The impeachment trial of South Korea’s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, begins on Tuesday, with the constitutional court set to weigh whether to strip him of his presidential duties over a failed martial law bid. Yoon’s December 3 power grab plunged South Korea into its worst political crisis in decades, after he directed soldiers to…
Taxpayers are being asked to shoulder £1bn in debt amassed by a bankrupt Surrey council that will be merged in the government’s plan for the biggest transfer of powers to England’s regions this century. Posing a fresh financial headache for the government, councillors in Surrey have requested that ministers “write off” £1bn in debt held…
Joe Biden has said his administration is on the brink of sealing a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas that could pause the war after more than 14 months of fighting. In a speech in Washington meant to showcase his foreign policy achievements, the US president said on Monday that the contours of the deal…
Factcheckers had no doubt about the real audience for the news this week – delivered via Mark Zuckerberg’s medium of choice, the awkward video message – that, starting in the US, Meta would abandon professional, third-party factchecking across its networks in favor of the user-powered “community notes” model used on X. “This is all intended…
Shane Patton addresses reports Victoria police have investigated 680 employees over last five years Benita Kolovos The Victoria police chief commissioner, Shane Patton, just spoke on ABC Radio Melbourne about sexual violence in the force’s ranks after the Herald Sun reported police have investigated 680 of its own officers in the past five years. This…
The Peruvian president, Dina Boluarte, has appeared before prosecutors to explain a two-week absence for plastic surgery on her nose that she insists was medical, not cosmetic. Boluarte, 62, did not appoint a caretaker president for the period of her absence in July 2023, and stands accused of abandoning her post. She appeared before prosecutors…
The South African government has launched a mission to bring to the surface potentially hundreds of people in an illegal mine who last year had supplies of food, water and medicine blocked by police in an attempt to force them out. The government agreed to the attempt on Friday after the sister of one of…
Here’s a summary of what we know about the historic California fires as of now: There are still 2 active fire incidents: The Palisades fire has burned 23,713 acres, and is 14% contained. The Eaton fire has burned 14,117 acres, and is 33% contained.The Hurst fire has burned 799 acres and is 95% contained. Officials…