South Korea's Public Prosecutor's Office: Anyone who tried to stop the arrest of Yoon Suk-yeol could be prosecuted

Kim Dong-yeon, the chief of the Special Prosecutor's Office for High-Ranking Public Officials, said on January 1, 2025 that anyone who attempts to stop the arrest of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol could face prosecution.Earlier, Yoon said that an arrest warrant and a seizure search warrant, issued based on a request from an investigative agency without the authority to investigate treason, is illegal and invalid."Any obstacles that are set up and iron gates that are locked in order to hinder

January 06, 2025

Ukraine released its 2024 war report: 40 Russian military aircraft shot down

UAF: 11200 Russian drones, and 40 warplanes, felled 2024On December 31, according to the press office of the Main Command Staff of the Ukraine Armed Forces (UAF): "Today, [Ukrainian] aircraft struck an oil depot in the Smolensk region [Russia]. Following the strike, powerful explosions were recorded at the fuel facility, which went up in fire. Ukrainian command noted that the fuel depot had been providing support to Russian troops.""Over the past year [2024], Ukrainian air forces destroyed 1300 Russian missiles

January 06, 2025

French media: Russia's military "achievements" in 2024 will be 7 times that of 2023

Russia's forces expanded their military footprint in Ukraine by 4,000 square kilometers in 2024 – up sevenfold year-on-year.The figures underscore the realities on the ground for Ukraine in the new year: Moscow continues to invest heavily into the nearly-three-year war in Ukraine, but it remains in doubt whether the United States will do the same after a new president, Donald Trump, takes office in January.Most of Russia's advances were achieved in the autumn of 2024, with major gains of 610

January 06, 2025

ISHIBA SAYS HE WANTS TO VISIT CHINA, SAYS JAPAN-CHINA RELATIONS 'MUST BE KEPT STABLE'

TOKYO (Kyodo) Dec. 29, 2024 -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday he wants to visit China again, stressing that the bilateral ties "must be kept stable."Speaking to reporters after visiting a shrine in western Tokyo, Abe said relations with China are "very important" for Japan, and the two countries' leaders "must pile up a certain number of visits to each other's countries to deepen their mutual understanding, rather than just saying that they understand each other."Abe's comment comes after he held talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during Xi's visit to Japan in November last year.Abe said

January 05, 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's New Year video message has been met with skepticism by many in the country, after some frames were called out for showing a South Korean missile being launched while Zelensky claimed it was a Ukrainian weapon.

In a more than 20-minute address recorded outdoors, Zelensky, braving freezing temperatures at night, praised Ukraine's success in developing weapons of all types, calling the country's military-industrial base the "argument that will allow us to bring a just peace with Russia.""Once again, Ukraine is producing its own missiles, and for the first time, a million drones a year — forcing the enemy to learn Ukrainian, making their knees shake when they hear the names 'Neptun,' 'Sapsan,'" Zelensky said. "These are our missiles, ours, Ukrainian."The problem, however, arose when Zelensky mentioned Sapsan during the speech and footage of a missile launch

January 05, 2025

Russia Launches "New Year's Eve Air Raid" on Ukraine, Rarely Targets Area Around Ukrainian President's Office

Ukrainian authorities reported on January 1 that a Russian drone strike in the early hours of the New Year's Day killed two people and injured six others in the center of Kyiv. Ukrainian officials said that Russian drones targeted the Pecherskiy district in the center of the capital, close to the Ukrainian president's office and government buildings.The attack came hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a New Year's address, vowing to do "everything possible" to end the war in the next 12 months.Hours before Zelensky's address, Russian President Vladimir Putin also delivered his annual New Year's address and declared

January 05, 2025

Las Vegas Tesla Truck Blast Kills 1, Injures 7

Elon Musk has taken to social media to comment on the Tesla truck that exploded outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve, killing one person and injuring seven others."We have confirmed with Tesla that the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump hotel in Vegas was due to large fireworks and/or a bomb placed under the vehicle," Musk wrote. "The Tesla had nothing to do with the explosion. Cybertruck was leased and all telemetry up until the moment of explosion was normal. Tesla's senior team is working on this."Musk: Explosion "Seems Like a Terrorist Act""The

January 05, 2025

US Car Rampage Suspect Sent Videos About Divorce: Planned to Kill Family

A car "deliberately" plowed through a crowd in New Orleans, Louisiana, early on Jan. 1. The police confirmed that the suspect was Shamshud Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old American citizen from Texas. A federal law enforcement official said the suspect in the car rampage died after an exchange of fire with the police.On Jan. 1, US President Joe Biden issues a statement on the terror attack in New OrleansUS President Joe Biden said the attacker had posted videos on social media shortly before the New Orleans attack that demonstrated "a desire to kill."Biden said he had been briefed by federal investigators

January 05, 2025

Ukrainian MP: Russian Drones Almost Hit Zelensky's Office

Ukrainian MP Marianna Bezuglaia announced on Telegram that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's office was almost struck by Russian military drones that targeted the city of Kyiv.Zelensky's Office Missed by Russian Drones"Russian 'Witness' drones, bypassing the air defense system, almost hit the office of the Ukrainian president... This is the result of long-term systemic flaws in Ukrainian military command," Bezuglaia wrote.Bezuglaia claims that the capital of Ukraine does not have a multilayered air defense system, while the military specialists in this area are sent to infantry units.She then asks who will be sacked if a missile or drone strikes Zelensky's office

January 04, 2025

Zelensky: Cutting off Russian gas to Europe is one of Moscow's biggest failures

Europe has officially entered the post-Russian gas era. The long-running Russian-Ukrainian gas transit agreement has finally expired, without being renewed, on 31 December 2024.Europe's main gas pipelinesRussia's Gazprom announced on Monday that it had terminated gas transit through Ukraine as the transit agreement with the country had expired. Gazprom said in a statement that it had terminated the transit of gas from Russia to Europe through Ukraine at 8 a.m. Moscow time on Monday, as its contract with Ukraine for transporting Russian gas across the country expired.For decades, Russia has been transporting gas from its Siberian fields to Slovakia, the

January 04, 2025