Senior aides to South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol offered to resign on Wednesday, a day after his office expressed regret over acting President Choi Sang-mok’s approved of two new judges to a court set to decide Yoon’s fate. Yoon’s chief of staff, policy chief, national security advisor andContinue Reading

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Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has approved a law that abolishes the death penalty in the southern African state with immediate effect. Rights group Amnesty hailed the decision as a “beacon of hope for the abolitionist movement in the region”, but expressed regret that the death penalty could be reinstated duringContinue Reading

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A Catholic priest in Belarus on Monday was convicted on charges of high treason for criticising the government and handed an 11-year sentence, in the first case of politically-driven charges against Catholic clergy since Belarus became independent after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. The conviction and sentencing of Rev.Continue Reading

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Ukraine’s leading mobile operator Kyivstar has signed an agreement with Starlink to introduce direct-to-cell satellite connectivity in the country, Kyivstar’s parent company VEON said on Monday. Direct-to-cell services are connected to satellites that can beam phone signals from space directly to smartphones. Ukraine will be one of the first countriesContinue Reading

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Investigators have asked a South Korean court to issue an arrest warrant for suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol. A joint investigation unit criminally investigating Mr Yoon wants to question him on charges of abuse of authority and orchestrating a rebellion over his short-lived declaration of martial law. While the declaration onContinue Reading

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