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South Korean President Yoon Son Yol is set to face another impeachment vote this week. The main opposition party plans to submit a second motion Wednesday. The first failed after most of the ruling party boycotted the vote. The opposition Democratic Party intends to hold the vote on Saturday. It needs two-thirds of the National Assembly to pass. The opposition camp does not have the necessary seats. It needs the support of at least eight lawmakers from the ruling People Power Party. The opposition is urging PPP members to vote in favor of impeachment. Some ruling party lawmakers said they intend to vote this time. They were criticized for walking away from the assembly last time. A PPP working team has also presented two other proposals about Yoon's term. One is to have him step down in February and hold an early presidential election in April. The other is to have Yoon resign in March and hold an election in May.
Yoon may soon face consequences outside the National Assembly as well.
Authorities have raided the presidential office, they are now calling him a suspect. It's not clear if Yoon was in the office when it was being searched. Local media say he was potentially facing charges of insurrection. Yonhap News Agency says Yoon is also banned from leaving the country. It is the first time a sitting South Korean president has ever been slapped with an exit ban. Authorities say they've also detained the chiefs of both the National and Capitol Police.
Both participated in last week's short-lived martial law attempt. They are also facing charges of insurrection.
As is former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun. According to local media, he was arrested Tuesday night. It's widely believed he advised Yoon to declare martial law. A senior justice ministry official told lawmakers that Kim attempted to take his own life while in detention. However, the official said his life is not in danger.
North Korean media have reported for the first time on the political turmoil in South Korea. The ruling Workers' Party newspaper Rodong Sinbun says Yun declared martial law on December 3. It describes the ensuing developments in detail... and has photographs of rallies showing citizens demanding Yun's impeachment. The article calls the incident shocking. It says South Korea's fascist dictatorship brandished guns and knives against its people, sparking havoc across the country. Yonhap news agency reports that it's the first time in a week for North Korean media to publish an article critical of South Korea.
A Japanese group of atomic bomb survivors has accepted one of the world's top honors, the Nobel Peace Prize. It recognizes their work trying to prevent the use of nuclear weapons. While Nihon Hidankyo's efforts endure, so does the threat.
We demand the immediate abolition of nuclear weapons as extremely inhumane weapons of mass killing, which must not be allowed to coexist with humanity.
The group sent 30 people to Tuesday's award ceremony in Oslo. Since its founding in 1956, it's advocated for more support for A-bomb victims known as Hibaksha. Its members have also campaigned for a worldwide ban on nuclear weapons. They've traveled around the world to speak about their experiences.
In his speech, the chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee explained the reasoning behind their choice. He said in recent years, nuclear powers have upgraded their arsenals, calling it a new, unstable nuclear age.
Nihon Hirankyo and Hibakusha, the survivors of the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have never wavered in their efforts to erect a worldwide moral and legal bulwark against the use of nuclear weapons.
Three of Nihon Hidankyo's co-chairs were there to receive the diploma and prize.
One of them, Tanaka Terumi, was at home in Nagasaki when the atomic bomb exploded. Though he was not seriously injured, five of his relatives died.
He was 13 at the time.
The deaths that I witnessed at that time could hardly be described as human deaths.
There were hundreds of people suffering in agony, unable to receive any kind of medical attention. I strongly felt that even in war, such killing and maiming must never be allowed to happen.
Tanaka said he fears what would happen if nuclear weapons were used again. He said many warheads could be used at any time to devastating results. He once again called for full nuclear abolishment instead of relying on mutual deterrence.
Let not humanity destroy itself with nuclear weapons. Let us work together for a human society in a world free of nuclear weapons and of wars.
People across the world are thinking about what Nihon Hidankyo's win represents, as well as the ongoing threat posed by nuclear weapons.
A third nuclear attack should never be tolerated. That's the appeal Hiroshima and Nagasaki must stress to the world.
I feel we, the younger generation, have now been given the responsibility to pass on Hibakusha's thoughts into the future.
The prize comes as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine. Here's how some are feeling in Moscow.
I think the world is now very close to the tragedy of nuclear war. If rationality does not prevail, it's possible something can happen that cannot be reversed.
The award represents the current state of the world. Russia's nuclear weapons show its prestige in the international arena.
And NHK also spoke with one man in the Ukrainian capital.
The whole world must reject nuclear weapons. Humanity should not possess such dangerous weapons.
And now a perspective from New York.
There's a lots of varied opinions on the why behind it, but certainly innocent people you know that were survived that should be honored in that way. I hope it revives some conversations about how we got to that point and that we don't repeat that history again.
Others say the award will have little impact.
I think the Americans, given the current election, are so caught up in this division and sense of you're either right or wrong, that they don't have an awareness of the world at large.
Next, the leader of an interim body controlling northwestern Syria has been appointed the country's caretaker Prime Minister. Mohammed al-Bashir is the head of the administration that has de facto control over the country's Idlib region. The move came after the leader of the main rebel group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, said he wanted to form a new government quickly. The rebel forces seized the capital Damascus and toppled the regime of President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday. No major clashes have been reported in the capital since the rebels took control.
Banks resumed operations on Tuesday and people were seen at ATMs withdrawing money.
Everyone has suffered. I hope this victory will help people heal and will mark the beginning of a time when people can live in happiness.
Reuters news agency quotes sources as saying that Israeli forces had moved beyond the buffer zone with Syria and reached a point about 25 kilometers southwest of Damascus. Israel's military has denied the report in a statement.
Meanwhile, a radio station operated by the Israeli military says the country has carried out airstrikes on more than 250 targets in Syria. The sites belonged to members of President Assad's government.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has stressed the importance of his country's alliance with Japan and Australia,... touting their joint efforts to upgrade operational capabilities.
Austin observed the drill involving Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force and the U.S. and Australian militaries on Wednesday. It was part of exercises that began earlier this month at GSDF Camp Asaka near Tokyo.
This is a picture of jointness and also combined operations as well. So this is this is how we ought to be operating and it's it's really good to see working hand in glove together and and taking us to the next level.
On Tuesday, Austin met Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru. They agreed to continue efforts to enhance command and control of the Self-Defense Forces and U.S. Forces. They also pledged to promote technological cooperation on defense equipment under the Japan-U.S. alliance.
Austin will step down in January when U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office. His visit to Tokyo appears to be aimed at maintaining a stable Japan-U.S.
alliance following the change of government in Washington.
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It is time for us to check the world weather with our meteorologist Jonathan Oh. A wildfire has forced thousands of people to evacuate in the southern part of California. So, Jonathan, what is the latest?
Hello, we've been seeing some dry weather along with strong Santa Ana winds impacting the southern portions of California, and that's causing a wildfire to really cause some problems in the region. Here's a look at some of the video to give you an idea of the situation on the ground. You will see that strong Santa Ana winds are fueling a wildfire in Malibu, prompting officials to urge 20,000 people to evacuate.
This is called the Franklin Fire has grown over to 1200 hectares by Tuesday night and also has knocked out power and ended up leading to road closures. A nearby university cancelled classes and students were forced to take shelter in the library. Gusts of 130 kilometers per hour were reported near the area on Tuesday morning. There is no real relief insight when it comes to rain. The winds may back up just a little bit, but the rain is really something that's needed. That'll be located up to the north where we see more of a stormier pattern coming as we head into Wednesday and so be on the lookout for that. We have a cold front on the eastern side of the United States also pushing in. That's going to bring some heavier rain and the possibility of some thunderstorms as we go through the middle of this week and behind another cold front pushing in much colder air. We're talking about frigid conditions here with more snow over the Great Lakes as we go through the next couple of days and again that big push. Some strong winds headed toward Northern California and the Pacific Northwest going into Wednesday.
Winnipeg, it's going to be cold where you are. Daytime high, minus 20 degrees, 20 degrees below zero for daytime highs as we go through Wednesday.
Looking across East Asia, we have a relatively calm pattern across the continental portions of Asia, but across Japan, winter pressure pattern picking up, which means we're talking about a big dumping of snow headed into the northeastern portions of Japan.
Tokyo looking at average highs here, 12 partly cloudy skies as we go through today on Thursday. That's look forecast.
Hope you have a good day wherever you are.
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