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South China Morning Post
11 hours ago
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
South Korea's ex-president Yoon answers summons after being threatened with arrest
South Korea 's former president Yoon Suk-yeol answered a summons on Saturday by a special prosecutor under the threat of another arrest as an investigation intensified over the ousted leader's failed bid to impose martial law in December. Advertisement Yoon , through his lawyers, has protested Special Prosecutor Cho Eun-suk's demands to appear for questioning under media attention as a violation of his rights and a tactic to publicly humiliate him. His lawyers said in a statement that Yoon would respond to the investigation on Saturday and tell the truth. They described the investigation as 'politically motivated' and 'full of falsehood and distortion'. Yoon did not answer questions from reporters as he entered the special prosecutor's office. 09:19 From president to political pariah: the rise and fall of South Korea's Yoon Suk-yeol From president to political pariah: the rise and fall of South Korea's Yoon Suk-yeol The martial law attempt in December shocked a country that had prided itself on becoming a thriving democracy, having overcome military dictatorship in the 1980s. Advertisement
Reuters
10-06-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
South Korea's ousted former leader Yoon votes in presidential election
South Korea's ousted former president Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee cast their ballots at a school near their private residence in Seoul for the country's next president on Tuesday (June 3).
Washington Post
05-06-2025
- General
- Washington Post
Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu has died at 68
LUSAKA, Zambia — Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu , who served as the leader of the southern African nation from 2015-2021, died Thursday, his daughter said. He was 68. Lungu's daughter, Tasila Lungu-Mwansa, announced his death in a video posted on the official Facebook page of his political party, the Patriotic Front. She said he died in a hospital in South Africa after having been under 'medical supervision' in recent weeks. Lungu-Mwansa, who is a lawmaker, did not give a cause of death.
Bloomberg
05-06-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Edgar Lungu, Ex-Zambian Leader Who Riled Investors, Dies at 68
Edgar Lungu, a former Zambian president who clashed with investors in the key mining industry and oversaw a massive ramp-up in state debt, has died. He was 68. Lungu had been under medical supervision in recent weeks and died in a hospital in South Africa early Thursday, his daughter Tasila Lungu-Mwansa said in a video posted on social media.
BBC News
05-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Edgar Lungu: Zambia's former president dies aged 68
Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu has died at the age of 68, his party has said in a had "been receiving specialized treatment in South Africa" for an undisclosed illness, the Patriotic Front said confirming the led Zambia for six years from 2015, losing the election to the current President Hakainde Hichilema by a large that defeat he stepped back from politics but later returned to the fray and appeared to have ambitions to run for the presidency again. Go to for more news from the African us on Twitter @BBCAfrica, on Facebook at BBC Africa or on Instagram at bbcafrica
