'We had to stop this': Woman who grabbed South Korean soldier's gun speaks to BBC
Yuna Ku
A chaotic night in South Korea produced scenes most thought were consigned to the nation’s history.
One in particular has caught the attention of many: a woman confronting soldiers who were sent to block lawmakers from entering the National Assembly.
Footage of Ahn Gwi-ryeong, 35, a spokesperson for the opposition Democratic Party, grabbing the weapon of a soldier during the commotion has been shared widely online.
“I didn’t think… I just knew we had to stop this,” she told the BBC Korean Service.
Iran releases Nobel peace laureate Mohammadi on medical leave, says lawyer
Temporary release is inadequate, activist’s family and supporters say, urging her unconditional release
Wed 4 Dec 2024 12.22 GMT
Iran releases Nobel peace laureate Mohammadi on medical leave, says lawyer
Temporary release is inadequate, activist’s family and supporters say, urging her unconditional release
Iran has released the Nobel peace laureate Narges Mohammadi, jailed since November 2021, for three weeks on medical grounds, her lawyer posted on social media.
“Based on the advice of the examining doctor, the public prosecutor suspended the jail sentence against Narges Mohammadi for three weeks and she was released from prison,” Mostafa Nili said on X.
Mohammadi walked out of Tehran’s Evin prison on Wednesday morning chanting the protest slogan ‘Woman Life Freedom,’ her husband said.
German police conduct raids on alleged people smugglers
According to Europol, the suspects, all based in Germany, organized the purchase, storage and transport of inflatable boats to smuggle migrants from France to the UK.
German police said Wednesday a crackdown was underway against people smugglers transporting migrants to the United Kingdom via France, with more than 500 officers involved in raids in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany.
Other operations took place in the southern state of Baden-Württemberg, according to a police spokeswoman.
The network is accused of "smuggling irregular migrants from the Middle East and East Africa to France and the UK using low-quality inflatable boats," German police said in a statement.
Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of Syria's surprise insurgency?
From leader of the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda to commander-in-chief of militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Abu Mohammed al-Golani has spent the past dozen years carefully polishing his public image, including distancing himself from al-Qaida, in order to win over international governments and Syria's religious and ethnic minorities.
Over the past dozen years, Syrian militant leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani has worked to remake his public image and the insurgency he commands, renouncing longtime ties to al-Qaida and consolidating power before emerging from the shadows.
Now al-Golani, 42, seeks to seize the moment yet again, leading his fighters in a stunning offensive that has put them in control of Syria’s largest city, reigniting the country's long civil war and raising new questions about President Bashar Assad’s hold on power.
Police in Georgia arrest an opposition leader as mass protests continue
Georgian police on Wednesday raided the offices of an opposition party and arrested its leader in an apparent attempt to squelch a wave of mass protests triggered by the governing party’s decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union.
During the past six nights, riot police used water cannons and tear gas to disperse the demonstrators, who threw fireworks at police officers and built barricades on the Georgian capital’s central boulevard. More than 300 protesters have been detained since Thursday and over 100 people have been treated for injuries.
On Wednesday, the Coalition for Change opposition party said that police raided its offices and detained its leader, Nika Gvaramia. It shared a video showing several officers dragging Gvaramia into a car.
Tech wars: Why has China banned exports of rare minerals to US?
The two countries have imposed tit-for-tat export restrictions for months to hamper technological and AI development.
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