Vote to impeach South Korea’s president fails after boycott by ruling party MPs
What's likely to happen next?
Jake Kwon
reporting from Seoul
Now that the impeachment vote has failed, what’s the next move for both parties?
The main opposition Democratic Party said it will hold a weekly impeachment vote beginning next Saturday.
The party is also counting on the number of protesters to swell in the meantime, increasing pressure on the ruling People Power Party.
What the Syrian rebellion could mean for the balance of power in the Middle East
Global stakeholders now have to reckon with the geopolitical impact of a rebel offensive led by an Islamist group in Syria that could potentially threaten President Bashar al-Assad’s hold over the country.
Syrian rebels have made a lightning advance in the north of the country, taking two major cities: Aleppo, the second biggest city, and Hama, a strategically important city that lies on a vital supply route. The rebels are saying they’ll advance further south to Homs, just over 100 miles from the Syrian capital of Damascus.
“When we talk about objectives, the goal of the revolution remains the overthrow of this regime. It is our right to use all available means to achieve that goal,” Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the former Al Qaeda fighter who is now leading the rebellion, told CNN in an interview on Thursday.
Apartment block hit by explosion in Dutch city The Hague
Several people injured and many more may be under rubble in north-eastern neighbourhood of city
Sat 7 Dec 2024 10.34 GMT
Apartment block hit by explosion in Dutch city The Hague
Several people injured and many more may be under rubble in north-eastern neighbourhood of city
Several people have been injured after an explosion destroyed a three-storey apartment block in The Hague.
The cause of the explosion in the Mariahoeve neighbourhood of the Dutch city was unclear. Emergency authorities said four people had been rescued and taken to hospital, but could not say how many people may still be under the rubble.
Ambulances could be seen lining up in anticipation of more victims. The spokesperson for the local hospital said they were on standby to deal with injuries.
Iran 'dramatically increasing' enrichment, IAEA warns
IAEA chief Rafael Grossi called on Tehran to "provide timely and technically credible assurances" that a ramping up of enrichment will not lead to the construction of a nuclear weapon.
The International Atomic Energy Angency (IAEA) on Friday sounded the alarm over the possibility that Iran may ramp up its uranium enrichment to close to weapons-grade.
IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said that Iran is "dramatically" increasing enrichment up to 60% purity, close to the roughly 90% needed for a nuclear weapon.
Grossi made the remarks on the sidelines of the Manama Dialogue security conference in Bahrain.
Australia defends action on antisemitism after Netanyahu criticism
Australia's government defended its record on curbing antisemitism on Saturday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused it of anti-Israel policies, following an arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue.
Netanyahu accused Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's centre-left Labor government of encouraging crimes such as Friday's attack on the Adass Israel synagogue through policies including support of a recent U.N. motion backing a Palestinian state.
"Unfortunately, this criminal act cannot be separated from the anti-Israel spirit blowing from the Labor government in Australia," Netanyahu posted on X.
Gaza peace deal possible before Trump inauguration, Qatar’s PM says
Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani says there is work being done ‘to get things back on track’
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