Yoon arrest deadline nears
SEOUL, Jan 05: Thousands of South Koreans braved a snowstorm Sunday to rally in support or opposition of President Yoon Suk Yeol, suspended over a failed martial law bid and resisting arrest a day before the warrant expires. Yoon plunged the country into political chaos last month with the bungled martial law declaration and has since holed up in the presidential residence, surrounded by hundreds of loyal security officers. —AFP
Sudan's army chief welcomes Turkish
offer to resolve 20-month conflict
PORT SUDAN, Jan 05: Sudan's army chief has welcomed a Turkish offer to resolve the brutal 20-month conflict between his forces and their paramilitary rivals, the Sudanese foreign minister said. In early December, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a phone call with Sudan's Abdel Fattah al-Burhan that Ankara could help establish "peace and stability" in the war-torn African state.—AFP
Meloni pays surprise visit to Trump
ROME, Jan 05: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni paid an unofficial surprise visit to President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago Florida residence, according to her office on Sunday. Photos sent by the office of the far-right prime minister early Sunday showed Meloni and Trump posing at the entrance to Mar-a-Lago and chatting in a reception room, a Christmas tree visible in the background. — AFP
France's ex-president Sarkozy on trial
PARIS, Jan 05: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, already convicted twice in separate cases since leaving office, on Monday goes on trial charged with accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi. The career of Sarkozy has been shadowed by legal troubles since he lost the 2012 presidential election. But he remains an influential figure for many on the right and is also known to regularly meet President Emmanuel Macron. — AFP
Ukraine launches 'counterattack' in Kursk
MOSCOW, Jan 05: Russia said Sunday that Ukraine had launched a "counterattack" in the western border region of Kursk, where Kyiv's forces began a shock ground offensive last August. It was not immediately clear how much Ukraine had advanced in the region, but pro-Kremlin military bloggers reported earlier that a powerful new offensive was underway. — AFP
news in brief 2025-01-06
FE Team | Published: January 05, 2025 21:33:25
news in brief 2025-01-06
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