日: 2024年12月6日

1. The leader of South Korea’s ruling People Power Party says President Yoon Suk-yeol should be suspended from office immediately. The country’s media say his remarks effectively indicated support for the impeachment bill. Han Dong-hoon said it has been confirmed that when Yoon declared emergency martial law, he ordered the arrest of prominent politicians.
2. Anti-government forces in Syria say they have advanced into one of the major cities in the central part of the country, amid continuing fighting with government troops. The rebels claimed on social media on Thursday that they had entered the city of Hama and taken control of a prison. 3. A researcher at a Ukrainian institute says North Korean short-range ballistic missiles that Russia is using in its invasion of Ukraine are more powerful than Russian missiles.

1. The fate of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol hangs in the balance, as lawmakers are poised to vote on an impeachment motion against him on Saturday night. The ruling People Power Party says it will unite against the motion, while the main opposition Democratic Party is pushing to remove Yoon from the presidency.
2. Mexico’s government has announced the country’s largest-ever seizure of the synthetic opioid drug fentanyl. President Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters on Wednesday that soldiers found a total of 1,100 kilograms of fentanyl pills in a house and vehicle in the northwestern state of Sinaloa. Sheinbaum said the amount totals more than 20 million doses, and stressed that the seizure resulted from a long-term investigation. 3. Foreign ministers from NATO member states have affirmed they will speed up the provision of air defense systems and ammunition to Ukraine as Russia steps up its offensive. Speaking at a news conference, Secretary General Mark Rutte noted that the increasing alignment of Russia, China, North Korea and Iran highlights the global nature of existing threats, including the escalating dangers of the ongoing war in Ukraine. He added: “We must do more than just keep Ukraine in the fight. We must provide enough support to change the trajectory of this conflict once and for all.”