Day: January 16, 2025

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested and questioned for hours by investigators on Wednesday in relation to a criminal insurrection probe, ending a weeks-long standoff with authorities, Reuters reports.   His arrest, the first ever for a sitting president in South Korea, is the latest head-spinning development in one of Asia’s most…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office denied on Wednesday that Hamas had agreed to the Gaza ceasefire proposal from Qatari mediators, after an Israeli official said the Palestinian militant group had given its approval, Reuters reports.   Israeli media channels had reported that, following the green light from Hamas, the deal would be formally announced…