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Yoon Suk Yeol Sentenced to 30 Years Over 2024 Drone Operation

It marks a rare conviction that treats the use of military force by a former president as criminal abuse of office.

Yoon Given Additional 30-Year Sentence Over Drones Sent to North Korea

Polish Ex‑Justice Minister Ziobro Says He Is in U.S. After Leaving Hungary

James Comey Indicted on Federal Charge Alleging Threat to President Over '86 47' Post

Seoul High Court Sentences Yoon Suk-yeol to Seven Years for Obstructing Martial-Law Investigation

Special Counsel Seeks 30-Year Prison Term for Yoon in Pyongyang Drone Case

South Korea Sentences Ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol to Life for Leading an Insurrection

South Korea Sentences Ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol to Life for Insurrection

Bolsonaro’s Health Worsens in Prison as Defense Seeks Urgent Report and Military Tribunal Weighs Rank Stripping

South Korea Sentences Ex-PM Han Duck-soo to 23 Years as Court Calls 2024 Martial Law an Uprising

Seoul Court Sentences Ex-President Yoon to Five Years in First Verdict Over Martial Law Crisis

South Korean Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Ex-President Yoon Over 2024 Martial Law

Prosecutors Seek 10-Year Prison Term for South Korea’s Ousted Leader Yoon Over Obstruction Case

Special Counsel Seeks 10-Year Sentence for South Korea’s Ousted Leader Yoon Suk Yeol

Peru Marks Three Years Since Castillo’s Failed Power Grab as Congress Leader Warns of Fresh Threat

Azerbaijan Court Orders Pretrial Detention of Opposition Leader Ali Karimli on Power-Seizure Charge

Brazil Detains Jair Bolsonaro After Electronic Monitor Breach as Judge Rejects Home Confinement

New FBI Records Show Jack Smith Sought Kevin McCarthy’s Phone Toll Data in Jan. 6 Probe

Florida Attorney General Opens Probe Into JPMorgan Over Arctic Frost Subpoenas, Trump Media Account Closures

Seoul Court Rejects Arrest Warrant for Ex-Justice Minister in Martial Law Probe