Yoon takes oath of office as S Korea’s new president

SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol took the oath of office Tuesday, vowing to rebuild the nation on the foundation of a liberal democracy and market economy and offering to revive North Korea’s economy with an “audacious plan” should it take steps to denuclearise. Yoon made the remarks in his inauguration address at the […]

Trump to snub Biden’s inauguration

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump is expected to be out of town well before Biden is sworn in on the steps of the Capitol building at exactly noon. By the time Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th US president on Wednesday (Jan 20), Trump will already have helicoptered out of the White House for the […]