SOUTH KOREA: A court ordered the arrest of Kim Keon Hee, wife of jailed former president Yoon Suk Yeol, today over suspected crimes including bribery, stock manipulation and candidate meddling. 

The Seoul Central District Court said there was a risk that she would destroy evidence. 

Ms Kim is under one of three special prosecutor probes targeting Mr Yoon, who was removed from office in April and rearrested last month over his martial law declaration last December.

UNITED STATES: Authorities continue to probe a steel plant explosion in Clairton, Pennsylvania, that killed two workers and injured 10 on Monday. 

Allegheny County Emergency Services said a fire began late in the morning, but the cause of the blast remains unknown. 

The United Steelworkers union, representing many at the plant, said it had representatives on site to ensure a full and thorough investigation.

PAKISTAN: Security forces have begun a “targeted operation” against militants in Bajaur, a north-western district bordering Afghanistan, displacing tens of thousands of residents. 

Government administrator Saeed Ullah said the offensive was not a full-scale assault but focused on insurgent hideouts to avoid civilian casualties. 

About 20,000 families — more than 50,000 people — have fled their homes. Residents reported helicopter-backed strikes in mountainous areas along the Afghan border.

SUDAN: The rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia has attacked the famine-hit Abu Shouk displacement camp near the North Darfur capital el-Fasher, killing at least 40 civilians, local human rights groups said. 

The Emergency Response Rooms group reported that the RSF had aided parts of the camp, targeting people in their homes. 

At least 19 were injured in the assault by the RSF, which is engaged in a civil war with Sudan’s military.