Roh ouster a US engineered game, says North Korea

The US instigated the impeachment of South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun to bring to power a pro-US government, North Korea said on Wednesda...

The US instigated the impeachment of South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun to bring to power a pro-US government, North Korea said on Wednesday in its first detailed commentary on the row.

The communist North’s official KCNA news agency said the Opposition-led parliamentary vote to impeach the left-leaning Roh last Friday was ‘‘unprecedented political gangsterism’’ resembling a military coup and had embarrassed all Koreans.

‘‘The US is chiefly to blame for the incident,’’ KCNA said. ‘‘The US egged the South Korean political quacks, obsessed by the greed for power, on to stage such an incident in a bid to install an ultra-right pro-US regime there,’’ it said. The commentary echoed and built on remarks on Sunday by a spokesman for the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland, the North Korean body that oversees ties with the South.

Amid India’s push to extradite Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi, British officials visit Tihar jail to inspect conditions

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A team from the British CPS visited Tihar jail to inspect inmate conditions and security, amidst India's efforts to extradite fugitives Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, and Sanjay Bhandari from the UK. They discussed setting up a specialized enclosure for high-profile prisoners and addressed concerns about violence within the jail. As of 2024, India has made 178 extradition requests to various countries.

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