2024-06-13 00:30:39
SOUTH KOREA
Seoul resumes loudspeaker propaganda
South Korea resumed its loudspeaker propaganda campaigns towards North Korea after receiving greater than 300 garbage-laden balloons from the north. This happens in a context of rising tensions that would result in army confrontations. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol suspended a 2018 army settlement to cut back tensions. Kim Yo Jong, sister of the North Korean chief, warned of a “very harmful scenario” if provocations proceed from the south. / AFP
IRAN
They current presidential candidates
Six candidates, largely conservatives, have been authorized for the June 28 presidential elections after the loss of life of Ebrahim Raisi, on the finish of Might, in a helicopter accident. Amongst them are figures akin to Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and Alireza Zakani. The conservative-controlled Guardian Council excluded populists like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and moderates like Ali Larijani. Voter turnout within the final elections was 49%, the bottom since 1979. / AFP
GREECE
TV physician discovered useless
British physician Michael Mosley, recognized for his tv applications on vitamin, was discovered useless on the Greek island of Symi. Mosley, 67, disappeared whereas out for a stroll and his spouse reported him lacking to police. His physique was noticed close to a coast by a ship and confirmed by a tv crew that was filming within the space. Mosley was recognized for his tv dietary recommendation and books on intermittent fasting. / AFP
INDIA
Assault on bus leaves useless
An armed group ambushed a bus in Kashmir, India, killing 9 folks and wounding 23. The assault occurred close to Reasi, within the south of the area. Kashmir has been the scene of battle between India and Pakistan since 1947, with India accusing Pakistan of supporting separatists. Though the insurgency on the Indian facet has subsided since 2019, the area stays unstable, with greater than half one million troopers deployed. / AFP
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