SEOUL -- South Korea's special counsel on Thursday sought the death penalty for former President Yoon Suk-yeol in his appellate trial over insurrection stemming from his 2024 martial law declaration.
The team of Cho Eun-suk, independent counsel in charge of Yoon's insurrection and other relevant crimes, requested the death penalty for Yoon on charges of orchestrating the insurrection by declaring an unconstitutional emergency martial law despite the absence of war, incident or equivalent national emergencies. (South Korea-Law-Trial)
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ISLAMABAD -- At least five people were killed and 27 others injured when a passenger bus plunged into a drain in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province on Thursday, rescue officials said.
According to Rescue 1122, the accident occurred in the Fatehki area in the Pindi Bhattian region of the Hafizabad district, when the bus travelling from Raiwind to Chiniot plunged into the drain. (Pakistan-Traffic-Accident)
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ISLAMABAD -- Eight people were killed and four others injured when an oxygen cylinder exploded inside an ambulance in Pakistan's southern Sindh province on Wednesday night, police said.
The explosion occurred in an ambulance in Nagarparkar city of Tharparkar district, according to police. (Pakistan-Accident-Explosion)
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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia on Thursday celebrated the 22nd anniversary of King Norodom Sihamoni's coronation with religious ceremonies, official blessings, and a public fireworks display.
The Coronation Day is a public holiday across the Southeast Asian nation. To mark the auspicious occasion, portraits of the King were displayed outside all government ministries and state institutions. (Cambodia-King-Celebration) ■
