South Korea’s jailed former president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has appealed his life sentence for rebellion over his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024, his lawyers said Tuesday. The conservative leader, who faces multiple trials over his power grab, expressed defiance following his conviction at the Seoul Central District Court last week. He called...
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Medical Influencer Attia Resigns Post At CBS News After Name Included In Multiple Epstein Files
Dr. Peter Attia, a medical influencer whose emails with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were revealed in the latest U.S. Justice Department release of files, has resigned a post with CBS News. Attia, podcast host and author of “Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity,” was one of a group of people named last...
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Hong Kong Protests After Panama Takes Control Of 2 Key Ports On The Panama Canal
Hong Kong is protesting Panama’s seizure of two ports on a canal vital for global trade that were operated by a Hong Kong-based company for decades, the city’s government said Tuesday. Hong Kong’s Commerce and Economic Development Bureau said in a statement it had lodged “stern protests” with Panama’s consulate, adding that it had expressed...
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France Ups The Ante In Beef With US Ambassador, Says Ministers Will No Longer Meet Him
France’s spat with the U.S. ambassador to Paris took another turn Tuesday with the French foreign minister saying the top U.S. diplomat in France must respond to a summons and won’t have access to French government officials until he complies. French authorities had summoned Ambassador Charles Kushner — the father of U.S. President Donald Trump’s...
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France Moves To Bar Us Ambassador Charles Kushner From Direct Government Access
France’s top diplomat Monday requested that U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner no longer be allowed direct access to members of the French government after he skipped a meeting to discuss comments by the Trump administration over the beating death of a far-right activist. French authorities had summoned Kushner, the father of U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law...
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Former UK Ambassador Mandelson Released On Bail After Arrest In Epstein Probe
Police in Britain said Peter Mandelson, the former U.K. ambassador to the United States, has been released on bail after he was arrested in a misconduct probe stemming from his ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein. It came days after a friendship with Epstein landed the former Prince Andrew in police custody. A Metropolitan Police...
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BAFTA And BBC Apologize For Racial Slur During Awards Show
The British Academy Film Awards and BBC apologized Monday for a racial slur that was broadcast during Sunday’s show while two stars of the film “Sinners” were onstage. The Tourette syndrome campaigner who shouted the slur said he was “deeply mortified” and what he said was “not a reflection of my personal beliefs.” The highly...
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Australia Begins Sweeping Public Inquiry Probing Antisemitism After Bondi Beach Killings
A wide-ranging federal inquiry began on Tuesday into a rise in antisemitism across Australia before two gunmen believed to be inspired by the Islamic State group allegedly killed 15 people at a Sydney Jewish festival in December. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced last month that Australia’s most powerful form of public inquiry, known as a...
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A Utah Mom Who Wrote Kids’ Book On Grief After Husband Died Killed Him For Money, Prosecutors Say
Prosecutors portrayed a Utah mother and children’s book author as a money-hungry killer Monday on the first day of a murder trial in her husband’s death, while her defense team urged jurors not to make judgments before hearing her side. Kouri Richins, 35, faces a slew of felony charges for allegedly killing her husband, Eric...