December 16, 2022

*) Peru court orders 18-month detention for ousted president Castillo A Peruvian court has ordered ousted president Pedro Castillo to remain in custody for 18 months, approving a request from authorities for time to build their case against him. The court ruled days after Congress stripped Castillo of the privilege that keeps Peru's presidents from facing criminal charges. The decision came a day after the government declared a state of emergency as it struggles to calm violent protests. *) Russia bombed Kherson 'more than 16 times' in a day — Zelenskyy Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Russian forces have bombarded the city of Kherson with more than 16 strikes in a day. In his daily address on social media, he said there had also been "brutal Russian attacks" in the Donbass and the Kharkiv regions of the war-torn country. Ukrainian officials on Thursday said that Russian shelling killed two people including a Red Cross worker and completely cut power in Kherson. *) EU leaders grant Bosnia bloc candidate status; Türkiye welcomes decision European Union leaders have agreed to make Bosnia and Herzegovina a formal candidate to join the bloc of 27 nations. It will be joining other EU candidates which are: Türkiye, Albania, Moldova, the Republic of North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Ukraine. The move was hailed by Ankara which hoped that the decision would contribute to the peace and stability of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region. *) Dozens feared buried in Malaysia landslide At least 16 people have died and 17 are missing and feared buried in a landslide that struck a campsite in Malaysia. Officials said the landslide in Selangor state, on the outskirts of capital, Kuala Lumpur, occurred near a farmhouse that provides camping facilities. Initial information indicated that some 100 people may have been at the campsite when the incident occurred. And finally… *) Elon Musk says Twitter suspended accounts of journalists for 'doxxing' Twitter has suspended the accounts of more th