The former president was found guilty of leading an insurrection and sentenced to life imprisonment with labour, a punishment that some have called a ‘failure Raphael Rashid in Seoul On Thursday, former president Yoon Suk Yeol was found guilty of leading an insurrection and sentenced to life imprisonment with labour over his failed martial law declaration in December…
Ex-leader sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour over failed martial law declaration in 2024 Raphael Rashid in Seoul A South Korean court has sentenced the former president Yoon Suk Yeol to life imprisonment with labour over his failed martial law declaration in December 2024, finding him guilty of leading an insurrection and making him the first elected…
Tarique Rahman set to take oath and become prime minister after landslide victory prompted by ousting of Sheikh Hasina Agence France-Presse Bangladesh’s incoming prime minister Tarique Rahman and other politicians were sworn into parliament on Tuesday, becoming the first elected representatives since a deadly 2024 uprising. Rahman is set to take over from an interim…
Leader vows to repay the ‘young martyrs’ who died as North Korea intensifies propaganda glorifying troops deployed to fight for Russia Guardian staff and agencies North Korea has said it completed a new housing district in Pyongyang for families of North Korean soldiers killed while fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, the latest effort by…
Year of the horse signals optimism and opportunity, with authorities keen that the extra day of holiday this year provides an economic boost Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent Chinese officials are hoping that this year’s extra long lunar new year holiday will provide a boost to the country’s economy, where increasing domestic spending has been identified as…
Concern grows over Narges Mohammadi’s health, family says, after reports of ‘life-threatening mistreatment’ AFP Iranian authorities have without prior warning transferred Nobel peace prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to a prison in the north of the country as concern grows over her health, her family said on Saturday. Mohammadi, who won the peace prize in 2023 in recognition…
Customers flock to Daoxiangcun to pick up cakes selected by the president during lunar new year tour around city Amy Hawkins A Beijing pastry shop visited by the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, on a lunar new year tour this week has been swarmed by customers hoping to get their hands on Xi-approved sweet treats. Traffic was…
Japan says vessel failed to comply with order to stop, with incident coming weeks after row with China over Taiwan Justin McCurry and agencies Authorities in Japan have seized a Chinese fishing boat and arrested its captain in a move that is likely to inflame an ongoing diplomatic row between Tokyo and Beijing. The seizure, which occurred on Thursday about…
The UN Special Envoy for Yemen on Thursday welcomed recent steps to bolster stability and improve living conditions, but told the Security Council that only a renewed political process can end the country’s long-running conflict. Hans Grundberg also warned that rising regional tensions risk dragging Yemen back into broader confrontation. “I ask this Council to…
Jailed then exiled in London, Rahman returns home as the main contender to be next prime minister of Bangladesh Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Redwan Ahmed in Dhaka Tarique Rahman, who after 17 years in exile is the main contender to be the next prime minister of Bangladesh, has pledged to end entrenched corruption and put the country on a “new…