SOUTH KOREA
Yoon released from jail
Impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol was yesterday released from prison, a day after a Seoul court canceled his arrest to allow him to stand trial for rebellion without being physically detained. TV footage showed Yoon waving and bowing deeply to his supporters. In a statement distributed by his lawyers, Yoon said that he “appreciates the courage and decision by the Seoul Central District Court to correct illegality,” in an apparent reference to questions over his arrest. He said he also thanks his supporters and asked those who are on hunger strike against his impeachment to end it.
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SYRIA
Hundreds of Alawites killed
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights yesterday reported that 311 Alawite civilians have been killed in the past few days by security forces and their allies, as authorities clash with militants loyal to the administration of former president Bashar al-Assad. The new government, installed after Islamist-led forces ousted al-Assad late last year, are facing fierce attacks by members of the al-Assad clan’s Alawite minority and have launched a major counteroperation following deadly clashes on Thursday. The war monitor said the civilians were killed in “executions” carried out by security personnel or pro-government fighters and accompanied by “looting of homes and properties.”
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CANADA
Pub shooting injures 12
At least 12 people were injured when masked shooters indiscriminately opened fire at a pub in Toronto, police said yesterday, adding they were looking for three male suspects. Police did not provide a motive for the attack, which took place late on Friday. “Twelve injured, including six with gunshot wounds... Injuries non-life-threatening,” Toronto police wrote on X. All of the victims were hospitalized, but their lives were not in danger, the police said. Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said she had spoken to police Chief Myron Demkiw and was told “all necessary resources” had been deployed.
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UNITED STATES
Measles outbreak kills two
A measles outbreak in the southwest has killed two people and infected more than 200, prompting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to issue a travel warning. As of Friday, Texas had reported 198 cases and New Mexico 30, bringing the total to 228. Each state confirmed one death, and both, a child and an adult, were unvaccinated. “More cases are expected as this outbreak continues to expand rapidly,” the CDC said in a health alert network advisory to healthcare workers, public health officials and potential travelers.
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JAPAN
Woman named oldest barber
A 108-year-old woman has been certified the world’s oldest barber, Guinness World Records said — and she has pledged to keep working until at least 110. Shitsui Hakoishi, born in 1916, decided to become a barber at the age of 14 when a friend’s mother asked if she wanted to become an apprentice at a hair salon in Tokyo. She still holds her own scissors, and this week participated in a celebration ceremony reportedly attended by her two children, an 85-year-old daughter and an 81-year-old son. “I’m very happy. My heart is full,” she said at the ceremony in Nakagawa. Guinness World Records said that the oldest barber category is split into male and female categories, but the oldest male barber — Anthony Mancinelli, who worked in New York until at least 107 years old — has passed away.
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OPTIMISTIC: A Philippine Air Force spokeswoman said the military believed the crew were safe and were hopeful that they and the jet would be recovered A Philippine Air Force FA-50 jet and its two-person crew are missing after flying in support of ground forces fighting communist rebels in the southern Mindanao region, a military official said yesterday. Philippine Air Force spokeswoman Colonel Consuelo Castillo said the jet was flying “over land” on the way to its target area when it went missing during a “tactical night operation in support of our ground troops.” While she declined to provide mission specifics, Philippine Army spokesman Colonel Louie Dema-ala confirmed that the missing FA-50 was part of a squadron sent “to provide air support” to troops fighting communist rebels in
ANGER: A video shared online showed residents in a neighborhood confronting the national security minister, attempting to drag her toward floodwaters Argentina’s port city of Bahia Blanca has been “destroyed” after being pummeled by a year’s worth of rain in a matter of hours, killing 13 and driving hundreds from their homes, authorities said on Saturday. Two young girls — reportedly aged four and one — were missing after possibly being swept away by floodwaters in the wake of Friday’s storm. The deluge left hospital rooms underwater, turned neighborhoods into islands and cut electricity to swaths of the city. Argentine Minister of National Security Patricia Bullrich said Bahia Blanca was “destroyed.” The death toll rose to 13 on Saturday, up from 10 on Friday, authorities
Two daughters of an Argentine mountaineer who died on an icy peak 40 years ago have retrieved his backpack from the spot — finding camera film inside that allowed them a glimpse of some of his final experiences. Guillermo Vieiro was 44 when he died in 1985 — as did his climbing partner — while descending Argentina’s Tupungato lava dome, one of the highest peaks in the Americas. Last year, his backpack was spotted on a slope by mountaineer Gabriela Cavallaro, who examined it and contacted Vieiro’s daughters Guadalupe, 40, and Azul, 44. Last month, the three set out with four other guides
ECONOMIC DISTORTION? The US commerce secretary’s remarks echoed Elon Musk’s arguments that spending by the government does not create value for the economy US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick on Sunday said that government spending could be separated from GDP reports, in response to questions about whether the spending cuts pushed by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency could possibly cause an economic downturn. “You know that governments historically have messed with GDP,” Lutnick said on Fox News Channel’s Sunday Morning Futures. “They count government spending as part of GDP. So I’m going to separate those two and make it transparent.” Doing so could potentially complicate or distort a fundamental measure of the US economy’s health. Government spending is traditionally included in the GDP because
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