The demonstrators accused President Yoon Suk Yeol’s conservative government of labor oppression and ignoring what they described as the truckers’ harsh work conditions and financial struggles.
The MPs are scheduled to meet Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu and other senior officials, according to the Weekend Australian.
Local authorities said there appeared to be no significant damage.
Former national security chief Suh Hoon was arrested over his suspected manipulation of a 2020 case where a fisheries official was killed at sea by North Korean troops.
Several more people have been sentenced to death "in secretive courts in violation of basic principles of fair trial", the UN human rights chief said.
China's biggest cities have begun easing coronavirus restrictions as Beijing looks to make its zero-Covid policy more targeted amid an economic slowdown and public frustration that has boiled over into unrest.
Top US diplomat Blinken designates many countries including Russia as "countries of particular concern" who he says engaged in severe violations of religious freedom, but takes no action against India, seen by Washington as a key emerging ally.
Afghan foreign ministry spokesman, Abdul Qahar Balkhi, condemned the attack, saying that the Taliban will not allow any "malicious actors to pose a threat to the security of diplomatic missions in Kabul".
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the US will continue to “use all relevant tools to uphold our commitment to see to it that international terrorists are not able to operate with impunity in Afghanistan”.
Western leaders want to bleed Moscow financially but China and India haven't indicated if they plan to abandon the purchase of Russian oil.
Federal Court rejects an appeal by Santos gas company to resume drilling on its $3.6 billion gas drilling project in the Timor Sea off the country's northern coast.
The punitive measures targeting North Korean officials and companies follow Pyongyang's latest missile launches, including the test of long-range ICBMs.
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