SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was ousted from office Friday as the constitutional court upheld a motion by the parliament to impeach Yoon over his short-lived martial law imposition last December.

Moon Hyung-bae, acting chief of the court, read a ruling on Yoon's impeachment, which was broadcast live nationwide, saying it was a unanimous decision of eight justices. (SKorea-Presidential Impeachment)

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TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that tariffs imposed on Japanese goods by the U.S. administration are a "national crisis."

Speaking in a parliamentary session, Ishiba said the slap of a 24-percent levy on Japanese imports "can be called a national crisis and the government is doing its best with all parties." (Japan-U.S.-Tariffs)

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TOKYO -- Japan's National Police Agency (NPA) said Friday that a recent nationwide crackdown targeting online child sexual exploitation has resulted in the arrest of 111 individuals aged 14 to 68.

The law enforcement operation focusing on offenses related to online child pornography and sexual abuse marked Japan's first participation in a coordinated international investigation with five partners, such as Singapore and South Korea. (Japan-Child Exploitation)

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JAKARTA -- Ten people, occupants of two cars, were killed after landslides hit and buried the vehicles in Indonesia's East Java province, a top rescuer said on Friday.

The incident occurred when the two cars were passing the Pacet-Cangar route in Mojokerto Regency on Thursday, said Nanang Sigit, head of the provincial search and rescue office. (Indonesia-Landslide-Deaths)

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JAKARTA -- Indonesia's Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs has announced that Indonesia was working closely with Malaysia to respond to new reciprocal tariffs imposed by the United States.

According to a press release issued by the ministry Friday, the announcement came following a series of high-level meetings between Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto and senior Malaysian officials in Kuala Lumpur. (Indonesia-Malaysia-U.S. Tariff) Enditem

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