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Dozens Killed by Myanmar military air strike in Rakhine village: UN Jan 11 (Reuters) – Dozens of people were killed in an air strike by Myanmar’s military government in the western state of Rakhine this week, the United Nations said, as the Southeast Asia nation’s civil war nears its fourth year. The civilian shadow government […]

Jeju Air black box data missing from last 4 minutes before crash, South Korea ministry says SEOUL, Jan 11 (Reuters) – The flight data and cockpit voice recorders on the Jeju Air jet that crashed on Dec. 29 stopped recording about four minutes before the airliner hit a concrete structure at South Korea’s Muan airport, the transport ministry said on Saturday.

South Korea presidential security chief warns against violent attempt to arrest Yoon Seoul, Jan 10 (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s security chief said on Friday the impeached leader, who faces arrest over a criminal probe into his Dec. 3 martial law bid, has been unfairly treated for a sitting leader and warned

South Korean investigators to seek extension of Arrest Warrant of Yoon SEOUL, Jan 6 (Reuters) – South Korean investigators will seek an extension of a warrant to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, an official said on Monday, as an anti-graft agency asked police to take over efforts to execute the arrest of the embattled

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol yet not arrested, as security chief defies to cooperate SEOUL, Jan 5 (Reuters) – The chief of security for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Sunday he could not cooperate with efforts to arrest the impeached leader, in remarks that could push the political crisis towards another

Fire in South Korea buliding; Dozens injuredy SEOUL, Jan 3 (Reuters) – A fire and thick smoke engulfed an eight-story building in the South Korean city of Seongnam on Friday, sending 12 people to hospital with smoke inhalation, and about 30 people who had been trapped were safely rescued, the fire department said. The department

Martial Law Investigation: Court approves arrest of President Yoon in South Korea SEOUL, Dec 31 (Reuters) – A South Korean court gave authorities approval on Tuesday to arrest President Yoon Suk Yeol after he was impeached and suspended from power for imposing martial law, marking the first time that a sitting president of the country has faced arrest.

North Korea fired a long-range ballistic missile, says South Korea’s military North Korea fired a long-range ballistic missile, says South Korea’s military Ahead of the prestigious, and decisive Presidential elections in United States, South Korea’s military alleges on Thursday that North Korea has launched a long range ballistic missile, as per reports. Seoul’s Joint Chiefs

South Korea Denounces Russia-North Korea Defense Treaty as “Illegal Cooperation” South Korea Denounces Russia-North Korea Defense Treaty as “Illegal Cooperation” AFP South Korea urged Russia to stop its “illegal cooperation” with North Korea and voiced “grave concern” on Friday as Moscow moved to ratify its defence treaty with Pyongyang. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned shortly