This week, as South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol remained holed up in his presidential compound, thousands of his supporters guarding the site against attempts to arrest him held up US flags and banners saying "Stop the Steal" in English. That phrase was used by Donald Trump's supporters after the 2020 US presidential election. FRANCE 24's Yuka Royer and Yena Lee take a closer look at Yoon's ties with South Korea's far right.

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Rescue efforts continue amid aftershocks and sub-zero temperatures after a powerful quake killed at least 126 people and destroyed homes in Tibet. Some are accusing China's industrial activity of making the region more vulnerable to natural disasters.

Meanwhile, France has condemned the killing of a Cambodian opposition politician, who also had French citizenship, in Thailand. Lim Kimya was shot and killed outside a Buddhist temple on January 7, shortly after arriving from Cambodia. Although the suspect has been arrested, human rights groups are calling for a thorough and transparent investigation, saying the murder was likely to be politically motivated.

Plus, we meet Masana Izawa, Japan's "poop-soil master" who has avoided using indoor toilets for half a century in order to "give life back" to nature.