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Anti-corruption officials say they are executing the arrest warrant that was issued against the impeached president on TuesdayInvestigators arrive at home of South Korean president to arrest himInsurrection is one of the few criminal charges from which a South Korean president does not have immunity.Yoon’s lawyers have said the arrest warrant was illegal and invalid because the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials did not have the authority under South Korean law to request a warrant. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jan/02/south-korea-police-on-way-to-arrest-president-yoon-suk-yeol-latest-updates Author : Helen Sullivan (now) and Nadeem Badshah (earlier) Publish date : 2025-01-02 23:47:00 Copyright for syndicated content

Democrat, 78, who won election to Congress in 1998, departs after storied career with long list of firstsThe Democratic congresswoman Barbara Lee has always stood apart, a matter-of-fact renegade with a long list of firsts.In high school, she was the first Black student to integrate her southern California cheerleading squad. During her more than two decades in Congress, she has been the only Black woman elected to the US House from California’s regions north of Los Angeles. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/02/barbara-lee-democrat-house-congress Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2025-01-02 21:58:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Witnesses say 28-year-old man from Port Lincoln was attacked just after 7pm on Thursday while surfing south of Streaky Bay on the Eyre PeninsulaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEmergency crews are searching for the body of a man believed to be the victim of a fatal shark attack in South Australia.A 28-year-old man from Port Lincoln was attacked by a shark just after 7pm on Thursday while surfing near Granites beach, south of Streaky Bay on the Eyre Peninsula, according to witnesses. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/03/surfer-missing-off-south-australias-west-coast-believed-to-be-victim-of-shark-attack Author : Emily Wind Publish date :

Breakaway territory of 450,000 people suffers painful and immediate hit as Ukraine ends transit agreementThe shutdown of Russian gas supplies to Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria region has forced the closure of all industrial companies except food producers.The mainly Russian-speaking territory of about 450,000 people, which split from Moldova in the 1990s as the Soviet Union collapsed, has suffered a painful and immediate hit from Wednesday’s cut-off of Russian gas supplies to central and eastern Europe via Ukraine. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/02/moldovan-region-transnistria-shuts-down-its-industries-after-loss-of-russian-gas Author : Reuters Publish date : 2025-01-02 20:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.