COLOMBO -- Over 35 people were hospitalized after a head-on collision between two buses in Sri Lanka's Southern Province on Sunday morning, police said in a statement.

Six individuals sustained serious injuries and were receiving treatment at the main hospital in Matara District, according to police. (Sri Lanka-Bus Accident-Death)

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SEOUL -- South Korea's court issued a warrant early Sunday to detain the arrested President Yoon Suk-yeol for up to 20 days, raising a possibility that he would be indicted under detention for insurrection charge over his botched martial law imposition.

The Seoul Western District Court accepted the warrant request that was made Friday by the joint investigation unit, composed of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), the National Office of Investigation (NOI), and the defense ministry's investigative headquarters. (South Korea-President Arrest)

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LANGKAWI, Malaysia -- Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will close ranks to ensure that trade and economic cooperation among them proceed unhindered in the face of geopolitical tensions and other disruptions, Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said here on Sunday.

Members of the grouping are in agreement and share the same position on the need to maintain the grouping's centrality and neutrality and will work toward protecting their interests in the face of conflict, mass displacements, natural disasters, technological revolutions, and economic shocks, Mohamad said at a press briefing following an ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting. (Malaysia-ASEAN-Trade)

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SEOUL -- South Korea's detained President Yoon Suk-yeol refused to attend a scheduled detention investigation Sunday afternoon, according to local reports.

The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) said that Yoon did not appear for the detention investigation scheduled for 2 p.m. local time Sunday. The state anti-corrupt agency will request Yoon's attendance again at 10 a.m. local time on Monday. (S. Korea-Yoon-Detention) Enditem

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