An arrest warrant has been issued for the impeached, suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol after his attempt to impose martial law on the country.

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The Israeli Army said that it had intercepted a missile launched by the Houthi rebels from Yemen before it crossed into Israeli territory. No casualties have been reported so far.

Meanwhile, the US Treasury Department said that a China state-sponsored actor was behind a cyber breach that compromised some unclassified documents.

Finally, a “brazen and heartless” shooting at a convenience store in New York’s Bronx injured six, including a 12-year-old and her mother, who was used as a human shield.

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Arrest warrant issued for suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol

File Photo: This marks the first attempt in South Korea's history to forcibly detain a president before the impeachment procedure is complete. Photograph: (AFP)

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South Korea on Tuesday (Dec 31) issued an arrest warrant for impeached, suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol. The arrest warrant comes after Yoon's short-lived bid to impose martial law on the country. 

Israel intercepts missile launched by Yemen Houthis; no casualties so far

View of a fragment of a Houthi ballistic missile launched from Yemen at Israel that crashed in the central Israeli town of Bet Shemesh, near Jerusalem, on December 31, 2024. Photograph: (AFP)

The Israeli army on Monday (Dec 30) said that it had, once again, intercepted a missile launched by the Houthi rebels from Yemen. The missile was intercepted before it crossed into the Israeli territory.

US Treasury confirms cyber breach linked to China-backed hacker

File Photo: The US Treasury Department building is seen in Washington, DC, January 19, 2023. Photograph: (AFP)

The US Treasury on Monday (Dec 30) told Congress that earlier this month a China state-sponsored actor was behind a cyber breach that successfully accessed some of its workstations. 

‘Brazen’ shooting injures six, including a 12-year-old, in New York’s Bronx

NYPD interim Chief of Department John Chell speaks during a press briefing about the Bronx shooting. Photograph: (New York Police Department (NYPD))

Six people, including a 12-year-old, were injured in a shooting on Monday in New York’s Bronx, a region infamous for gang violence.

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