South Korean President Yoon Arrested over Failed Martial Law Bid
Yoon had sought to evade arrest for weeks by remaining in his residential compound, protected by members of the Presidential Security Service (PSS) who had remained loyal to him.
Yoon had sought to evade arrest for weeks by remaining in his residential compound, protected by members of the Presidential Security Service (PSS) who had remained loyal to him.
Thousands of mostly Indigenous demonstrators arrived in La Paz on Monday, after a four-day march from the town of Patacamaya to protest against President Luis Arce and economic conditions in the South American country.
At least 21 government militiamen were killed in an ambush by criminal gangs in Nigeria’s northwest Katsina state, police said late on Friday.
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, in office since 2013, is due to take the oath of office for a third term Friday despite a global outcry that brought thousands out in protest on the ceremony’s eve.
Venezuela pro-democracy figurehead Maria Corina Machado was briefly detained by security forces Thursday after emerging from months of hiding to lead a protest in Caracas, defiantly promising after her release that her country “will be FREE!”
Government spokesman and foreign minister Abderaman Koulamallah and state prosecutor Oumar Kedelaye said a 24-member commando unit carrying “weapons, machetes and knives” faked a car breakdown and attacked the palace guards.
Mozambican protesters kept up the heat for weeks on the ruling party they say stole elections in October, inspired by charismatic opposition leader Venancio Mondlane who mounted a formidable social media campaign from a hiding place abroad.
The UN has launched a $4.2 billion call for funds, targeting 20.9 million people across Sudan from a total of 30.4 million people it said are in need in what it called “an unprecedented humanitarian crisis”.
Venancio Mondlane, who left Mozambique after his lawyer was gunned down on October 19, said in a Facebook live address he would arrive at Maputo’s Mavalane airport on Thursday.
Around 125 people have been killed in three days of violent clashes across Mozambique amid opposition-led protests over the presidential election results, a non-governmental organisation said Thursday.