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Attempt To Arrest S/Korea President Suspended After Standoff
After a dramatic six-hour long standoff with security officers, South Korean police called off an attempt to arrest suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol yesterday. The 150 officers involved found themselves helplessly outnumbered – first by the large number of pro-Yoon supporters who had gathered outside his residence before sunrise, and then by a human wall […]
Chinese Minister To Visit Nigeria, 3 Other African Countries
Chinese Minister To Visit Nigeria, 3 OtherNigeria and three other African countries will this month play host to a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi. As part of his yearly routine, the visits to commence on Sunday, January 5 through January […]
27 African migrants die, 83 rescued in Tunisia shipwrecks
Twenty-seven migrants, including women and children, died after two boats capsized off central Tunisia, with 83 people rescued, a civil defence official told AFP on Thursday. The rescued and dead passengers, who were found off the Kerkennah Islands, aimed to reach Europe and were all from sub-Saharan African countries, said Zied Sdiri, head of civil […]
Cargo ship mishap leaves one dead, two missing in Philippines
At least one crew member died and two others were missing when a Philippine-flagged cargo ship sank off an island in the centre of the country. Coast Guard station commander, Bryhl Amay, the cargo ship, Jerlyn Kathness, was taken down by big waves in the San Bernardino Strait off the island of Samar on Monday, […]
BREAKING: South Korean lawmakers impeach Acting President Han Duck-Soo
South Korean lawmakers have impeached acting President Han Duck-soo on Friday. The National Assembly Speaker, Woo Won-shik, made this announcement on Friday. He said the acting president actively participated in the insurrection after his predecessor declared martial law earlier this month. “I announce that Prime Minister Han Duck-soo’s impeachment motion has passed. Out of the […]
Protests Erupt In Syria Over Burning Of Christmas Tree
Protests have erupted across Syria after masked gunmen set fire to a Christmas tree in Suqaylabiyah, a Christian-majority town near Hama. The incident sparked outrage among religious minorities and raised questions about the security of Christians under the new Islamist leadership. A video shared on social media showed two masked men burning the tree in […]
Biden Commutes Death Sentences To Preempt Trump’s Planned Executions
Ahead of the US presidential election slated for November, there is no statistical difference between the ratings of incumbent President Joe Biden and ex-President Donald Trump, in Nigeria, Ghana and six other countries. Outgoing United States President, Joe Biden, on Monday, commuted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates, converting their punishments to life […]
Suspected ‘witchdoctors’ arrested over attempt to ‘bewitch’ Zambia’s president
Two men have been arrested in Zambia accused of being “witchdoctors” who had been tasked with trying to bewitch the president. The police said they had arrested Jasten Mabulesse Candunde and Leonard Phiri in the capital, Lusaka. “Their purported mission was to use charms to harm” President Hakainde Hichilema, said the police statement, released on […]
South Korean president fails to appear before corruption watchdog
South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol failed to appear before the country’s corruption watchdog on Wednesday, it said, after he was summoned for questioning over his martial law bid. Yoon was stripped of his duties by parliament over the weekend following his short-lived December 3 martial law declaration, which plunged the country into its […]
Macron To Name New French Prime Minister Thursday
French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to appoint a new prime minister on Thursday, following a political crisis triggered by Michel Barnier’s removal as premier. The nomination is likely to occur “when Macron returns” from a day-long visit to Poland, according to a government source on Wednesday. Macron had pledged on Tuesday to name a […]