Italian judges threaten strike over
'reform' they call political
ROME, May 30: Judges in Italy are up in arms against a judicial overhaul adopted by the hard-right government of Giorgia Meloni, some calling it a "damaging" politically motivated move to weaken prosecutors. Adopted by the government's council of ministers Wednesday, less than two weeks before European Parliament elections, the reform has provoked alarm among judges and prosecutors, who belong to the same body and who have said a strike is being contemplated. The reform envisions the complete separation of the training, careers and status of judges and prosecutors, who right-leaning governments in Italy-in particular those of three-time premier Silvio Berlusconi-have long accused of colluding to the detriment of the defence. — AFP
SEOUL, May 30: South Korea aims to make a Mars landing by 2045, President Yoon Suk Yeol said Thursday, outlining plans to spend about $70 billion over the coming decades on space exploration. The newly created Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA) will lead the drive to make the land of K-pop a new space powerhouse, following the United States, Russia and China.— AFP
Iran opens registration for presidential polls
TEHRAN, May 30: Iran on Thursday began the formal registration of presidential candidates ahead of a snap vote next month to replace the late Ebrahim Raisi who died in a helicopter crash. "Candidate registration for the 14th presidential elections began at 8 am (0430 GMT)... at the interior ministry," the official IRNA news agency said. Presidential hopefuls will have five days to register, IRNA added. The elections were originally slated for 2025 but were brought forward following Raisi's unexpected death on May 19. — AFP
News in Brief-2024-05-31
FE Team | Published: May 31, 2024 00:03:17
News in Brief-2024-05-31
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