SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck during a visit to the southern city of Busan on Tuesday and was airlifted to a university hospital for treatment, party and fire officials said. Lee, who narrowly lost the 2022 presidential election, was attacked by an unidentified man while touring the site of a proposed airport, the officials told Reuters. Hospital officials did not immediately confirm the details of his injury.
ASTANA. KAZINFORM The international observer mission of the Organization of Turkic Countries confirmed that the early presidential elections of Kazakhstan were transparent, open, and competitive in conformity with the national legislation of Kazakhstan and international standards, Kazinform reports.
ANKARA. KAZINFORM Voting is being conducted at all three election stations opened at diplomatic missions of Kazakhstan in Türkiye, Kazinform correspondent reports.