On Sunday, a jetliner skidded off a runway, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames in South Korea after its landing gear apparently failed to deploy.According to officials, all but two of the 181 people on board were killed.The 737-800 operated by Jeju Air plane arrived from Bangkok and crashed while attempting to land in the town of Muan, about 290 kilometers (180 miles) south of Seoul.The South Korea fire emergency reported that the crash killed 179 people, revealing that the emergency workers pulled two crew members, to safety. They were conscious and did not appear to have...
Israeli Prime Minister to Remove Prostrate Amid Trial for Alleged Corruption
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is having his prostate removed on Sunday amidst his trial for alleged corruption.Netanyahu will be in the hospital at a time when international mediators are pushing Israel and Hamas to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and as fighting between Israel and Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels intensifies.The 75-year-old is among older world leaders including U.S. President Joe Biden, 82, and others who have come under scrutiny for their age and health issues.Netanyahu’s latest condition is common in older men, but the procedure has had some fallout. The judges overseeing his trial accepted a request from his lawyer on Sunday to call...
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MISUSE OF NAME, OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE The Nigeria Police Force is concerned about the persistent unprofessional conduct of a few Police officers which undermines the standards and reputation of the Nigeria Police Force. Despite repeated warnings and disciplinary actions taken against those who have been exposed, some officers are still engaging in these shameful acts that erode public trust. Even more alarming is the fraudulent use of the name and office of the Inspector-General of Police to perpetrate these illegal acts. The intention behind this tactic is to intimidate victims into believing that the IGP is aware,...
Prosecutors Reveal South Korea’s Yoon Authorised ‘Shooting’ During Martial Law Bid.
South Korea’s suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol had authorised the military to fire their weapons if they needed to enter parliament during his failed bid to impose martial law, according to a prosecutors’ report.The 10-page summary from former defence minister Kim Yong-hyun’s prosecution indictment report, which was provided to the media, also said Mr Yoon vowed on December 3 to declare martial law three times if necessary.Mr Yoon, who was stripped of his duties by the National Assembly earlier this month, is under investigation for his short-lived attempt to scrap civilian rule.His shock martial law declaration plunged the country into...
India Former P.M. Singh Receives Full State Burial, Narendra, Foreign Minister and Others Pay Respect
India has mourned one of its longest-serving prime ministers, Manmohan Singh, with a state funeral in Delhi.Singh led the country from 2004 to 2014 and was considered the architect of India’s economic liberalisation. He died on Thursday aged 92.Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was present at the ceremony on Saturday, described Singh as one of the country’s “most distinguished leaders”.Mourners turned out across the capital to pay their respects as Singh’s coffin, flanked by an honour guard, was taken through the city to the cremation grounds.His eldest daughter lit his funeral pyre at the crematorium in front of Modi, President...
‘Assad’s Fall Opened Part of My Husband’s Past I Knew Nothing About’
It was early December when Douna Haj Ahmed, a Syrian refugee, discovered the disturbing details of her husband’s detention in the notorious Al-Khatib prison – known as “Hell on Earth”.She was watching bewildered prisoners fleeing the country’s brutal security apparatus, on the news at home in London, after rebel forces had ousted Bashar al-Assad as president.Through tears, Abdullah Al Nofal, her husband of eight years sat next to her, turned and said: “This is where I was arrested, this is the place.”Douna, whose brothers were also arrested during Syria’s 13-year civil war, says she had an idea of what her...
WHO Chief Narrates His Yemen Experience during Israeli Strike on the Airport
The head of the World Health Organisation on Friday said, he was not sure he was going to survive an air strike on Yemen’s main airport carried out by Israel a day earlier during a series of attacks on the Iran-aligned Houthi movement. Speaking after his ordeal at the Sanaa International Airport on Thursday, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the explosions that rocked the building were so deafening that his ears were still ringing more than a day later. Tedros said it quickly became apparent the airport was under attack, describing people “running in disarray” through the site after...
