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Former President Yoon Sentenced to Life as Multiple Criminal Trials Continue

Former President Yoon Sentenced to Life as Multiple Criminal Trials Continue

A Seoul court on Feb 19 convicted former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol of leading an insurrection by issuing a surprise martial law declaration in December 2024 and sentenced him to life in prison. Yoon, who was a top prosecutor before his presidency, has lost presidential immunity and is the subject of eight separate criminal proceedings li…

Former Prosecutor-Turned-President Sentenced to Life Over Martial Law Plot

Former Prosecutor-Turned-President Sentenced to Life Over Martial Law Plot

Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life imprisonment after a Seoul court found he orchestrated an insurrection by declaring martial law and ordering troops to seize parliament and detain political opponents. Once a high-profile prosecutor who used legal authority as a springboard into politics, Yoon's rapid ascent and conf…

UN Fact-Finding Mission Says RSF Conduct in al-Fashir Shows Features of Genocide

UN Fact-Finding Mission Says RSF Conduct in al-Fashir Shows Features of Genocide

An independent United Nations fact-finding mission concluded that actions by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during and before their capture of al-Fashir exhibit patterns and intent consistent with the crime of genocide, citing mass killings, rape, torture and imposed conditions intended to bring about the physical destruction of non-Arab communitie…

Inside Trump’s 'Board of Peace': Structure, Membership and Global Responses

Inside Trump’s 'Board of Peace': Structure, Membership and Global Responses

The United States plans to hold the inaugural meeting of the so-called Board of Peace, an international body proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump to oversee the temporary administration and redevelopment of Gaza and potentially other conflict zones. The initiative, chaired by Trump, has attracted more than two dozen founding member states but ha…

Trump to Open Inaugural Board of Peace Meeting as Key Gaza Questions Remain

Trump to Open Inaugural Board of Peace Meeting as Key Gaza Questions Remain

President Donald Trump will lead the first session of his newly formed Board of Peace on Thursday, convening representatives from dozens of countries to pledge reconstruction funds and discuss a potential international force for Gaza. Major hurdles - including the disarmament of Hamas, the scale of future funding, and who will manage humanitarian a…

New Mexico Opens Probe After Email Alleging Bodies Buried Near Epstein Ranch Emerges

New Mexico Opens Probe After Email Alleging Bodies Buried Near Epstein Ranch Emerges

New Mexico's Department of Justice is investigating an allegation from a redacted 2019 email released by the U.S. Department of Justice that the late Jeffrey Epstein ordered the burial of two foreign girls on land outside his remote Zorro Ranch. The state has requested an unredacted copy of the email and is conducting a broader review as the state …

Leslie Wexner Acknowledges Visit to Epstein Island, Denies Knowledge of Crimes

Leslie Wexner Acknowledges Visit to Epstein Island, Denies Knowledge of Crimes

Billionaire Leslie Wexner confirmed he once visited the private island owned by Jeffrey Epstein but maintained he had no knowledge of Epstein’s criminal conduct. Wexner said he cut ties with Epstein nearly 20 years ago, has not been accused of criminal wrongdoing, and that Epstein misappropriated funds from his family. His statements came in writte…

Cambodian Detainee Found Dead in Indiana ICE Custody; Investigation Underway

Cambodian Detainee Found Dead in Indiana ICE Custody; Investigation Underway

A 59-year-old Cambodian national being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was found unresponsive at the Miami Correctional Facility in Indiana and later died, ICE said. The cause of death is under investigation. The case adds to a rising toll of deaths in federal immigration detention as the detained population has expanded under curr…

Merz to Pursue Strategic Partnerships with China as U.S. Tariffs Strain Ties

Merz to Pursue Strategic Partnerships with China as U.S. Tariffs Strain Ties

Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he will seek "strategic partnerships" with China on a trip next week, arguing that economic and foreign policy are inseparable as U.S. tariff moves test relations between allies. Speaking at a party event in Passau, Bavaria, Merz warned that Europe will both offer partnership and be prepared to defend itself if Washin…

BBC Asserts Trump Has Not Proven Defamation in Documentary Dispute

BBC Asserts Trump Has Not Proven Defamation in Documentary Dispute

The BBC told a federal court in Miami that former U.S. President Donald Trump failed to show he was defamed by a documentary aired shortly before he won a second White House term. In a court filing, the broadcaster said it will seek dismissal of Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit on grounds that his claims do not meet legal standards for defamation or for…

Pope Leo Warns of a World 'In Flames' at Ash Wednesday Service

Pope Leo Warns of a World 'In Flames' at Ash Wednesday Service

At an Ash Wednesday Mass marking the start of Lent, Pope Leo described a world 'in flames' and said the ashes placed on worshippers' foreheads could symbolize cities destroyed by war, the erosion of international law and damaged ecosystems. Speaking at the Basilica of Santa Sabina, he acknowledged how powerless people can feel amid such destruction…

UN rights chief warns after drone strikes kill scores of civilians across Kordofan

UN rights chief warns after drone strikes kill scores of civilians across Kordofan

The U.N. human rights chief has sounded the alarm after reported drone strikes killed at least 57 civilians, including at least 15 children, across four Sudanese states over two days. Attacks allegedly struck a market, a displacement shelter and two primary schools in the Greater Kordofan region as fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the…

Nine Skiers Missing After Sierra Nevada Avalanche; Six Others Rescued

Nine Skiers Missing After Sierra Nevada Avalanche; Six Others Rescued

An avalanche struck the Castle Peak area near Truckee, California, around 11:30 a.m. Pacific time on Tuesday, burying a group of backcountry skiers. Six people were rescued with injuries and two were hospitalized; nine skiers remained unaccounted for early Wednesday as teams continued a slow, cautious search amid continued avalanche danger.

Forty-Day Mourning Rallies Trigger Fresh Crackdowns Across Iran

Forty-Day Mourning Rallies Trigger Fresh Crackdowns Across Iran

Iranians held 40-day mourning ceremonies this week for people killed during late-January unrest, renewing confrontations with security forces in several cities. Authorities moved to steer commemorations into state-run events and restricted communications, but independent memorials in cemeteries and communities became focal points for wider anti-gov…

UAE President Holds Lengthy Meeting with U.S. Senator in Abu Dhabi

UAE President Holds Lengthy Meeting with U.S. Senator in Abu Dhabi

United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham in Abu Dhabi on Feb. 18. The meeting, held at Qasr Al Shati and reported by the UAE’s WAM news agency, lasted roughly an hour and a half and was accompanied by official photographs and video. The senator used a post on X to dismiss circulating so…

Ramadan Observed in Gaza Amid Widespread Destruction of Mosques and Communal Spaces

Ramadan Observed in Gaza Amid Widespread Destruction of Mosques and Communal Spaces

As Ramadan began in Gaza, many Palestinians marked the month amid the rubble of destroyed mosques or in improvised prayer spaces made from tarpaulins and wood. Families displaced by the conflict are using former mosque courtyards for shelter and daily life, while local officials report dozens of rebuilt prayer areas created from recycled materials …