Deadline to arrest impeached South Korean president approaches
Prosecutors have failed to arrest Yoon Seok Yeol over the last three days after his short-lived attempt to impose martial law on the country last month.
In South Korea time is running out for criminal investigators to arrest Yoon Suk Yeol, with the warrant set to expire later today. Supporters of the impeached president have been on the streets outside the presidential palace to block his arrest.
Ukraine has launched an offensive in the Kursk region of Russia as it seeks to expand on the territory it seized when its forces crossed the border five months ago.
A state of emergency has been declared across a huge swathe of the United States which has been hit by winter storm Blair.
In Ethiopia thousands of people have been evacuated as increased seismic activity raises fears of a major earthquake.
Egyptian Opposition Activist Abdul Rahman al Qaradawi has been arrested in Lebanon.
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(Picture: People take part in a protest against the impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol near his official residence in Seoul, South Korea, January 6, 2025; Credit: Reuters)
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