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South Korea court sentences ex-president Yoon to 5 years in prison for obstruction
Published on 16/01/2026
» SEOUL - A South Korean court on Friday sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison for charges including obstructing attempts to arrest him following his failed bid to impose martial law.
Prison looms for Brazil's Bolsonaro after court rejects his appeal
AFP, Published on 15/11/2025
» BRASíLIA — Brazil's far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro is running out of options to avoid prison, after judges on Friday rejected his appeal against a 27-year sentence for a botched coup bid.
Another President Bolsonaro? God knows
AFP, Published on 17/10/2025
» SAO PAULO - Brazil’s right is scrambling for a candidate in next year’s election after leader Jair Bolsonaro was convicted over a botched coup — and one of the names that keeps cropping up is that of his wife, Michelle.
Why Thai students can’t let their hair down
Published on 09/10/2025
» The teenager was at a new school for the new school year. But as it turned out, he was not ready: His bangs were too long.
With smiles and daggers at UN, Lula and Trump agree to meet
AFP, Published on 24/09/2025
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - After trading barbs at the UN, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday hailed his "excellent chemistry" with Brazilian counterpart Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, and announced a meeting next week.
Five dead as 'thunderous' bomb attack hits Colombian city
AFP, Published on 22/08/2025
» CALI, Colombia - Colombian authorities said five people were killed and dozens more injured when a truck bomb tore through a busy street in the city of Cali on Thursday, deepening the country's most serious security crisis in decades.
South Korea court to rule on bid to arrest former first lady
Published on 12/08/2025
» SEOUL - South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee appeared on Tuesday in court, where a judge will decide whether to approve a special prosecutor's request for a warrant to arrest her on accusations of graft.
Colombian presidential hopeful dies two months after shooting
AFP, Published on 11/08/2025
» BOGOTA - Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe has died two months after being shot at a campaign rally, his family said on Monday, as the attack rekindled fears of a return to the nation’s violent past.
SpaceX Starship destroyed in third straight fiery test setback
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/05/2025
» TEXAS — SpaceX’s colossal Starship rocket suffered a leak, tumbled out of control in space and disintegrated as it hurtled back to Earth during a test flight on Tuesday, in a third setback in a row for the Elon Musk-led company.
Bolsonaro coup attempt won't land him in jail
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 05/05/2025
» Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's former president and Trump clone, is facing trial for encouraging a plot that would have restored him to power after he lost the 2022 election, but it is unlikely that he will ever end up in court.