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South Korea's top court upholds two-year jail term for opposition MP

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's top court upheld on Thursday a two-year jail term for an opposition lawmaker on charges including bribery and academic fraud in a scandal that has deepened the ...

Yahoo Sports - 7h

Belarus court jails journalist for four years for criticizing authoritarian president

A Belarusian journalist has been handed a prison sentence for critical reports chronicling a sweeping crackdown on dissent launched by the country’s authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko

ABC News - 18h

Judge's comment on paedophile head's minimum jail term was 'incorrect'

Judge "incorrect" to say Foden spending at least 11 years in prison, says Crown Prosecution Service.

BBC News - 23h

Belarus has dozens of Russian nuclear weapons and is ready for its newest missile, its leader says

Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko says his country is hosting dozens of Russian nuclear weapons and will prepare facilities for the planned deployment of Moscow’s newest ...

ABC News - 1d

'Vile' sex abuser with dozens of child victims jailed

The 130 charges relate to 47 victims, some from England, of which 46 were children at the time of the offending.

BBC News - 1d

Ex-BBC journalist jailed for child sex offences

Duncan Bartlett is jailed for eight after admitting 35 child sex offences.

BBC News - 2d

Belarus’ authoritarian ruler pardons 29 political prisoners amid claims of ongoing repression

Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 29 political prisoners amid what human rights groups describe as renewed oppression in the country

ABC News - 2d

Fear and Loathing on the Tennis Court

Conor Niland’s book, “The Racket,” is a document of haves and have-nots. It just won a prestigious sports award — and earned him more than his best career result in the process.

The New York Times - 2d

Cheney responds to Trump jail threat: ‘Here’s the truth’

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) responded to President-elect Trump’s threat that he would throw members who sat on the House committee that investigated rioting at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, ...

The Hill - 2d

Putin says new Oreshnik missile system is also for Belarus

Yahoo News - 5d

Man jailed for death of woman at "slapping therapy" workshop

Hongchi Xiao was convicted of manslaughter for failing to get medical help for Danielle Carr-Gomm as she howled in pain and frothed at the mouth during a workshop in 2016.

CBS News - 5d

Putin signs agreement offering Russia's security guarantees to ally Belarus

Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited Belarus to sign a treaty offering security guarantees, including the possible use of Russian nuclear weapons, to protect Moscow’s closest ally

ABC News - 5d

Ex-school welfare officer jailed for sexual assaults

Nine of the teenagers who brought charges against Neil Beckett were pupils at Lagan College in Belfast.

BBC News - 5d

Slapping therapist jailed after woman's death

Hongchi Xiao was charged after the death of Danielle Carr-Gomm at a workshop in 2016.

BBC News - 5d

Belarus seeks to copy neighboring Russia’s repressive LGBTQ+ policies, activists say

Yahoo News - 6d

Georgians risk serious injury and jail in fresh pro-EU protests

More than 300 people have been arrested and police are accused of using unnecessary force on the streets.

BBC News - Dec. 4

The Papers: 'Turmoil in South Korea' and 'Letby quizzed' in jail

A failed attempt to declare martial law and a killer nurse being investigated over baby deaths feature in the headlines.

BBC News - Dec. 4

Gang jailed over £200m of cocaine in banana boxes

More than two tonnes of the Class A drug was seized in a shipment from Colombia to the UK in 2021.

BBC News - Dec. 3

Man jailed for life for murder of university student that horrified Italy

Brutal killing of Giulia Cecchettin, 22, triggered protests across country and cast grim spotlight on femicide in Italy. Filippo Turetta has been sentenced to life in jail for the murder of Giulia ...

The Guardian - Dec. 3

Killer in femicide that shocked Italy sentenced to life in jail

Giulia Cecchettin was killed by her ex-boyfriend in 2023, sparking an outpouring of grief and soul-searching.