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South Korea's former President Yoon Suk Yeol
Prosecutors seek death penalty for former South Korean president Yoon
SEOUL — Prosecutors are seeking a death sentence for South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol if he is found guilty of a failed attempt to impose martial law in the country.Special prosecutor Cho Eun-suk’s team made the request to the Seoul Central District Court during court on Tuesday, accusing Yoon of threatening the “liberal democratic constitutional order” with his “self-coup”.“The greatest victims of the insurrection in this case are the people of this country,” said the prosecutors. “There are no mitigating circumstances to be considered in sentencing, and instead, a severe punishment must be imposed.”Yoon has denied the charges against him, arguing that martial law was a symbolic gesture to draw public attention to the wrongdoings of the opposition...
January 14, 2026

Prosecutors seek death penalty for former South Korean president Yoon

Palestinian author and academic Randa Abdel-Fattah
Australia literary festival axed as high profile speakers quit over exclusion of Palestinian writer
BRISBANE — Organizers of Australia’s much-loved literary festival canceled the event Tuesday after more than 180 writers and speakers withdrew to protest the scrapping of an appearance by a Palestinian-Australian writer and academic.The annual Adelaide Writers Week has been mired in controversy since late last week when the board announced Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, a prominent critic of Israel’s war in Gaza, was no longer invited to attend “given her past statements.”The uproar began when the board of the Adelaide Festival, which runs Adelaide Writers Week, announced that they had disinvited Abdel-Fattah from the event, citing cultural sensitivities “at this unprecedented time so soon after” an antisemitic mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach.“Whilst we do not suggest in...
January 13, 2026

Australia literary festival axed as high profile speakers quit over exclusion of Palestinian writer

Human-elephant conflict are frequent in the region, with officials and researchers linking it to shrinking forest cover, habitat fragmentation and increased human activity near elephant corridors
Wild elephant kills 20 in east Indian state of Jharkhand
NEW DELHI — At least 20 people have been killed in a series of attacks by a wild elephant in the eastern India over the past nine days, with forest officials saying the animal has yet to be captured.According to a BBC report, the fatalities occured between 1 and 9 January in the Chaibasa and Kolhan forest areas of Jharkhand.Human-elephant conflict are frequent in the region, with officials and researchers linking it to shrinking forest cover, habitat fragmentation and increased human activity near elephant corridors.A massive search operation involving more than 100 forest personnel is under way to locate the elephant, officials say."This is an unprecedented situation. It's the first time such a pattern of fatalities has been linked to a single male elephant in the region," said...
January 12, 2026

Wild elephant kills 20 in east Indian state of Jharkhand

The Grok artificial intelligence (AI) website is displayed on a mobile phone as a nationwide restriction on the service takes effect, in Shah Alam, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 12 January 2026. — EPA
Malaysia and Indonesia block Elon Musk's AI chhatbot Grok
JAKARTA — Indonesia and Malaysia have blocked access to Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok amid mounting outrage over the tool's ability to produce sexualized images of real people.Indonesia announced that it was temporarily blocking the chatbot from xAI on Saturday, while the Malaysian government made a similar announcement on Sunday. The South East Asian countries said Grok could be used to produce pornographic and non-consensual images involving women and children. They are the first in the world to ban the AI tool.“The government views the practice of non-consensual sexual deepfakes as a serious violation of human rights, dignity and the security of citizens in the digital space,” Meutya Hafid, Indonesia’s minister of communications and digital affairs,...
January 12, 2026

Malaysia and Indonesia block Elon Musk's AI chhatbot Grok

Cars drive past Meta signage at the company's headquarters campus in Menlo Park, California. — EPA
Meta shuts down 550,000 accounts under Australia's landmark social media law
SYDNEY — Social media giant Meta has shut down about half a million accounts belonging to children in compliance with Australia's new social media law.The landmark law came into effect on December 10 and bans social media accounts for children under the age of 16. It requires big platforms including Meta, TikTok and YouTube to stop holding accounts for those under that age.The ban, which is being watched closely around the world, was justified by campaigners and the government as necessary to protect children from harmful content and algorithms.Companies including Meta have said they agree more is needed to keep young people safe online. However they continue to argue for other measures, with some experts raising similar concerns."We call on the Australian government to engage with...
January 12, 2026

Meta shuts down 550,000 accounts under Australia's landmark social media law

Volunteers and electoral officials count early voting ballots after closing the second phase of general election at a polling station in Yangon, Myanmar, 11 January 2026. (EPA)
Myanmar holds second round of election under military rule amid conflict and criticism
YANGON — Myanmar began a second round of voting on Sunday in its first general election since the military seized power five years ago, expanding polling to additional townships despite ongoing armed conflict and widespread criticism of the process. Polling stations opened at 6 a.m. local time in 100 townships across several regions and states, including parts of Sagaing, Magway, Mandalay, Bago and Tanintharyi, as well as Mon, Shan, Kachin, Kayah and Kayin. Many of the areas have seen recent fighting or remain under heightened security, highlighting the fragile conditions surrounding the vote. The election is being conducted in three phases because of the conflict. The first round took place on Dec. 28 in 102 of the country’s 330 townships, while a final round is scheduled for Jan. 25....
January 11, 2026

Myanmar holds second round of election under military rule amid conflict and criticism

Some 55 whales had washed up on Farewell Spit on Thursday
Six whales dead after mass stranding on New Zealand beach
WELLINGTON — Six whales have died on a remote beach in New Zealand's South Island following a mass stranding and volunteers are racing against time to get 15 others that are still alive back to the sea.Some 55 pilot whales washed up on Farewell Spit on Thursday. While most managed to make their way back out to sea, 15 have restranded and are now spread along about 1km (0.6mi) of the beach.A video from Project Jonah, a non-profit working with marine mammals, showed volunteers pouring buckets of water on the whales to keep them cool."When the tide comes in, we're going to have to move really quickly to bring these whales together, then move them out to deeper waters," said Louisa Hawkes from Project Jonah.Pilot whales are highly social animals and have a natural instinct to look...
January 09, 2026

Six whales dead after mass stranding on New Zealand beach

Suspects  detained during a crackdown on cybercrime networks in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 16 July 2025.  — EPA
Cambodia extradites alleged cybercrime kingpin to China
BANGKOK — Cambodia says it has extradited to China a prominent businessman accused of running one of Asia’s largest criminal networks that trafficked workers and forced them to defraud victims globally.Chen Zhi, 38, a national of China and Cambodia, was extradited on Tuesday after a months-long investigation by the two countries, Cambodia’s Interior Ministry said in a statement. Chen was arrested on 6 January with two other Chinese nationals, the ministry said, adding that his Cambodian citizenship has been revoked.The operation was conducted at the request of the Chinese government, the ministry said, though it is unclear what charges Chen faces in China. He was arrested alongside two other Chinese nationals.Chen is the founder and chairman of Prince Group, which bills itself as one...
January 08, 2026

Cambodia extradites alleged cybercrime kingpin to China

Umar Khalid addresses student activists at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi during a protest on 23 February 2017. — EPA
India's Supreme Court denies bail to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam after 5 years in jail without trial
NEW DELHI — India's Supreme Court on Monday denied bail to prominent activists who are being held in prison for more than five years without trial.Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam were arrested under a strict anti-terror law — the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) —in a case related to the alleged “larger conspiracy” behind the February 2020 riots in Delhi.Police accused them of conspiracy to incite deadly clashes in the capital that killed 53 people, mostly Muslims. They denied the charges and unsuccessfully applied for bail in courts over the years.The court, however, granted bail to five other activists who were also arrested in the same case.The riots occurred amid months-long protests against a citizenship law that the United Nations called "fundamentally...
January 05, 2026

India's Supreme Court denies bail to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam after 5 years in jail without trial

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (R) and first lady Kim Hea Kyung (L) prepare to board the presidential jet bound for China, at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, South Korea, 04 January 2026. — EPA
South Korea's Lee Jae Myung to meet Xi as Beijing looks to deepen ties
SEOUL — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung arrived in China on Sunday as Beijing looks to deepen ties with the nearby country after heightened tensions between China and Japan over Taiwan, a self-ruled island it claims as its sovereign territory.China’s official news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday afternoon that Lee arrived in Beijing. During his stay, Lee will meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, their second meeting in just two months.Regional security and Beijing's unofficial ban on Korean pop culture are also on the agenda for Monday's meeting, which is their second summit since November, when Xi visited South Korea.Lee’s four-day trip is his first visit to China since taking office in June. It comes at a time of heightened tensions between China and Japan,...
January 05, 2026

South Korea's Lee Jae Myung to meet Xi as Beijing looks to deepen ties

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