South Korean court reinstates impeached PM Han Duck-soo as acting president

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South Korean acting president Han Duck-soo: 'I believe the people are making it very clear, in one voice, that the extreme confrontation in politics must stop.' Photograph: Ahn Young-joon/AFP via Getty Images South Korea’s constitutional court reinstated prime minister Han Duck-soo to the post of acting president on Monday, striking down his impeachment as he pledged to focus on steering Asia’s fourth-biggest economy through a US “trade war”. The ruling, which comes amid months of political turmoil in the country, returns Mr Han to power immediately. He took over as acting leader from president Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached...