The Criminal Division of the Seoul Western District Court on Sunday rejected former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s objection to the execution of the arrest warrant and the search warrant of the presidential resident, according to local media outlet Yonhap. Yoon’s lawyers filed the objection on Thursday, calling the warrants “illegal” and citing Article 417 of [...]

South Korea’s Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) on Saturday sent an official document to Acting President Choi Sang-mok  requesting him to order the Presidential Security Service to comply with execution of the arrest warrant for President Yoon Seok-yeol, according to the Korean Broadcasting System. After President Yoon failed to appear for the CIO’s [...]

Guatemala and El Salvador sent soldiers to Haiti to join the Multinational Security Support (MSS) on Friday, according to the announcement of the Haitian National Police. This group, consisting of 75 Guatemalan soldiers and eight Salvadoran soldiers, is joining as part of the MSS mission to assist in the fight against gang-related violence. A second [...]

The military government of Myanmar released 5,864 prisoners on Saturday. The mass amnesty was to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the country’s independence from British colonial rule. The terms of this amnesty stipulate that any released prisoners who re-offend will be required to serve the remainder of their original sentences and face new penalties. This [...]

India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Saturday released draft rules in furtherance of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, sparking significant debate regarding the rules’ implications on data privacy rights. The Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, which has been made available for public consultation until February 18, 2025, outlines [...]

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock stated on Friday that Syria’s transition to a new government must include marginalized groups if Damascus hopes to secure European support. Her remarks came during a historic visit to the Syrian capital, marking the first high-level European engagement since the ousting of Bashar al-Assad last month. Baerbock emphasized that all Syrians [...]

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico issued a warning on Friday regarding potential reductions in financial aid for Ukrainian refugees currently residing in Slovakia. The warning followed Ukraine’s recent decision to halt the transit of Russian natural gas through its territory, a move Slovakia views as economically detrimental. Fico has indicated that Slovakia could lose approximately [...]

A Finnish court denied on Friday the release of the oil tanker Eagle S, which was suspected of damaging undersea cables and a power line in the Baltic Sea. The Finnish authorities are also investigating potential sanctions violations involving its Russian oil cargo. The Helsinki District Court upheld the seizure of the oil tanker, which was [...]

Myanmar’s military government officially enacted a cybersecurity law on Wednesday that regulates digital communication and penalizes various cyber crimes, according to a local newspaper that has published the first two sections of the law. The legislation, dubbed Cybersecurity Law No. 1/2025, introduces stringent measures aimed at regulating the spread of digital information and enhancing state surveillance [...]

UN Designated Expert on Human Rights in Haiti William O’Neill warned Friday that armed gangs are systematically targeting the country’s healthcare system and called for the protection of Haitians’ access to health services. According to O’Neill’s assessment, only 37 percent of health facilities in Port-au-Prince remain fully functional, with access severely limited by security concerns. [...]