SEOUL -- A South Korean court issued a warrant to arrest former President Yoon Suk-yeol to forcibly bring him in for questioning over allegations of election meddling, a special counsel team said Thursday.
The warrant, which was issued by the Seoul Central District Court, had been requested by a team of independent counsel Min Joong-ki leading an investigation into corruption allegations that involve Yoon's wife, Kim Keon-hee. (South Korea-Yoon-Arrest)
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PHNOM PENH/BANGKOK -- Cambodia on Thursday called on Thailand to release 20 Cambodian soldiers that it captured after a ceasefire took effect, said a Cambodian defense spokesperson.
The Thai army said on Thursday that the detained Cambodian soldiers would be repatriated after legal procedure. (Cambodia-Soldiers)
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TOKYO -- Two Chinese men were attacked on the street by four men in central Tokyo on Thursday, suffering severe head injuries, local media reported.
The four unidentified men in their 20s attacked the victims with iron pipes in Chiyoda Ward in the Japanese capital at around 9 a.m. local time, and fled the scene in a car with a Kansai license plate, Jiji Press reported. (Japan-Chinese Men-Attack)
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TOKYO -- Japan's weather agency on Thursday afternoon lifted the last remaining tsunami advisories issued following a powerful earthquake off Russia's east coast the previous day.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) had issued tsunami warnings for areas from Hokkaido in northern Japan to Wakayama Prefecture in the west after an 8.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday morning, but they were downgraded to advisories on Wednesday night. (Japan-Tsunami Warnings-Lift)
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YANGON -- Myanmar's National Defense and Security Council (NDSC) on Thursday declared a state of emergency in over 60 townships, the state-owned Myanmar Radio and Television reported.
The NDSC on Thursday formed a new union government and State Security and Peace Commission. (Myanmar-State of Emergency) ■
