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South Korea’s Constitutional Court will rule on Monday whether acting President Choi Sang-mok’s delay in appointing a judge was constitutional. The decision could impact the impeachment process of President Yoon Suk Yeol, adding further uncertainty to the country’s political crisis.
The court, which normally has nine judges, has been operating with eight after Choi postponed the appointment of nominee Ma Eun-hyuk. Under the Constitution, at least six judges must agree to uphold Yoon’s impeachment. The vacancy has raised concerns about the court’s ability to proceed with the case.
Choi took over as acting president after Prime Minister Han Duck-soo was impeached on December 27. Han, who initially assumed the role following Yoon’s suspension, was removed by the opposition-led parliament for failing to approve judicial appointments. His ouster left Choi, who was serving as finance minister, next in line.
Choi, a longtime economic policymaker, was appointed finance minister in 2023 by Yoon. He has spent most of his career in the finance ministry, handling economic policy, financial markets, and international business relations.
The crisis follows Yoon’s controversial attempt to impose martial law on December 3, which he blamed on the opposition’s repeated impeachment efforts against government officials. The Democratic Party, which holds a majority in parliament, has accused Yoon’s administration of obstructing judicial proceedings.
The court’s ruling on Choi’s judicial delay could determine whether Yoon’s impeachment moves forward or faces further legal challenges.
Australian researchers have pioneered a low-cost and scalable plasma-based method to produce ammonia gas directly from air, offering a green alternative to the traditional fossil fuel-dependent Haber-Bosch process.
A series of earthquakes have struck Guatemala on Tuesday afternoon, leading authorities to advise residents to evacuate from buildings as a precaution against possible aftershocks.
Archaeologists have uncovered a 3,500-year-old city in northern Peru that likely served as a key trade hub connecting ancient coastal, Andean, and Amazonian cultures.
A deadly mass shooting early on Monday (7 July) in Philadelphia's Grays Ferry neighbourhood left three men dead and nine others wounded, including teenagers, as more than 100 shots were fired.
On July 4, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Khankendi, reaffirming the deep-rooted alliance between the two nations.
France recorded over 100 drowning deaths in just one month — a 58% rise from last year — as unusually high temperatures drove more people to water, public health officials say.
Germany’s public debt is projected to climb from 62.5% to 74% of GDP by 2030, driven by record defence and infrastructure spending, according to a report by the European rating agency Scope.
Migration offset natural decline for the fourth consecutive year, pushing the European Union’s population to an historic high of 450.4 million in 2024, according to Eurostat figures released on Friday.
The global oil market may be tighter than headline supply-demand figures suggest, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Friday, citing rising refinery activity and seasonal summer demand as key drivers of short-term market pressure.
China’s exports are expected to have grown 5% in June as manufacturers hurried goods abroad ahead of a 12 August deadline that could see the U.S. restore punitive tariffs, a Reuters survey of economists indicates.
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