Tibet's earthquake of magnitude 6.8 that killed 126 and damaged four water reservoirs this week highlights the risks from a hydropower building spree by Asian giants China and India in one of the world's most remote, quake-prone regions, experts say.

South Korean authorities have granted a request to extend a warrant to detain the country’s suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning over his surprise declaration of martial law last month.

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a new and potentially more robust attempt to arrest him for insurrection after a top investigator vowed to do whatever it takes to break a security blockade and take in the impeached leader.

Investigators fail to arrest Yoon Suk Yeol after standoff with presidential security - Anti-corruption agency expresses ‘serious regret about attitude of suspect who did not respond to a process by la

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s lawyer Yoon Kab-keun said the suspended President is currently at his official residence and appeared healthy, amid speculation over the suspended leader’s whereabouts. File | Photo Credit: Reuters

Impeached leader’s security prevent police from executing warrant to detain him for questioning over last month’s martial law decree

Yoon Kab-keun, one of the lawyers representing South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, said on Thursday that Yoon was staying in his official residence. The lawyer made the comment in a briefing to reporters following recent speculation over the suspended president's whereabouts.

The support rate for South Korea’s main opposition that has been leading the impeachment campaign against President Yoon Suk Yeol dived, as investigators struggle to arrest the embattled leader.

A prolonged period of uncertainty over the fate of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and a botched attempt to arrest him are giving oxygen to his backers and reviving support for his troubled party.