Afghanistan's Taliban-run administration's order to ban women from working at all local and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs), saying this amounts to erasing women from public spaces.
Supporters and members of the Kurdish community rallied in Paris on Saturday after three people were killed in an attack

Paris shooting suspect to appear before judge

A French pensioner suspected of fatally shooting three Kurds in Paris was due Monday before a judge who will decide on whether to charge him in the case that sparked angry protests.
In Kyiv, yoga classes provide a mental escape from the war

Ukraine's yogis breathe through wartime blackouts

The women filed into the yoga studio, on the ground floor of an otherwise pitch-black apartment block, for an afterwork session that was specially tailored to Ukraine's current period of deprivation.
European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels

EU makes final push for gas price cap deal this year

European Union nations' energy ministers meet in Brussels on Monday in an effort to agree a cap on gas prices, an emergency measure that has split opinion across the bloc as it seeks to tame the energy crisis.