Updated by Anastasios Gordon Sekandi at 01:38 EAT Monday 10 March 2025 South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been released from detention as the country braces for a pivotal impeachment ruling. The decision, expected within days, could determine the president’s political future and potentially reshape South Korea’s leadership landscape. The president’s release comes amid heightened…
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South Korean: Actress Kim Sae-ron, Star of ‘Bloodhounds,’ Dies at 24
Updated at 19:15 EAT Monday 17 February 2025 HICGI – South Korean actress Kim Sae-ron, renowned for her role in Netflix’s 2023 series “Bloodhounds,” was found dead in her Seoul apartment on February 16, 2025. She was 24 years old. Authorities have indicated that her death is being treated as a suicide, with no signs…
Martial Law Controversy: South Korea’s President Accused of Insurrection
By Anastasios Gordon Sekandi – updated at 23:19 EAT Sunday 26 Jan 2025 (HICGI) – Suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been indicted by prosecutors on insurrection charges following his brief imposition of martial law. In early December, Yoon attempted to impose martial law, triggering political chaos and rekindling painful memories of South…
North Korea fires ballistic missile, second in a week.
Launch was detected by Japan and South Korea and comes after six countries urged Pyongyang to end “destabilising” actions. By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0632 EAT on 11 January 2022. North Korea fired what may have been a ballistic missile on Tuesday morning, Japan and South Korea said, less than a week after Pyongyang…
Novak Djokovic denied entry into Australia.
Authorities say tennis star ‘failed to provide’ necessary evidence for vaccine exemption amid surging COVID pandemic. By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0732 EAT on 6 January 2022. Australia has cancelled Novak Djokovic‘s visa and denied entry to the men’s number one tennis player, the country’s border agency announced, saying the sportsman “failed to provide appropriate…
North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile.
Launch is the first this year for the nuclear-armed nation. By faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0730 EAT on 05 January 2022. North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile off its east coast on Wednesday, authorities in Japan and South Korea said, in the nuclear-armed country’s first show of force this year. Japan’s coast guard,…
Tesla criticised in the US after opening a show room in China’s controversial Xinjiang region.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0625 EAT on 4 January 2022. The company, headed by billionaire Elon Musk, opened the showroom in the city of Urumqi on New Year’s Eve. The move has sparked criticism on social media in Western countries was welcomed in China. China has been accused of employing slavery and genocide…
South Korea pardons ex-president after nearly 5 years in prison.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 1600 EAT On 31 Dec 2021. Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye was released from prison on Friday nearly five years after being convicted of corruption, fuelling debate over whether she would play any role ahead of a March presidential election. Park, 69, was the country’s first democratically elected…
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