South Korean prosecutors sought the death penalty for former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched declaration of martial law in 2024. The former president is accused of sending soldiers into parliament in a bid to lock down the National Assembly. (AFP) Yoon was indicted last year on charges of insurrection, less than two months … Read more
Iranians protest against Khamenei: Two weeks into one of the biggest protests in Iran, the Ayatollah Khamanei-led regime has reportedly warned of an even bigger crackdown against demonstrators. Pro-government demonstrators seen holding Iranian flags in Arak, northwestern Iran. (AFP) The country’s attorney general, Mohammad Movahedi Azad, threatened people with a death penalty charge, saying all … Read more
New York — Luigi Mangione is due back in federal court Friday, where his attorneys will continue to fight for the 27-year-old accused killer to avoid the death penalty in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare’s top executive in 2024. Mangione allegedly shot Brian Thompson, 50, on a busy Manhattan sidewalk outside a hotel where he … Read more