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President-elect Donald Trump?s incoming Middle East envoy traveled to Qatar and Israel to kick-start efforts to reach a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal before he takes office on January 20, a source said, amid indications that Doha was resuming its role as a mediator in the talks. Steve Witkoff, the incoming envoy, met separately in late November with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the source said. Dr. Asaf Romirowsky, Executive Director of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, joined LiveNOW from FOX to discuss.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday was facing pressure from legislators and the public to step down or be impeached after he ended a martial law, which led to troops encircling parliament, that he called for just hours earlier. LiveNOW's Andrew Craft discussed the latest in Seoul with retired Marines intelligence officer Hal Kempfer.

U.S. President Joe Biden met African leaders in the Angolan port of Lobito on Wednesday to advance a plan to extend a railway that could channel critical minerals from Congo and Zambia to the West via Lobito, and counter Chinese clout in the region. During one of the summits, President Biden appears to have dozed off while someone was speaking.

South Korea?s opposition parties Wednesday submitted a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over the shocking and short-lived martial law that drew heavily armed troops to encircle parliament before lawmakers climbed walls to reenter the building and unanimously voted to lift his order. Impeaching Yoon would require the support of two-thirds of parliament, and at least six justices of the nine-member Constitutional Court would have to endorse it to remove him from office. The motion, submitted jointly by the main liberal opposition Democratic Party and five smaller opposition parties, could be put to a vote as early as Friday. Anthony Ruggiero with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies joined LiveNOW from FOX to discuss.

A California man has been charged with shipping weapons and ammunition to North Korea and told investigators they were to be used for a surprise attack on South Korea, authorities said Tuesday. Shenghua Wen came to the U.S. from China on a student visa more than a decade ago after meeting with North Korean officials who instructed him to procure goods for the North Korean government, according to the U.S. Attorney?s office in Los Angeles. Wen, 41, was arrested at his home in Ontario, California, without incident Tuesday and charged with conspiring to violate federal law barring the shipments. Ken Gray with the University of New Haven joined LiveNOW from FOX to discuss.

Israel threatened on Tuesday to return to war in Lebanon if its truce with Hezbollah collapses, and said this time its attacks would go deeper and target the Lebanese state itself, after the deadliest day since the ceasefire was agreed last week. In its strongest threat since the truce was agreed to end 14 months of war with Hezbollah, Israel said it would hold Lebanon responsible for failing to disarm militants who violate the ceasefire. Alex Traiman, CEO and Jerusalem Bureau Chief of the Jewish News Syndicate, joined LiveNOW from FOX to discuss.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol lifted his martial law declaration after lawmakers rejected the move following Yoon's vow to eliminate "anti-state" forces in a serious challenge to the country's Parliament, which he accused of sympathizing with North Korea. LiveNOW's Andrew Craft spoke about the unrest in South Korea with Bruce Klingner from The Heritage Foundation.

President Biden pledged $1 billion in humanitarian support to Africans displaced by historic droughts and food insecurity. Biden?s visit to Angola this week marks the first time the president has stepped foot on African soil during his presidency. LiveNOW's Andrew Craft spoke about Biden's visit to sub-Saharan Africa with former diplomat Brett Bruen.

Hundreds of Iran-backed Iraqi fighters crossed into Syria on Monday to help the government fight rebels who seized Aleppo last week, but Lebanon's Hezbollah has no plans for now to join them, according to sources. LiveNOW from FOX host Josh Breslow spoke to Bill Roggio, Senior Fellow with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies on the latest.

Israel unleashed its largest wave of airstrikes across Lebanon since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah last week, killing at least 11 people on Monday after the Lebanese militant group fired a volley of projectiles as a warning over what it said were Israeli truce violations. Distinguished lecturer with the University of Nev Haven Ken Gray, joined LiveNOW from FOX to discuss.

Joe Biden is using the first visit to Angola by a U.S. president to promote Washington?s investments in the sub-Sahara African nation and see a slavery museum where he?ll acknowledge the trafficking of human beings that once linked the two nations? economies. He participated in an arrival ceremony with President Jo?o Louren?o of Angola.

Israel and Hezbollah have both claimed ceasefire violations, casting some doubt upon the fragile agreement. Israel launched more airstrikes into Southern Lebanon, claiming retaliation after Hezbollah fired on Israeli troops in a disputed area. LiveNOW's Andrew Craft spoke about the ceasefire deal and the violation accusations with retired Marines intelligence officer Hal Kempfer.