Martial law, protests and a president tried for insurrection: How did South Korea get here?

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Martial law, protests and a president tried for insurrection: How did South Korea get here?

A South Korean court is due to deliver its verdict in the insurrection trial of impeached president Yook Suk Yeol.

BBC Seoul correspondent Jake Kwon explains the tumultuous time that led to today's verdict.

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A Lakshmi goddess shrine at Bangkok shopping mall has become a place where young people come to pray for love.

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BBC reports from outside court after Jimmy Lai sentencing

The pro-democracy media tycoon was sentenced to 20 years in jail by the Hong Kong High Court.

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At the scene of deadly Pakistan mosque explosion

At least 31 people have been killed after a suicide bomber detonated a device at a Shia mosque, according to police.

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A mayor in the Philippines has survived a rocket launcher attack on his vehicle in broad daylight.

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'Grim scene': BBC on site after crane collapses on train in Thailand

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India Editor Vikas Pandey visits the Indian nightclub where 25 people were killed in a blaze.

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Video shows speed fire spreads in Hong Kong tower block

Footage geolocated by BBC Verify show the blaze taking hold in Wang Cheong House.

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Watch: Indonesia's Semeru volcano spews giant ash clouds as it erupts

Java Island’s tallest mountain, a volcano called Mount Semeru, has spewed tall plumes of ash clouds that engulfed bridges and the surrounding countryside.

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Moment newly opened bridge partially collapses in China

Local authorities in the southwestern province of Sichuan say there are no reports of casualties following the collapse.

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Pakistan: Suicide attack outside Islamabad court kills 12

At least 12 people have been killed after a suicide attack outside a court in Islamabad on Tuesday

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Verified videos show aftermath of explosion in Delhi

Police say eight people have been killed after a car explodes near Delhi's Red Fort landmark in India.

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Philippines typhoon aftermath: 'Water levels are rising fast'

A weakened Typhoon Fung-wong is now passing over the South China Sea, after leaving two people dead in the Philippines.

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Waves smash Philippines coastline as typhoon hits

Footage from 9 November shows swells from Typhoon Fung-wong surging over houses and palm trees.

AsiaCorrespondent Jonathan Head in Luzon Island as typhoon makes landsdfall. On the left, a photograph showing bending trees

BBC on Luzon Island as super typhoon hits Philippines

Typhoon Fung-wong has made landfall in the Philippines, where more than 900,000 people have been evacuated.

AsiaCars are lumped together in two piles in a flooded street in the Philippines.

Watch: Cars pile up on Philippines streets after typhoon

Floods have swept through towns, killing at least 85 people and leaving 75 others missing.

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Shipping containers swept away in deadly Philippines floods

At least three people have died, officials say. Residents sought shelter from high water on rooftops.

AsiaA red circle around a policeman, with his arm reaching out towards a woman, who slipped in between a station platform and a moving train.

Woman saved after slipping while boarding a moving train

Video released by India’s Southern Railways shows the moment a woman nearly fell in between a moving train and a station platform.

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Trump imitates India's PM Narendra Modi in South Korea

Trump impersonated Modi while recalling his conversations from the May India-Pakistan conflict

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