7 'hot' world events yesterday

(Baonghean.vn) - Former South Korean president refuses to attend impeachment hearing for bribery; Shocking testimony of forensic doctor in 'Kim Jong-nam' case; South Korea accuses North Korea of ​​violating armistice agreement; Prince Harry will get married in early 2018;... are the outstanding international news yesterday.

1. Former South Korean president refuses to attend impeachment hearing for bribery

Former President Park Geun-hye. Photo: Reuters.

Citing back pain and knee swelling, the former South Korean president refused to appear at the November 27 hearing to hear the prosecution present evidence accusing Ms. Park of accepting bribes, Straits Times reported.

The trial was scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on November 27, but Park did not appear, according to the Seoul District Court. The trial will continue today.

The trial of the 65-year-old former South Korean president has been suspended since mid-October after all seven of her defense lawyers withdrew their requests to protest the court's decision to extend Park's detention by six months. The court extended the detention because of concerns that the former president could destroy evidence if released.

2. Shocking testimony of the forensic doctor in the 'Kim Jong-nam' case

Photo: AP

On the morning of November 27, a Malaysian doctor testified at the trial of Doan Thi Huong and Siti Aisyah on charges of murdering a North Korean citizen believed to be Kim Jong-nam, the older brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

According to AP, Ms. Nurliza Abdullah, one of the two doctors who performed the autopsy on the body of "Kim Jong-nam", testified in court that the victim's pupils were constricted, and there was a lot of feces in his underwear. These are two signs that the victim was poisoned, the female doctor said.

"Based on the autopsy and laboratory results, the cause of death is definitely VX nerve agent poisoning," Nurliza Abdullah said. This testimony is consistent with the previous witness who testified when the autopsy report was presented in court.

3. South Korea accuses North Korea of ​​violating the armistice agreement

South Korean Defense Minister Song Young Moo visits the area where North Korean soldiers defected in the village of Panmunjom. Photo: Reuters

On November 27, when visiting the area where North Korean soldiers had defected in the village of Panmunjom, South Korean Defense Minister Song Young Moo said: "Targeting a defector and firing toward the south is a violation of the armistice agreement. Crossing the military demarcation line is a violation. Bringing a rifle into the Joint Security Area (JSA) is another violation."

Technically, South Korea and North Korea are still at war after the 1950-1953 conflict. No peace treaty has been signed in more than 60 years.

South Korean media and military released two North Korean bullet holes in a South Korean building in the area as visible evidence, alongside "living proof" of the defected soldier.

Reuters news agency reported that Mr. Song went to the JSA to reward six South Korean and American soldiers who rescued a soldier who defected from North Korea.

4. Prince Harry will get married in early 2018

Prince Harry and his girlfriend Meghan Markle. Photo: Reuters.

On November 27, the British Royal Family announced that Prince Harry will marry his girlfriend, American actress Meghan Markle, early next year.

According to the announcement, Prince Harry and Meghan got engaged in early November in London. Prince Harry also informed Queen Elizabeth II, close members of the royal family and asked for Meghan's parents' blessing.

Prince Harry and Meghan will live at Nottingham Cottage, Kensington Palace, where Prince William, Princess Kate and their two children are staying.

Meghan's parents, Thomas Markle and Doria Ragland, are "extremely happy" and wish the couple "a lifetime of happiness". British Prime Minister Theresa May also sent her "warmest wishes" upon learning of Prince Harry's engagement.

5. Super volcano Agung "rags", Indonesia evacuates 100,000 people

Thick columns of smoke and ash rose thousands of meters above the crater. Photo: Fox News

On November 27, Indonesia's disaster agency said that about 100,000 people had to be evacuated as the danger zone around Mount Agung volcano expanded.

According to RT, an estimated 59,000 passengers were affected after Denpasar Ngurah Rai International Airport canceled 445 flights, including 196 international flights and 249 domestic flights this morning after the Agung volcano alert level was raised to the highest level.

Airport officials said the decision to close came after tests showed ash had reached high into the sky. Volcanic ash is extremely dangerous to aviation and can damage aircraft engines.

Denpasar Ngurah Rai Airport diverted seven flights destined to land here to Jakarta, Surabaya and Singapore when the decision to close the airport was announced at 6 a.m. on November 27, local time.

6. IS releases chilling photos threatening terrorist attacks in Europe during Christmas

IS militants released images threatening terrorist attacks in Europe during Christmas. Photo: Mirror.

On November 27, according to the Mirror, IS militants called on their fighters to carry out terrorist attacks in Europe during the Christmas holiday. Their targets were markets in the UK, Germany and France.

The terrorist group posted a number of threatening posters, including images of many famous Christmas landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower in Paris (France) and standing in front of the tower is an IS fighter holding a bloody knife.

In addition, another threatening photo shows Santa Claus with his hands tied and kneeling, behind him is an IS gunman dressed in black and masked in an area believed to be Regent Street, London (UK).

The Epoch Times reported that BlackOps Cyber ​​intercepted the threatening images from IS a few days ago.

7. Eight bodies found on a wooden boat in northern Japan

Wooden boat with 8 bodies found on Japanese coast. Source: japantimes.co.jp

On November 27, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) said that it had discovered eight bodies on a wooden boat that had washed ashore in Akita Prefecture, northern Japan. According to JCG, the wooden boat was discovered on the morning of November 26 and may have originated from North Korea.

The boat is the latest in a series of similar incidents to be found washed ashore in Japan. It appears to be a different shape than the North Korean fishing boat found last week at a marina about 70km south of the latest discovery.

The fishing boat carrying eight people was washed ashore in Japan but later disappeared.

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