Today’s news: South Korea’s Constitutional Court begins impeachment proceedings for Yoon. The Indian economy, despite the slowdown in growth, ends the year positively. Taiwan receives 38 Abrams tanks from the US. The first stone is laid for a church dedicated to John Paul II in Azerbaijan.
ISRAEL – SYRIA – GAZA
The Israeli government has approved a plan to increase the number of settlers in the Golan Heights occupied, just days after seizing more Syrian territory following the flight of Bashar al Assad. Netanyahu’s office said the government had “unanimously approved” “demographic development,” which will seek to double the Israeli population. Meanwhile, in the south of the Gaza Strip Israel bombed another UN-run schoolkilling at least 20 displaced Palestinians who had taken refuge in the building.
SOUTH KOREA
He South Korea’s Constitutional Court began impeachment proceedings of President Yoon Suk Yeo, after the parliamentarians voted last Saturday. The court now has six months to decide whether to remove or reinstate Yoon. Yoon’s People Power Party (PPP) is dealing with the fallout from the case and today its leader, Han Dong-hoon, announced his resignation after supporting the impeachment.
INDIA
Asia’s third-largest economy grew less than 5.4% last quarter. But India’s economy ends this year with solid momentum: India’s private sector output grew at the fastest pace in four months, according to preliminary data, helping the economy end 2024 on a positive note, driven by stronger demand in services and manufacturing and growth employment record.
TAIWAN – UNITED STATES
Taiwan has received 38 Abrams tanks from the United Statesas reported by the Ministry of Defense, with which the island reinforces its military capabilities against a possible Chinese attack. Washington has long been Taipei’s most important ally and its largest arms supplier, angering Beijing, which claims Taiwan as part of its territory.
AZERBAIJAN – VATICAN
The Secretary of the Holy See for Relations with States and International Organizations, Mon. Paul R. Gallagher, visited Azerbaijan from December 13 to today to attend the ceremony that formally began the construction of a new church dedicated to Saint John Paul II. The Archbishop expressed his gratitude to the Azerbaijani authorities and his appreciation for the commitment of the local Catholic community, which is carrying out important social initiatives.
KYRGYZSTAN
The President of Kyrgyzstan, Sadyr Japarov, dismissed the Prime Minister, Akylbek Japarov. Japarov He was “removed from his position due to a transfer to another position,” reads the statement published by the presidency. Japarov had been prime minister since 2021. The president assigned the duties of prime minister to first deputy prime minister Adylbek Kasymaliyev.
GEORGIA
The Tbilisi electoral committee almost unanimously elected the new president of Georgia, the former footballer Mijaíl Kavelašvili, 53, with only one vote against (annulled) out of 225 and without the 75 votes of the opponents, absent from the room. Clashes are now expected over the transfer of powers, which the outgoing president, Salomé Zurabišvili, has no intention of granting, considering Parliament illegitimate, and street protests continue.
RUSSIA – SYRIA
Russia carried out an evacuation mission from Syria despite the Israeli bombings in the Tartus region. A special flight of the Russian Air Force departed from the Khmeimim air base, evacuating Russian diplomatic personnel in Damascus, as well as diplomats from Belarus and North Korea. The Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed the operation, ensuring the continuation of embassy operations in Damascus.
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