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12 Indian nationals found dead at Georgia’s mountain resort

The victims are suspected to have died due to carbon monoxide poisoning as a power generator was placed in a closed indoor area after the power was cut on the night of Dec 13, according to Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs.

South Korea

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol Impeached Over Martial Law

The National Assembly passed the motion 204-85 and Yoon’s presidential powers and duties were subsequently suspended leading Prime Minister Han Duck-soo — the country’s No. 2 official — to take over presidential powers much to the excitement of citizens who celeberated by dancing near the parliament building.

Bangladesh

Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina, senior officials involved in enforced disappearances: Bangladesh Inquiry Commission

In its preliminary report titled, "Unfolding the Truth," the commission set up by Muhammad Yunus’s interim government implicated Hasina and her defense adviser Major General (retd.) Tarique Ahmed Siddique in as many as 3,500 cases of enforced disappearances in the country that witnessed a violent student-led uprising before Hasina's ouster on August 5 this year.

US President-elect Donald Trump to get $15 million in ABC News defamation lawsuit

ABC News reached a settlement after controversy over ‘rape remarks’ on Trump made on a ‘This Week’ episode on March 10. The settlement included an apology via an editor’s note and a payment classified as a “charitable contribution” toward a nonprofit linked to a presidential library's construction.

Kabul

Taliban Refugee Minister Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani, 6 others killed in Kabul explosion

Minister of Refugees of the Islamic Emirate, Alhaji Khalil-ur-Rahman Haqqani was killed this afternoon in a barbaric attack by the enemies in an explosion at the Ministry of Refugees, said Kabul police in a statement refering to militant group Islamic State Khorasan which claimed responsibility for the attack.

Syria

Ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad secure in Russia: Deputy FM

President Vladimir Putin had made the decision to grant asylum to Assad and it shows that Russia acted as required in such an extraordinary situation, Deputy Foreign Minister Russia, Sergei Ryabkov said.

S Korea

South Korea's ex-defense minister accused of martial law plot attempts suicide

Police stopped Kim Yong-Hyun, a close aide of President Yoon Suk Yeol from his attempt to kill himself during a search in the president's office on Dec 11, Justice Minister Park Sung Jae confirmed.