SEOUL -- South Korea's Constitutional Court kicked off a process Saturday to deliberate a parliamentary decision to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol over his botched martial law declaration, Yonhap news agency reported.

Yoon's impeachment resolution was submitted to the Constitutional Court at 6:15 p.m. local time by Jung Chung-rae, chair of the National Assembly's Legislative and Judiciary Committee, the report said. (S. Korea-President-Impeachment)

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BANGKOK -- Three people were killed and 39 others were injured in a bomb explosion at an annual festival in Thailand's Tak province, authorities said on Saturday.

In a social media post, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra expressed her deepest condolences to the families of the deceased and the injured in the explosion that occurred shortly before midnight on Friday. (Thailand-Bombing-Casualties)

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TBILISI -- The ruling Georgian Dream party's candidate, Mikheil Kavelashvili, has been elected Georgian president, the Central Election Commission announced on Saturday.

Kavelashvili received 224 votes from 300 members of an electoral college, according to the commission. To be elected, a candidate has to win at least 200 votes. (Georgia-Election-Result)

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ATHENS -- A man lost his life after a migrant boat sank off the coast of Crete in southern Greece Friday night, Greek authorities reported on Saturday.

According to a press release from the Hellenic Coast Guard, 33 people were rescued, while a rescue operation remained underway as the exact number of individuals on board at the time of the incident was still unknown. (Greece-Boat-Sinking) Enditem

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