SEOUL -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was ousted from office Friday as the constitutional court upheld a motion by the parliament to impeach Yoon over his short-lived martial law imposition last December.

Moon Hyung-bae, acting chief of the court, read a ruling on Yoon's impeachment, which was broadcast live nationwide, saying it was a unanimous decision of eight justices. (S. Korea-Presidential Impeachment)

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KABUL -- At least 30 people were killed and 155 others injured in road accidents across Afghanistan since the start of the Eid al-Fitr holiday that ended on Wednesday, said a statement of the country's General Directorate of Traffic Police released on Friday.

According to the statement, a total of 80 road accidents occurred across Afghanistan in the period, killing 30 commuters, including two women and nine children, and injuring 155 others. (Afghanistan-Road Accidents)

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TASHKENT -- The first Central Asia-EU summit, chaired by Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, was held in the Uzbek city of Samarkand on Friday, according to the presidential press service.

Relations between Central Asia and Europe are developing dynamically and growing stronger, Mirziyoyev said at the summit, adding that the countries of the region are strengthening trust and good neighborliness among each other, expanding large-scale collaboration. (Uzbekistan-EU-Summit)

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WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration has fired the director and deputy director of the National Security Agency (NSA), which is an intelligence bureau under the Defense Department, U.S. media reported early Friday.

General Timothy Haugh, and his deputy at the NSA, Wendy Noble, were both removed, CNN reported. (U.S.-Trump-NSA-Firing) Enditem

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