Wednesday, December 11, 2024

South Korea's president defends short-lived martial law decree, rejects impeachment efforts

A TV screen shows South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivering a statement.

South Korea's president defended his martial law decree as an act of governance and denied rebellion charges Thursday, rejecting the opposition-led impeachment attempts against him and investigations into last week's move.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/south-korea-president-defends-martial-law-decree-1.7408272?cmp=rss

Russian troops capture and destroy some Ukrainian positions close to Pokrovsk

A Ukrainian soldier drives a military vehicle near Pokrovsk, Ukraine.

Russian troops destroyed or captured several Ukrainian positions near the eastern city of Pokrovsk, Kyiv's military said on Wednesday, as Moscow bears down on the strategic logistics hub that is home to a unique Ukrainian coking mine.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-russian-pressure-pokrovsk-1.7408130?cmp=rss

LAPD says Hannah Kobayashi found safe, a month after family reported her missing

A flyer with information on Hannah Kobayashi, currently missing, is displayed Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024 in Los Angeles.

Hannah Kobayashi, the missing Hawaii woman whose disappearance prompted a massive search, has been found safe, the Los Angeles Police Department said Wednesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hannah-kobayashi-found-safe-lapd-1.7407978?cmp=rss

FBI Director Chris Wray to resign following Trump nomination of replacement

A man in a blue suit stands in the centre of the image in front of a wall that says "Bureau" and has a large seal image of the FBI on it. A beam of light on the wall illuminates him slightly dramatically as he looks down.

FBI Director Chris Wray will step down from his post early next year, the bureau said on Wednesday, after U.S. president-elect Donald Trump signalled his intent to fire the veteran official and replace him with firebrand Kash Patel.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/fbi-director-resignation-1.7407761?cmp=rss