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South Korea's suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol
Arrest warrant issued for impeached S Korea president Yoon
SEOUL — A Seoul court has issued an arrest warrant against South Korea's suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol over his attempt to impose martial law on 3 December.The warrant comes after Yoon, who is being investigated for abusing his power and inciting an insurrection, ignored three summonses to appear for questioning over the past two weeks.Yoon's legal team has called the warrant "illegal and invalid" and said they would challenge it in court.South Korea has been in a political crisis since the short-lived martial law declaration, with Yoon and a successor both impeached by parliament.Yoon is South Korea's first sitting president to face an arrest.Investigators have until 6 January to execute the warrant and can request for an extension.It is unclear, however, if...
December 31, 2024

Arrest warrant issued for impeached S Korea president Yoon

India launches its first space docking mission on December 30, 2024
India launches its first space docking mission
NEW DELHI — India launched its first space docking mission on Monday, on an Indian-made rocket, in an attempt to become the fourth country to achieve the advanced technological feat, Reuters reported.The mission, called Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX), lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Andhra Pradesh state at 1630 GMT aboard the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) “workhorse” PSLV rocket. After around 15 minutes, the mission director called the launch successful after the spacecraft reached an altitude of around 470 kilometers (292 miles).The mission is seen as pivotal for future space endeavors, including satellite servicing and the operation of the country’s planned space station.In-space docking technology is crucial when multiple rocket launches are...
December 31, 2024

India launches its first space docking mission

Medical workers test residents for Covid-19 in the city of Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on May 15, 2020
WHO urges China to share Covid origins data, five years on from pandemic’s emergence
HONG KONG — The World Health Organization has urged China to share data to help understand the origins of Covid-19, five years on from the start of the pandemic in the Chinese city of Wuhan.On December 31, 2019, the WHO’s China office noted a cluster of “pneumonia” cases in a statement from health authorities in Wuhan. More than three weeks later, Chinese authorities locked down the city of 11 million.Fears of a rapidly spreading virus gripped the nation, but – as authorities would later learn - the coronavirus had already spread far beyond China.While much of the world has moved on from the pandemic lockdowns and restrictions, many questions remain about the source of a virus that killed at least seven million people, crippled healthcare systems and upended the global economy....
December 31, 2024

WHO urges China to share Covid origins data, five years on from pandemic’s emergence

The brutal killing of the 13-year-old boy had triggered intense public anger
Chinese teen sentenced to life in prison for classmate's death
BEIJING — A Chinese court has sentenced two teenagers over the death of their classmate in March.The teens in Hebei province, identified only by their surnames Zhang and Li, were 13 years old when they conspired to kill their classmate Wang and split his money between them.After attacking Wang with a shovel, they buried him in an abandoned vegetable greenhouse, the court said in a statement on Monday, adding that their "methods were especially cruel and circumstances especially vile".The teenagers were sentenced to life imprisonment and 12 years imprisonment, respectively.The sentencing draws a line under the brutal case, which triggered intense public anger when it was first reported.Wang had long been bullied in school by three classmates, his family and lawyer said in March,...
December 30, 2024

Chinese teen sentenced to life in prison for classmate's death

The wreckage of Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 lies on the ground near the airport of Aktau, 25, December, 2024
Kazakhstan to send Azerbaijan Airlines black boxes to Brazil
ASTANA — Kazakhstan has decided to send the downed Azerbaijan Airlines flight recorders to Brazil, Kazakhstan's government sources told Euronews in a statement, in a move which indicates the country's will for full and transparent disclosure of the tragedy.In the statement, the government in Astana says it made the decision as the Azal aircraft was manufactured in Brazil and comes after "after consultations with Azerbaijan and Russia"."In accordance with the standards of Annex 13 of the Chicago Convention, the state conducting the investigation ensures the reading of flight recorders and decides on the selection of a country to read and decode the black boxes," the statement said, adding that Kazakhstan is a member of the International Civil Aviation...
December 30, 2024

Kazakhstan to send Azerbaijan Airlines black boxes to Brazil

In this photo provided by the South Korean President Office, the country's President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks at the presidential residence in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 14,
South Korean authorities request arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon
SEOUL — South Korean investigators have requested a court warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol over allegations of rebellion and abuse of power linked to his short-lived martial law decree on 3 December.Yoon’s lawyer has challenged the warrant, arguing that the anti-corruption agency lacks the authority to investigate rebellion but did not clarify how they would respond if the court approves the warrant for the president’s detainment.“An incumbent president cannot be prosecuted for abuse of power,” the lawyer said.“Of course, there are differing academic opinions on whether a president can be investigated for abuse of power and some assert that investigations are possible. But even when investigations are allowed, the prevailing opinion is that they should be...
December 30, 2024

South Korean authorities request arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon

The Jeju Air crash killed 179 out of 181 people on board
South Korea orders air safety probe after deadly plane crash
SEOUL — South Korea's acting leader has ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country's entire airline operations, a day after 179 people were killed in the deadliest plane crash on its soil.The Jeju Air plane burst into flames as it crash-landed in South Korea's Muan International Airport, killing everyone on board save for two victims.Acting President Choi Sang-mok has asked investigators into the incident to promptly disclose their findings to bereaved families.His request also comes as another Jeju Air flight turned back to Seoul shortly after takeoff on Monday, due to an unidentified landing gear issue.On Monday, the Jeju Air plane departed from Gimpo International Airport at 06:35 local time (21:35 GMT Sunday) and returned less than an hour later after realizing...
December 30, 2024

South Korea orders air safety probe after deadly plane crash

A protest erupted in parliament as lawmakers voted to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo
South Korea votes to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo
SEOUL — South Korea has voted to impeach its acting president Han Duck-soo, two weeks after parliament voted to impeach its President Yoon Suk Yeol.A total of 192 lawmakers voted for his impeachment, more than the 151 votes needed for it to succeed.Prime Minister Han took over the role after President Yoon was impeached by parliament following his failed attempt to impose martial law on 3 December.Han was supposed to lead the country out of its political turmoil, but opposition MPs argued that he was refusing demands to complete Yoon's impeachment process.Chaos erupted in parliament as the vote was held on Friday.Lawmakers from Yoon and Han's ruling People Power Party (PPP) protested after National Assembly speaker Woo Won-shik announced that only 151 votes would be needed to...
December 27, 2024

South Korea votes to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo

An aerial view of a section of the Yarlung Tsangpo River on May 13, 2023
China to build world's largest hydropower dam in Tibet
SINGAPORE — China has approved the construction of what will be the world's largest hydropower dam, stoking concerns about displacement of communities in Tibet and environmental impacts downstream in India and Bangladesh.The dam, which will be located in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo river, could generate three times more energy than the Three Gorges Dam, currently the world's largest hydropower plant.Chinese state media has described the development as "a safe project that prioritizes ecological protection", saying it will boost local prosperity and contribute to Beijing's climate neutrality goals.Human rights groups and experts, however, have raised concerns about the development's knock-on effects.Among them are fears that the construction of the...
December 27, 2024

China to build world's largest hydropower dam in Tibet

Azerbaijan Airlines Captain Igor Kshnyakin (left) and First Officer Alexander Kalyanov (right)
As more details over Azerbaijan Airlines crash emerge, pilots and crew are hailed as heroes
BAKU — As harrowing details emerge of the last moments of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8432, which crashed on Wednesday in Aktau, the flight crew who did their best to save the passengers until the last moment are being hailed as heroes.Azerbaijan Airlines published the names of the five crew members, identifying Igor Kshnyakin and Aleksandr Kalyaninov as pilots and Hokuma Aliyeva, Zulfugar Asadov and Aydan Rahimli as flight attendants.According to the airline, the Embraer 190 aircraft carried 37 Azerbaijani citizens, six from Kazakhstan, three from Kyrgyzstan, and 16 Russian nationals.A total of 29 passengers survived the crash, while 38 perished as the pilots attempted to make an emergency landing near the Kazakh city of Aktau.Azerbaijani government sources have exclusively confirmed to...
December 27, 2024

As more details over Azerbaijan Airlines crash emerge, pilots and crew are hailed as heroes

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