South Korea court sentences ex-president Yoon to 30 years over drone operation
A court in Seoul has sentenced South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison over military drone flights into North Korea. The ruling says the 2024 operation was used to heighten tensions and help justify Yoon's later declaration of martial law. It adds another major legal blow to the ousted leader and deepens a political crisis that has already reshaped South Korea's presidency.A spokesperson for the Seoul Central District Court said Yoon was given 30 years in jail for the drone case, without giving further detail. According to a summary of the judges' findings, the operation... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Jun 2026 07:01 LONDON
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Thailand court sentences two Uyghur men to death over 2015 Bangkok shrine bombing
A Thai court has sentenced two Uyghur men to death over the 2015 bombing at Bangkok's Erawan Shrine, in a case that has taken more than a decade to reach judgment. The ruling was delivered on Thursday after a lengthy trial over one of Thailand's deadliest attacks. The blast killed 20 people and injured 120 at a busy site in the city centre.The court convicted Adem Karadag and Yusufu Mieraili of offences including premeditated murder, with the judges saying their actions amounted to multiple separate crimes. The court statement said the sentence included the death penalty for the murder charge.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 11 Jun 2026 12:59 LONDON
Indonesia military court sentences four officers over acid attack on activist
An Indonesian military court has sentenced four officers over an acid attack on rights activist Andrie Yunus in Jakarta. The ruling was delivered on Wednesday and follows a March assault that left Yunus with severe burns and loss of sight in one eye. The case has drawn attention because the men convicted were members of the military's Strategic Intelligence Agency, known as BAIS, and because the victim had been critical of the armed forces' growing role in public life.The court found the four guilty of serious premeditated assault. One officer received a three-year sentence, another 2.5 years, a third two... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 10 Jun 2026 08:00 LONDON
US court delays sentencing in Nikhil Gupta case over Pannun assassination plot
Sentencing for Nikhil Gupta, the Indian national who pleaded guilty in a US court in connection with a plot to kill Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, has been postponed to 25 September. Court records show the hearing had originally been scheduled for 29 May. Gupta's lawyer said the defence wants more time to review case material and argue for the "lowest possible" sentence.Gupta pleaded guilty in February in a case that could carry a sentence of 19 to 23 years, according to the material provided. His New York-based counsel, Isabelle Kirshner, said the defence had received a large amount of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 08 Jun 2026 02:05 LONDON
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British couple in Iran remain on hunger strike as family urges prisoner swap
The family of a British couple jailed in Iran is urging officials to explore a prisoner exchange as Craig and Lindsay Foreman remain on hunger strike. The pair, from East Sussex, have been held since January 2025 and were sentenced in February to 10 years in prison on espionage charges they deny. Their son, Joe Bennett, says the family believes a swap involving an Iranian national held in the UK could offer a route to their release.Bennett said the couple's appeal was rejected and that the case has now moved to Iran's Supreme Court. He described the information reaching the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 07 Jun 2026 15:32 LONDON
Trump pardons former congressman Stephen Buyer after insider-trading conviction
President Donald Trump has issued a full pardon to former Republican congressman Stephen Buyer, who was convicted and sentenced to 22 months in prison for illegal stock trades. The pardon was dated Thursday and released by the White House late Friday night. Buyer had served nearly two years in prison and was released in 2025.The case centred on trades Buyer made after leaving Congress, while working as a consultant and lobbyist. He was ordered to forfeit more than $350,000, which prosecutors said represented illegal gains, and to pay a $10,000 fine. The Supreme Court rejected his appeal in May without... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 07 Jun 2026 01:32 LONDON
Fear the Shia, Arm the Sunnis: The Uncomfortable Numbers Behind America’s War Narrative
“When fear is managed carefully enough, a nation can be taught to look away from the blood on the floor and stare instead at the shadow on the wall.” A friend of mine, whose name I will not reveal because he asked me not to, sat across from me over dinner and placed a question on the table that would not leave me alone. He was born into a Muslim Shia background, and for the angle of this article, that detail matters, not because I wish to reduce a man to a sect, but because sect has become one of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 23 May 2026 08:00 LONDON
