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Morning news brief: South Korea issues arrest warrant for Yoon; Israel intercepts missile from Yemen, and more

Morning news brief: South Korea issues arrest warrant for Yoon; Israel intercepts missile from Yemen, and more

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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.

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.

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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)

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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