Thailand accepts BRICS invitation, South Korean Prime Minister faces impeachment petition, Belarus deploys Russian missiles

The World and Vietnam Newspaper highlights some notable world news this morning, December 27.

Asia

BANGKOK POST. Thailand has accepted the invitation to join BRICS as a partner country and hopes to become a full member of the organization in the future.

Thailand hopes to enhance its relations with BRICS member countries to improve economic development opportunities. (Source: Sputnik)

YONHAP. ​​South Korea's Defense Ministry has suspended an armored unit commander and a ministry official, marking the latest suspension of military officials following the declaration of martial law.

THX. South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party (DP) has submitted a motion to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck Soo and reported it to the National Assembly's plenary session.

KOREA TIMES. The South Korean Army has received its first domestically -built light helicopter (LAH) in an effort to modernize its aging helicopter fleet.

REUTERS. China has approved a project to build a giant hydroelectric dam on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River on the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau.

KYODO. The Japanese cabinet has approved a decision to ban the production, import and export of all types of fluorescent lamps used for general lighting by the end of 2027.

HINDUSTAN TIMES. India is building a temporary city , spread over 4,000 hectares, in Prayagraj, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, to host the Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela.

AFP. Several Asian countries held ceremonies to remember the more than 220,000 victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami , one of the deadliest natural disasters in history.

Europe

AFP. Estonia plans to install a surveillance system along its entire border with Russia, at a cost of up to 157 million euros.

Estonia wants to completely cover its 338-km border with Russia with modern surveillance equipment. (Source: Getty)

EURONEWS. Estonia will not provide financial aid to Syria if it maintains Russian military bases on its territory.

SPUTNIK. Belarus is ready to deploy about 12 of Russia's latest Oreshnik missile systems on its territory in the first stage.

REUTERS. Moldova's parliament approved the 2025 budget with a deficit of 4.05% of gross domestic product (GDP).

TASS. Russian President Vladimir Putin assessed that the Eurasian Economic Union has affirmed its position as one of the independent and autonomous centers of the multipolar world.

BARRON'S. Georgia's parliament has decided to raise the security level to yellow on December 29 - the day of the inauguration of President-elect Mikheil Kavelashvili.

FRANCE 24. French authorities rescued 107 migrants trying to cross the English Channel to reach Britain.

ANADOLU. Luxembourg plans to step up checks on chocolate imports from Dubai, UAE and Turkey.

America

REUTERS. Mexico seized and destroyed more than 400,000 fentanyl pills , along with 6 tons of chemical ingredients to produce this drug.

Earlier this month, Mexico seized more than 1 million fentanyl pills, making it the largest seizure of fentanyl in history. (Source: The New York Times)

KBS. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to visit South Korea in January 2025, before the end of President Joe Biden's term.

UN NEWS. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his sorrow over the plane crash in western Kazakhstan.

CNN. The H5N1 bird flu virus continues to spread on many dairy farms in the US state of California, while the number of human cases is increasing.

Africa

AFP. Libya has deported a group of Nigerien migrants by land - the first such deportation in years.

The International Organization for Migration estimates that there are currently 787,326 migrants in Libya. (Source: Getty)

EGYPT TODAY. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Tunisian counterpart Mohamed Ali Nafti affirmed their determination to promote relations and increase consultations to resolve regional issues.

REUTERS. A prison riot in the capital Maputo, Mozambique, has left 33 people dead and 15 others injured.

BARRON'S. Six soldiers were killed in two attacks by armed groups in western Niger.

Oceania

ABC. Australian firefighters are struggling to control bushfires in the state of Victoria.

RPREALITYPLUS. New Zealand's economy entered recession in the third quarter of this year, with GDP falling 1% from July to September.

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