Thursday, April 3, 2025

South Korea's constitutional court orders impeached president removed from office

An older cleanshaven Asian man wearing a suit and tie is shown seated inside a room.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/south-korea-court-president-yoon-suk-yeol-1.7501685?cmp=rss

South Korean court to rule on political fate of impeached president over martial law order

An older cleanshaven Asian man wearing a suit and tie is shown seated inside a room.

South Korea's Constitutional Court is set to rule on the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, either removing him from office or restoring his powers four months after the conservative leader threw the country into turmoil with an ill-fated declaration of martial law.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/south-korea-constitutional-court-president-yoon-suk-yeol-1.7501685?cmp=rss

'Weaponization of aid': Myanmar accused of blocking rescue efforts after deadly earthquake

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Mere hours after the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar last Friday, the head of the military junta controlling the country pleaded for international assistance. But numerous groups say the junta is blocking aid to those in Myanmar who need it most.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/myanmar-earthquake-military-block-aid-1.7501228?cmp=rss

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians flee after Israel seizes Rafah as part of new 'security zone'

A girl with a band on her head looks up in distress.

Hundreds of thousands of fleeing Gazans sought shelter on Thursday in one of the biggest mass displacements of the war, as Israeli forces advanced into the ruins of the city of Rafah, part of a newly announced 'security zone' they intend to seize.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gaza-israel-rafah-displacement-security-zone-1.7500784?cmp=rss

Hungary, a founding member of the ICC, to withdraw from court amid Netanyahu visit

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Hungary's government has decided to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, it said on Thursday, shortly after Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu, sought under an ICC arrest warrant, arrived in the country for a state visit.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hungary-icc-israel-1.7500765?cmp=rss