Experts say that Yoon Suk-yeol may resist through security agencies against the warrant

On December 31 (local time), a South Korean court issued an arrest warrant for Yoon Suk-yeol, the president of South Korea, on charges of sedition. It is the first arrest warrant for a sitting South Korean president in the history of constitutional government, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, according to the Associated Press.The country's special investigating unit on public officials' crimes, acting in cooperation with the Police Investigation Team of the Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office and the Defense

January 07, 2025

BYD Brazil factory workers: the dormitory where they live is a separate building with air conditioning

BRASILIA – On December 23, 2024, the Brazilian Public Labor Ministry (MPT, Ministério Público do Trabalho) issued a statement announcing that they had liberated 163 workers who were "under slave-like conditions," shutting down Chinese automotive manufacturer BYD Auto's accommodation facilities and part of the construction site of its planned installation in the city of Camaçari. The workers are currently accommodated in hotels.According to the statement, "housing and the construction site that were forbidden from operating will continue to be inoperative

January 07, 2025

US announces new aid to Ukraine, Musk: Zelenskyy is the "robbery champion"

US President Joe Biden is using the final weeks of his administration to boost aid to Ukraine. On Monday, the United States announced nearly $6 billion in additional military and budgetary assistance for the war-torn country.Biden announced an additional $2.5 billions in military aid for Ukraine on Monday.The latest military assistance comprises two packages. A drawdown worth about $1.25 billion uses Biden's prerogative as president to deploy weapons and ammunition directly from the US Department of Defense (DoD) arsenal, whereas

January 07, 2025

Media: DPRK changes its prime minister for the first time in four years. The photos released by KCNA attract attention

From December 23 to 27, 2024, the Expanded Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) was held at the central headquarters of the Party, with Kim Jong-un delivering a report. In addition to summarizing the work of the past year and setting new targets for the coming year, this meeting also saw significant personnel changes.Pak Taech'ong, who formerly held the positions of member and secretary of the Central Political Bureau of the WPK,

January 07, 2025

Man filmed entire crash of Korean passenger plane from 300 meters away: heat wave came over like a sauna

According to a December 31 local time press conference held by Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport, Geumsan International Airport, the site of a deadly plane crash, will be closed from now until January 7, 2024, after which time it will remain closed until further notice.On December 29, a South Korean domestic passenger plane crashed in Geumsan (in South Chungcheong Province), catching fire after its landing went awry and the aircraft flew off the end of the runway. As

January 07, 2025

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have reached a divorce agreement

Academy Award-winning actress Angelina Jolie has reached an agreement with Brad Pitt on their divorce and the custody of their six children just days before the actor was set to file court motions to force a settlement after their acrimonious eight-year legal standoff, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.The sources, who declined to be further identified, said a court hearing had been set for Jan. 5 in Los Angeles, after Jolie had previously objected to a custody agreement

January 07, 2025

South Korea officials: Concrete facility at runway end in compliance, investigation underway into its impact on accident

Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) held an online press briefing at 3 p.m. (local time) on December 31, to say that the concrete facility of Localizer at the end of Jindo Airport runway has been set in accordance with regulations.Park Seung-wook, Director-General of the Air Policy Bureau at the MOLIT, said that there is a length of 90 meters at minimum and 240 at maximum for end of runway safety area, according to a civil aviation authority

January 07, 2025

Elon Musk is accused of living in Mar-a-Lago after the election: the rent may reach $2,000 per night

After the US election, the world's richest man, Elon Musk, has been spending much of his time at Mar-a-Lago, President-elect Donald Trump's private Florida club. Musk is reportedly paying up to $2,000 per night to stay in a house on the property, but by being so close to Trump, he is only ever one text message away from the new president.In addition to already being Trump's biggest donor, most influential social-media propagandist, and de facto senior adviser on policy and

January 07, 2025

Zelensky: Let 2025 be the year of Ukraine, we will do our best to end the war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed in a New Year's address Friday to fight to end Russia's nearly three-year invasion not only "at the front" but "at the negotiating table" as well during coming months."Each new day of the upcoming year, we will fight for a sufficiently strong Ukraine. Because only such a Ukraine can be respected and heard. Both at the front and at the negotiating table," he said.Russia "captured" seven times as much Ukrainian territory in 2024 as it

January 06, 2025

On the first day of the New Year, the gas flow of Russian gas across Ukraine is expected to be zero.

On December 31 local time, the "Ukraine Gas Transportation System Operator" confirmed zero requested flow of Russian gas to flow through the country on January 1, and, according to Russian news agency TASS, the window for a Ukrainian local-time pre-midnight deal to maintain Russian gas transit through Ukraine seemed to be closing.The deal that allowed Russia to use Ukraine to ship gas to Europe ended on December 31. Earlier this year, the Ukrainian government said it would not extend the

January 06, 2025