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The people of 29 August

5 people in 5 stories, 36 deaths recorded, 2025

Paetongtarn Shinawatra

Prime Minister of Thailand from 2024 to 2025

  1. The Thai Constitutional Court removes Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office for ethical misconduct over leaked phone calls she had with former Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen.

    Politics · 29 Aug · with Hun Sen

Marco Rubio

American politician and diplomat (born 1971)

  1. United States secretary of state Marco Rubio blocks Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials from attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York City in September by revoking their previously-valid travel visas.

    World · 29 Aug · with Mahmoud Abbas

Kim Keon Hee

First Lady of South Korea from 2022 to 2025

  1. Former South Korean first lady Kim Keon Hee is indicted on bribery and other charges related to a wider investigation into her and her husband, former president Yoon Suk Yeol.

    Crime & Justice · 29 Aug · with Yoon Suk Yeol

Han Duck-soo

Prime Minister of South Korea (2007–2008; 2022–2025)

  1. South Korean special prosecutors indict former prime minister Han Duck-soo without detention on charges of abetting the imposition of martial law on December 3, 2024, preparation of false public documents and perjury for falsely testifying that he had not been aware of the martial law declaration.

    Crime & Justice · 29 Aug

Jan Marsalek

Austrian fugitive businessman (born 1980)

  1. Austrian prosecutors indict former intelligence officer Egisto Ott on charges of espionage, abuse of office, and providing sensitive information to fugitive Wirecard executive Jan Marsalek and Russian intelligence services.

    Crime & Justice · 29 Aug

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