Draven Bennington, child of late Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington, publicly revealed their transgender identity on Instagram. On Valentine’s Day, Draven shared their journey, struggles, and decision to start hormone replacement therapy in August 2024. Draven expressed gratitude for the support from family and friends, especially from their mother, Samantha Bennington.
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Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will receive a scheduled pay rise, official documents showed on Monday, despite an impeachment trial and investigation into his ill-fated martial law declaration. Yoon has refused to meet prosecutors and investigators probing his martial law declaration, and his presidential guard unit thwarted an attempt to arrest him following a tense, hours-long standoff this month.
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Syria's new authorities launched a sweeping security operation Friday after clashes with fighters loyal to former president Bashar al-Assad, the biggest challenge to their rule so far, left at least 71 people dead. Thursday's clashes saw security forces conduct helicopter strikes after they clashed with gunmen loyal to Assad-era special forces commander Suhail al-Hassan in the village of Beit Ana, also in Latakia.
The European Union has appointed Danish diplomat Peter Sorensen as its new special envoy for the stalled Serbia-Kosovo dialogue, starting in February. Sorensen succeeds Miroslav Lajcak and aims to revive talks that collapsed in March 2023 over a failed normalization agreement. With decades of experience in the Western Balkans, Sorensen will work to ease tensions rooted in Kosovo's 2008 independence, which Serbia still refuses to recognize.
US President Donald Trump spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), where he emphasized his efforts to reshape the federal government by removing officials and deporting undocumented immigrants. Trump also highlighted changes to international development agencies and his actions against radical-left bureaucrats, reinforcing his administration's commitment to reclaiming America's governance.
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