South Korea investigators request arrest warrant for impeached president Yoon
Pacific Asia • Dec 30, 2024, 2:50 AM
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South Korean law enforcement officials on Monday requested a court warrant to detain impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol as they investigate whether his short-lived martial law decree on December 3 amounted to rebellion.
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South Korea's impeached president Yoon defies arrest over failed martial law bid
Pacific Asia • 5:12 AM
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol continued on Thursday to resist arrest inside his residence for a third day following his impeachment over a failed martial law bid on December 3. Facing possible arrest, imprisonment, or the death penalty, Yoon remai
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Last year was China’s hottest on record, weather agency says
Pacific Asia • 3:21 AM
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China's average national temperature for 2024 was 1.03 degrees higher than average, making it "the warmest year since the start of full records in 1961", China Meteorological Administration said Wednesday night. The world's largest greenhouse gas emitter
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South Korean police raid Jeju Air after fatal crash, CEO banned from leaving country
Pacific Asia • 2:31 AM
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The offices of Jeju Air and the Muan airport operator were raided Thursday as South Korea conducts an investigation into the Flight 2216 crash that killed 179 people. Jeju Air chief executive officer Kim E-bae was banned from leaving South Korea during t
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