South Korean Lawmakers Approve Impeachment Of President Yoon Suk Yeol
On Saturday, South Korean lawmakers declared a "victory of the people" when they voted to remove President Yoon Suk Yeol from office due to his unsuccessful attempt to impose martial law. The vote took place as hundreds of thousands took to the streets of Seoul in rival rallies for and against Yoon, who launched a failed attempt to impose martial...
South Korean President Faces Second Impeachment Vote
The National Assembly of South Korea will hold a second impeachment vote on Saturday against President Yoon Suk Yeol, just one week after a similar attempt to remove him from office failed. Yoon has been in the eye of the storm since his short-lived declaration of martial law on December 3 plunged the Asian nation into its worst political turmoil...
FBI Director, Christopher Wray, Announces Resignation
Christopher Wray, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has declared his intention to leave the position at the end of Joe Biden's current administration. This is as US President-elect Donald Trump is expected to be sworn in January 2025. Marking the end of his seven-year tenure, Wray emphasised his commitment to preserving the Bureau’s mission while steering it away...
Israeli PM Netanyahu Testifies In Corruption Trial
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, denied the charges against him in a historic corruption trial when he appeared in court on Tuesday. He is the first sitting prime minister in Israel’s history to face criminal charges, including bribery, fraud, and breach of public trust, across three separate cases. Netanyahu’s court appearance follows years of legal battles and delays, during which...
Trump: Resolving Ukraine Crisis Is My Top Priority
Donald Trump said solving the Ukraine crisis would be his top priority once he assumes office next month, describing the Middle East as a “less difficult situation.” “I think we have to solve the Ukraine problem with Russia,” the US president-elect told French magazine Paris Match in an interview recorded on Saturday and released on Wednesday. “Both those countries are losing...
UN General Assembly To Vote On ‘Unconditional’ Ceasefire In Gaza
The UN General Assembly will vote on a draft resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as a symbolic gesture. In addition to calling for “an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire,” the draft resolution seeks “the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages,” an accommodation of the United States and other staunch allies of Israel. The resolution, which is non-binding,...
Austrian Police Discover Body Of Homicide Victim After 25 Years
According to police on Tuesday, a body discovered by construction workers in the cellar of an apartment building in Vienna had been there for 25 years. Workers found the decomposing body wrapped in plastic bags buried in the ground of the cellar in the Austrian capital’s Margareten district in April. Authorities were alerted to a foul smell in the building. Extensive...
Germany, UK Agree Action Plan To Combat Migrant Smugglers
A joint action plan to combat migrant smuggling gangs was signed by Britain and Germany on Tuesday as European interior and migration ministers convened in London to strengthen collaboration. Belgium’s Nicole de Moor and Annelies Verlinden, France’s Bruno Retailleau, Germany’s Nancy Faeser, and Dutch minister Marjolein Faber all joined UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and Britain’s border security commander Martin...
South Korea Restricts More Officials From Traveling Abroad
Following President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched attempt to impose martial law, South Korean authorities prohibited more senior officials from departing the nation on Tuesday, according to Yonhap. A day after Yoon himself was hit with a travel ban, his party was forging a “resignation roadmap” that reportedly could see him step down in February or March before fresh elections. Yoon suspended...
Trump Urges For ‘Immediate Ceasefire’ In Ukraine
Donald Trump, the president-elect, has demanded an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, stating that Ukraine and its president "would like to make a deal and stop the madness" following a meeting with world leaders in Paris. “There should be an immediate ceasefire, and negotiations should begin,” Trump wrote in a post on social media, calling the war between Russia and Ukraine...
