S. Korea’s Special Counsel Completes Investigation Into Ex-President Yoon’s Insurrection Charges

SEOUL, Dec 15 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s special counsel team, today completed its investigation into former impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol’s insurrection charges, including filing charges against 24 people on martial law.– NNN-YONHAP

Cambodian Evacuees Rise To Almost 395,000 As Border Conflict With Thailand Continues

PHNOM PENH, Dec 15 (NNN-AKP) – The number of displaced Cambodian civilians has risen to nearly 395,000, as the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict has entered its eighth day, the Cambodian Ministry of Interior said in a press release, yesterday. Among the displaced are 204,889 women and 95,949 children, according to the…

Death Toll Rises To 16 In Sydney’s Bondi Beach Shooting

SYDNEY, Dec 15 (NNN-AAP) – The death toll from a shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach yesterday, has risen to 16, with a father and son identified as the attackers, police said. Police in the state of New South Wales (NSW), said this morning that, 16 people have been confirmed dead…

Iran Dismisses Lebanese Claims Of Interference, Urges Focus On Israel

TEHRAN, Dec 15 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry, yesterday, dismissed accusations by Lebanese Foreign Minister, Youssef Rajji that, Tehran is interfering in Beirut’s internal affairs, characterising the nations’ diplomatic ties as “age-old” and enduring. Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei addressed the tensions during his weekly press conference in Tehran. The…

Police Seized 222 Kg Of Hashish In Northern Afghanistan

KABUL, Dec 14 (NNN-BNA) – Afghan police arrested two drug traffickers for attempting to smuggle 222 kg of hashish in northern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, provincial police spokesman, Ehsanullah Kamgar, said, today. The suspects were apprehended earlier today, during an operation in the Kishim district of Badakhshan. According to Kamgar, the…

Hong Kong Airlines Inaugurates Direct Flight To Melbourne

MELBOURNE, Dec 14 (NNN-AAP) – China’s Hong Kong Airlines, flight HX013 touched down yesterday, at the Melbourne Airport, marking the inauguration of the airline’s new direct service from Hong Kong to the Australian city. The flight, welcomed by a water cannon salute at the airport, made Melbourne the airline’s second…

Thai Military Destroys Two Cambodian Military Targets Via Airstrike

BANGKOK, Dec 14 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s 1st Army Area Command, said in a social media post yesterday that, its subordinate troops, in coordination with the Royal Thai Air Force, launched airstrikes against two Cambodian military targets at 16:09 local time, successfully destroying Cambodia’s weapons and ammunition depots as well as,…

Eight Killed In Communal Clashes In Cameroon’s Restive Anglophone Region

YAOUNDE, Dec 14 (NNN-IRIN) – At least eight people were killed and several others injured, in communal clashes in Cameroon’s restive Anglophone region of the Northwest, security sources said, yesterday. The clashes erupted early Friday, after gunmen, suspected to be armed separatist fighters, raided Mbororo community, killing three people, a…

Greek Farmers Reject Talks As Protests Escalate Into Third Week

ATHENS, Dec 14 (NNN-AMNA) – Greek farmers, yesterday, rejected a government invitation for talks, vowing to escalate protests, that disrupted traffic across the country for a third week. The decision was made during a nationwide meeting of farmer representatives, who stated that, they would first submit a list of demands…

Flights Between Phnom Penh, Bangkok Remain Normal Despite Ongoing Border Clashes

PHNOM PENH, Dec 14 (NNN-AKP) – Flights between Phnom Penh and Bangkok, as well as, those between Siem Reap and Thailand, are operating as normal, although the Cambodia-Thailand border fighting is still going on, a Cambodian civil aviation spokesperson said. “So far, Cambodia’s two international airports – the Siem Reap…