International from Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday declared martial law in an unannounced late night address broadcast live on YTN television, claiming he would eradicate "shameless pro-North Korean anti-state forces".

Over the next two weeks, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague will host a groundbreaking climate change case, with 98 countries and 12 organizations testifying on the legal obligations of nations to address the growing crisis of climate change.

Syrian Kurds have been fleeing areas in the northeastern region after a coalition of rebels led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and supported by Turkey seized swathes of the area over the last few days.

Hamas said on Monday that 33 hostages in Gaza had been killed during the almost 14-month-old war between the Palestinian group and Israel in the enclave, without giving their nationalities. 

The French government is all but certain to collapse later this week after far-right and left-wing parties submitted no-confidence motions on Monday against Prime Minister Michel Barnier.

NATO is highly unlikely to answer Ukraine's call for a membership invitation at a meeting on Tuesday, according to diplomats, dashing Kyiv's hopes of a political boost as it struggles on the battlefield and awaits Donald Trump's return to the White House. 

At least nine people were killed and three injured on Monday from Israeli strikes on two southern Lebanese towns, Talousa and Haris, as the Israeli military said it struck dozens of Hezbollah targets throughout Lebanon.