The former star prosecutor has refused questioning three times after his bungled December 3 martial law decree plunged South Korea into its worst political crisis in decades. As anti-graft officials and police got their fresh warrant from the same court that issued the first order, Yoon remained holed up in his residence surrounded by hundreds […]
The former comedian won respect abroad and drew comparisons with Winston Churchill when he stayed in Kyiv in February 2022 to steer his country against the Russian invasion. A survey released on Tuesday by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) showed that Ukrainians’ trust in their leader had fallen to 52 percent as of […]
Earlier in October 2024, Kuwait authorities announced rules for instituting evening work at some government offices. The selection of employees for these evening shifts was completed in advance, following a Cabinet decision aimed at enhancing the work environment within the government sector. This initiative is designed to offer citizens and residents increased flexibility in accessing […]
According to the latest report by the World Gold Council (WGC), collectively, Indian women possess an impressive 24,000 tons (24 million kilograms) of gold, which exceeds the gold reserves of numerous nations, including major economies such as the United States and China. This report also indicates that the gold owned by Indian women constitutes approximately […]
Videos published by China’s state broadcaster CCTV showed houses destroyed with walls torn apart. Rescue workers waded through rubble strewn across the ruins in the aftermath of the earthquake, footage showed, while some gave locals thick blankets to keep warm. Surveillance images published by CCTV showed people running through a store’s aisles as shelves shook […]
Over 2,300 US flights were canceled on Monday with thousands more delayed amid the winter storm, tracking website FlightAware showed, compounding similar air travel headaches from the day before. Meanwhile, nearly 200,000 customers remained without power from Missouri to Virginia as frigid temperatures settled in Monday night, according to Poweroutage.us, another tracking site. The National […]
The Brazilian foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday that Southeast Asia’s most populous country “shares with the other members the will to reform the institutions of global governance and contribute positively to cooperation within the Global South”. Brazil, which holds the rotating presidency of the grouping in 2025, said Indonesia’s bid to join […]
Moscow has been pressing hard in eastern Ukraine, and the claimed capture of the industrial town is a major boost for its forces just two weeks before US President-elect Donald Trump comes to power, having vowed to strike a peace deal. Both sides are looking to secure a better position on the battlefield before his […]
North Korea fired what appeared to be an intermediate-range ballistic missile at around noon (0300 GMT), which flew more than 1,100 kilometres (690 miles) east before falling into the sea, according to South Korea’s military. Speaking a few hours later, Blinken told a news conference the launch underscored the importance of collaboration between the U.S., […]
Blinken, who tried repeatedly last year to broker a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, said that the Biden administration “will work every minute of every day” until the end of its term to secure a hostage deal. “We very much want to bring this over the finish line in the next two weeks,” Blinken told […]
