South Korea court begins review of Yoon impeachment
South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Monday (December 16) began reviewing the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his Dec. 3 martial law proclamation, starting a process to decide if he will be removed from office, while investigators plan to question him this week on criminal charges. Source link
Israeli forces carry out strikes in Gaza, dozens dead
Gaza’s civil defense agency said Israeli strikes across the Palestinian territory on Sunday (December 15) killed at least 40 people, including several children, an Al Jazeera TV cameraman and three rescuers. Source link
MicroStrategy bought 15,300 bitcoin before the 106k ATH
MicroStrategy, the company led by Michael Saylor, announced this Monday the acquisition of an additional 15,300 bitcoin (BTC) for its treasury. The purchase was made hours before BTC hit a new all-time high of $106,000. According to informed by Saylor in X, MicroStrategy acquired a total of 15,350 BTC for an investment of $1.5 billion, … Read more
French mass rape trial adjourns ahead of verdict expected on December 19
The trial of a French man and dozens of strangers who he enlisted to rape his heavily-sedated wife adjourned on Monday (December 16) for deliberations ahead of a verdict later this week, the presiding judge said. “We will head to the deliberation chamber and will not leave until we have made our decision,” Roger Arata … Read more
Key facts about Mayotte, hit by Cyclone Chido
Rescuers were working quickly on Monday (December 16) to reach survivors after Cyclone Chido hit Mayotte. The French overseas territory has faced many problems even before the cyclone. It is significantly poorer than the rest of France and a major destination for undocumented immigrants from nearby Comoros. Source link
‘Syria one of the most underfunded humanitarian disasters in years’
The EU’s envoy to Syria headed to Damascus Monday to hold talks with the country’s new Islamist rulers, just over a week after president Bashar al-Assad’s ouster ended decades of brutal rule and civil war. The move from Brussels came after the United States and Britain said they had made contact with the new authorities … Read more
What would Yoon’s impeachment mean for South Korea? – DW – 12/16/2024
South Korean politics is likely to be confrontational and chaotic for the near future after the country’s constitutional court held its first meeting on Monday on the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol. The National Assembly passed a motion to impeach Yun on Saturday, 11 days after declaring martial law, but it was overturned just … Read more
Across the globe, ‘at least one in three women have been victims of sexual violence’
As the trial of a French man and dozens of strangers who he enlisted to rape his heavily-sedated wife adjourned for deliberations, ahead of an imminent verdict, FRANCE 24’s Carys Garland welcomes Dr. Andreea Gruev-Vintila, Author and Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Paris – Nanterre. Source link
French prosecutors drop ‘terror conspiracy’ charge in beheaded teacher trial
French prosecutors dropped terror conspiracy charges on Monday against two men on trial for their role in the beheading of school teacher Samuel Paty in a Paris suburb in October 2020. Prosecutors told the court that the two men should still be found guilty of belonging to a terrorist organization, for which they face up … Read more