South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has survived an impeachment vote in parliament following his attempt to impose martial law earlier this week. President Yoon has been facing intense pressure to stand down as leader, after his shock bid to declare martial law in South Korea. The failed attempt sparked a fierce backlash. The martial…
Colombia’s finance minister, Ricardo Bonilla, has stepped down amid a widening corruption scandal that threatens to derail the leftist government’s reform agenda. Bonilla had become embroiled in a probe by the attorney-general’s office into the alleged misuse of funds from the country’s disaster risk agency. “I have always said that I respect the work of…
The CEO of UnitedHealth’s insurance division has been g%nned down in what police called a “brazen, targeted” attack. Brian Thompson, 50, was repeatedly sh0t by a masked g%nman about 6:46 a.m. on Wednesday morning outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown, said NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch. “Many people passed the suspect, but he appeared to wait…
Saudi Arabia has put over 300 people to de@th in 2024, according to an AFP tally, after four executions announced on Tuesday, December 3, brought the kingdom’s total to an all-high level. The de@th penalty was carried out against three people convicted of drug smuggling and another for murder, the official Saudi Press Agency reported,…
A barrister accused of forging his mother’s signature to cut his younger brother out of his inheritance has lost a court fight over the £1.2 million fortune in the UK. Robert Grierson, 56, who specialises in tax and will disputes, was sued by his 55-year-old brother Duncan, who was left with just £10,000. Robert…
US President-elect Donald Trump has escalated tensions with the BRICS bloc by threatening to impose 100% tariffs on imports from member countries if they proceed with creating a new currency to rival the US dollar. In a statement posted on his Truth Social platform on Saturday, November 30, Trump declared, “The idea that the…
France has initiated the return of approximately 3,500 archaeological artefacts to Ethiopia, decades after they were taken to Paris for study. The handover began on Saturday, November 30, with a ceremonial transfer of three prehistoric tools at the National Museum in Addis Ababa. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot presented two prehistoric stone axes, known…
The United States has approved the sale of spare parts for fighter jets, radar systems, and tactical communications equipment to Taiwan in deals valued at $385 million, according to a statement released by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) on Friday. Although Washington does not have formal diplomatic relations with Taipei, it remains Taiwan’s…
Several nominees for Donald Trump’s cabinet and White House team have been targeted by bomb threats and swatting incidents, according to law enforcement and the Trump transition team. The FBI confirmed it is investigating “numerous bomb threats” alongside “swatting incidents,” where hoax calls prompt an armed police response to the victim’s home. The wave…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky told Fox News on Tuesday, Nov. 19, that Ukraine “will lose” its war against Russia if the United States cuts military funding to Kyiv. “If they cut, we will — I think we will lose,” Zelensky said in an interview with the US television network. “We will fight. We have our…
