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South Korea’s President Yoon impeached over martial law debacle
A second motion submitted by the largest opposition party in South Korea to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol secured the required two-thirds majority in the country’s parliament on Saturday. Their first motion a week ago failed after members of Yoon’s ruling People Power Party (PPP) boycotted the proceedings, leaving it without a quorum. Of the…
Read MoreSouth Korean parliament votes to impeach President Yoon
A second motion submitted by the largest opposition party in South Korea to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol secured the required two-thirds majority in the country’s parliament on Saturday. Their first motion a week ago failed after members of Yoon’s ruling People Power Party (PPP) boycotted the proceedings, leaving it without a needed quorum. Of…
Read MoreReports: Ukrainian general at key Donetsk front replaced
The commander of Ukraine’s Donetsk army group, Oleksander Lutsenko, has been replaced following several significant defeats, Ukrainian media reported on Friday. Oleksander Tarnavski is replacing him according to the online portal Ukrainska Pravda, citing a source within the armed forces. The official announcement of the new appointment has yet to be made. The crisis for…
Read MoreWalmart’s Mexico subsidiary plans to appeal a $4.6 million fine for alleged monopolistic practices
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Walmart’s Mexico subsidiary said Friday it plans to appeal a $4.6 million fine for alleged anti-competitive practices involving suppliers. Walmart de Mexico said in a statement that it had talked with suppliers to see if there were any concerns. The agency that issued the fine, known as the Federal Competition Commission,…
Read MoreLast bone surgeon in northern Gaza killed, Palestinians say
A doctor believed to be the last remaining orthopaedic surgeon in northern Gaza has been killed in an Israeli strike, according to Palestinian officials. Dr Sayeed Joudeh died on Thursday while he was on his way to work. He was a surgeon at Kamal Adwan and al-Awda hospitals in northern Gaza. The Israeli military said…
Read MoreBlinken makes unannounced trip to Iraq as international community grapples with Syrian regime collapse
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Iraq Friday to meet with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani as the international community grapples with the implications of the Syrian government’s collapse. Blinken met with Sudani for more than an hour in Baghdad — the latest in a string of meetings in Turkey…
Read MoreGermany’s Scholz says Europe will help to rebuild Syria
Following the fall of leader Bashar al-Assad in Syria, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has promised to help rebuild the country. “Europe will also help with the reconstruction,” Scholz said in a video on X. After years of suffering through civil war, Syrians deserve a life of freedom and security, the chancellor argued. The country’s new…
Read MoreRussia looks to be packing up its helicopters and air defenses at its base in Syria, new satellite images show
In new satellite imagery, Russia’s military appears to be packing up equipment at a key airbase in Syria. The images show transport aircraft ready to load cargo at the Hmeimim Air Base on Friday. Russia’s military footprint in Syria fell into uncertainty after rebel forces ousted Bashar Assad. Russia appears to be packing up military…
Read MoreColombia arrests alleged ‘invisible’ cocaine trafficker wanted in the UK
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia arrested a suspected British drug trafficker they described as “invisible” due to his low-key lifestyle that allowed him to remain anonymous while operating as a cartel’s coordinator of cocaine trafficking from the South American country to the United Kingdom, authorities said Friday. Christopher Neil was arrested Thursday in the northwestern…
Read MoreControversial Nigerian pastor dismisses UK deportation claims
High-profile Nigerian Pastor Tobi Adegboyega has dismissed claims that he was about to be deported from the UK, where his church is facing allegations of financial misconduct. Pastor Adegboyega, leader of SPAC Nation (Salvation Proclaimer Ministries Limited), now known as Nation Family, told the BBC: “There is no deportation order. Let me make that clear.”…
Read MoreEurope’s anti-torture watchdog slams Italy over migrant detention abuses
ROME (AP) — The Council of Europe’s anti-torture committee on Friday released a report criticizing Italy’s treatment of migrants in local detention centers, citing cases of physical ill-treatment, excessive force and the use of psychotropic drugs on detainees. The report by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) follows an April visit to…
Read MoreApple Expands Manufacturing in India with AirPods Assembly Set for 2024
By late 2024, Apple (AAPL, Financials) will start manufacturing AirPods in India, thereby advancing another phase of its attempts to diversify its supplier chain beyond China, according to media reports. Major Apple partner Foxconn will supervise manufacture at its Hyderabad plant; full-scale assembly is slated to start early 2025. The action expands on Apple’s current…
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