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Thirty years ago, the trial of another ousted leader gripped South Korea.

What To Know About the Trial of Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s Ousted Leader

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty on Thursday of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law in 2024.

Iran builds concrete shield at military site amid acute US tensions

Satellite images reveal Iran fortifying its Parchin military complex against aerial strikes.

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After months of political turmoil over former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s imposition of martial law, his trial harkens back to the chaotic days after South Koreans ousted a junta and enshrined democracy.

Zelenskyy accuses Putin of ‘delay tactics’ to stall Ukraine-Russia peace talks - Europe live

Ukrainian president expresses growing frustration with Russia and the US over lack of progress on a deal Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy seems to grow tired of fruitless rounds of negotiations with Russia in which the other side keeps making historical claims about its alleged right to control Ukraine.In a rare public outburst on Piers Morgan’s YouTube show last night, repeated on social media this morning, he said he does not need all this “historical shit,” blaming Russians for deploying “delay tactics” to stall the talks.“As of today, we cannot say that the result is sufficient. The military discussed certain issues seriously and substantively. Sensitive political matters, possible compromises and the necessary meeting of leaders have not yet been sufficiently addressed.” Continue reading...

Legal doping in sport: Records or Ethics?

Samantha Johnson looks at the Enhanced Games and how doping, once sport’s red line, is now being marketed as innovation.

Macron defends EU AI rules and vows crackdown on child ‘digital abuse’

French president rejects US criticism as António Guterres and Narendra Modi warn on child safety and AI monopoliesEmmanuel Macron has hit back at US criticism of Europe’s efforts to regulate AI, vowing to protect children from “digital abuse” during France’s presidency of the G7.Speaking at the AI Impact summit in Delhi, the French president called for tougher safeguards after global outrage over Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot being used to generate tens of thousands of sexualised images of children, and amid mounting concern about the concentration of AI power in a handful of companies. Continue reading...

British Gas owner pauses share buyback as profits plummet

Drop of almost 39% for Centrica comes after mild weather meant households used less gas and electricityBusiness live – latest updatesThe owner of British Gas has paused its plan to buy back shares from shareholders after the company’s full-year profits slumped by almost 39%.Centrica reported adjusted earnings of £1.42bn for 2025, down from £2.3bn the year before, after a “challenging” year for the business as it undertakes a series of multibillion-pound investments. Continue reading...

From US threats to ‘holding hands’: Did Nigeria disarm Trump on security?

Trump and Nigeria appeared headed for a clash over bogus claims of a Christian massacre. Now the US is helping Nigeria.