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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
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)
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
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)
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)
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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