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South Korean court sentences ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee to jail for bribery by Unification Church

The court cleared Kim, the wife of ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was ousted from office last year, of charges of stock price manipulation and violating the Political Funds Act.

South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee, wife of impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol, arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review her arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors at the Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea August 12, 2025.
A person holds a Venezuelan flag as Venezuelans living in Costa Rica demonstrate for a democratic transition, after the US launched strikes on Venezuela, capturing its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in San Jose, Costa Rica January 4, 2026

Venezuela frees at least 104 political prisoners as interim government continues releases

Children and women, relatives of suspected Islamic State jihadists, walk inside Al-Hol camp in the desert region of Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on January 21, 2026; illustrative.

US to complete transfer of Islamic State detainees from Syria to Iraq in coming days, official says

Tetsuya Yamagami, suspected of killing former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe, is escorted by police officers as he is taken to prosecutors, at Nara-nishi police station in Nara, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo July 10, 2022.

Japanese Court sentences man to life imprisonment for fatally shooting former PM Shinzo Abe


'War is not over': Detailed diagrams of prisons found in cells of Oct. 7 terrorists - report

The diagrams included the locations of locks and the number of guards assigned to each wing, according to Ynet.

An Israel Prison Service officer at Ketziot Prison watches as Palestinian prisoners are prepared for release in exchange for Israeli hostages held by Gazan terrorists, February 26, 2025; illustrative.

Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate hospitalized twice after violent arrest, family says

She told her family she was taken to the hospital emergency room twice after being accused of "cooperating with the Israeli government" and receiving death threats from security forces.

TAGHI RAMAHI, husband of Narges Mohammadi, a jailed Iranian women's rights advocate, who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, poses with an undated photo of himself and his wife, during an interview at his home in Paris, France, October 6, 2023.

Pakistan military court jails ex-spy chief Faiz Hamid for 14 years, charged for misuse of authority

The charges ranged from engaging in political activities and violating the Official Secret Act in a way detrimental to safety and state interest to misuse of authority and resources.

Supporters of jailed former Prime Minister of Pakistan and leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party Imran Khan chant slogans as they gather during a protest over concerns about their leader's health, on a road leading to Adiala jail in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, December 9, 2025.

Doctor in Matthew Perry overdose case sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison

Dr. Salvador Plasencia pleaded guilty to illegal distribution of ketamine in July after surrendering his medical license in September.

 Actor Matthew Perry waits to announce nominations at Golden Globes news conference in Beverly Hills

UN torture report flags Israel for allegedly mistreating journalists, detainees, ex-MAG

The UN warned Israel over alleged abuses against rights defenders and detainees, calling for stronger legal protections and impartial investigations.

An Israel Prison Service officer at Ketziot Prison watches as Palestinian prisoners are prepared for release in exchange for Israeli hostages held by Gazan terrorists, February 26, 2025; illustrative.

California man charged for threatening to 'blow up every synagogue' in 20-mile radius

A California man who threatened to bomb synagogues and posted antisemitic messages online has been indicted on federal charges, facing up to 15 years in prison after a series of threats and posts.

San Luis Obispo County resident Elijah Alexander King pleaded not guilty to one count of threats and false information regarding explosives, one count of threats by interstate communication, and one count of false information and hoaxes.

‘Where is Imran Khan?’: Supporters, family seek health updates amid social media rumors

While many users speculated that Khan had been moved from Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail to another location, others claimed that he had died while in custody. 

 Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan during an interview, in Lahore, Pakistan. March 17, 2023.

Ultra-Orthodox Brooklyn man who abused child may see 103-year sentence reduced - NYT

The message Brooklyn's district attorney was sending was that “politics matters more than protecting children,” said Boorey Deutsch, the husband of the woman who Weberman abused when she was a girl.

Nechemya Weberman convicted for 103 years in prison.

Melbourne synagogue arsonist freed from jail as judge rules schizophrenia, not hate, motivated fire

Loras, who was homeless at the time of the arson, was suffering from severe hallucinations of zombies during the arson, Magistrate Malcolm Thomas said.

Angelo Loras, 34.

NSW introduces new laws against neo-Nazi rallies, deports South African protester

Attorney General Michael Daley submitted a bill to the NSW state parliament to amend the 1900 Crimes Act, making it an offense to publicly engage in conduct that indicates support for Nazi ideology.

White nationalists protest in Australia.