Top White House officials reportedly debated invoking the Insurrection Act after federal agents killed two protesters in Minnesota. Concerns over political blowback and the legal scope of the act were central to the discussions, with some officials arguing against its use.
A court is reviewing arrest warrants for former military leaders, including ex-Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Kim Myung-soo, suspected of participating in an insurrection during a state of martial law. Prosecutors argue they failed to fulfill public demands and acted against constitutional principles.
Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea's former president, sentenced to 30 years for abuse of power and aiding the enemy over 2024 drone incursion into North Korea, aimed at pretext for martial law.
Donald Trump walked out of an NBC Meet the Press interview after making false claims about the 2020 US presidential election being rigged, falsely accusing the California gubernatorial race of being rigged, and facing questions about funding for January 6 insurrectionists.
Former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Kim Myung-soo questioned by special prosecutors for alleged role in insurrection tied to former President Yoon Suk Yeol's 2024 martial law imposition.
Hong Jang-won, former first deputy director of South Korea's NIS, was questioned by special prosecutors over alleged involvement in insurrection related to former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law declaration. Hong denies all charges.
Donald Trump's administration is reportedly creating a $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" to compensate allies, following a lawsuit against the IRS. The fund, described as secretive and controlled by Trump, also requires the IRS to drop audits of Trump and his family. Critics decry it as bald self-dealing and corruption.
Former NIS chief Cho Tae-yong and five others have been booked on insurrection charges related to a martial law plan by former President Yoon Suk Yeol. The special counsel team is investigating Cho's alleged role in convening meetings and the NIS's contact with U.S. intelligence.
In Louisiana's Republican primary, Representative Julia Letlow, endorsed by Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s PAC, defeated Senator Bill Cassidy. Cassidy, who voted to convict Trump in 2021, came last. Letlow and John Fleming will advance to a runoff.
Republican Senator Bill Cassidy lost his primary in Louisiana, failing to advance to a runoff after Donald Trump endorsed challenger Julia Letlow. Cassidy's defeat highlights the risks for Republicans who break with Trump.
REPORTAGE - Deux ans après la crise insurrectionnelle, des habitants de l’archipel continuent de partir. D’autres n’ont jamais pu regagner leur domicile, d’où ils ont été chassés. L’instabilité politique et l’absence de perspectives empêchent le territoire de se relever.
ENTRETIEN - Dans un entretien accordé au média communautaire musulman Oumma, le maire LFI de Saint-Denis a évoqué une « insurrection populaire » en cas de victoire du RN. Des propos qui s’inscrivent dans la stratégie de conflictualisation développée par son parti, analyse le philosophe.
La province de Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, frontalière de l’Afghanistan, est régulièrement touchée par des attentats suicides et des violences revendiquées par des groupes opposés au pouvoir central pakistanais. Le Pakistan accuse l’Afghanistan d’abriter ces groupes insurrectionnels
Le président français a aussi déclaré que la junte malienne n’a pas pris «la meilleure décision» pour le Mali en exigeant le départ de l’armée française, qui y combattait une insurrection djihadiste.
Le maire LFI de Saint-Denis et Pierrefitte-sur-Seine a évoqué une «insurrection populaire» face à une éventuelle victoire du RN en 2027, dans un entretien où il multiplie également les attaques contre Emmanuel Macron, les médias du groupe Bolloré et les partis de gauche opposés à Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- An appeals court on Thursday reduced former Prime Minis...
SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- An appeals court on Thursday reduced former Prime Minis...
SEOUL, May 7 (Yonhap) -- An appeals court on Thursday reduced former Prime Minis...
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Seoul High Court held the first preliminary hearing Monday for former President Yoon Suk Yeol's insurrection trial appeal, following his February conviction and life sentence for leading an insurrection through his Dec. 3, 2024 martial law declaration. Special counsel Cho Eun-suk's team had demanded the death penalty. Separately, another special counsel team summoned Yoon to appear for questioning Thursday. The appellate court plans its next preliminary hearing on May 7.
Seoul High Court held the first preliminary hearing Monday for former President Yoon Suk Yeol's insurrection appeal after a lower court sentenced him to life imprisonment in February. Yoon's short-lived martial law declaration on Dec. 3, 2024, was voted down by the National Assembly, leading to his impeachment and removal from office. Special counsel Cho Eun-suk's team had demanded the death penalty at the lower court. The former president, currently in custody, was absent from the session. Co-defendant former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun's lawyers requested the court seek the Constitutional Court's judgment on the trial bench's constitutionality.
Seoul High Court will hold the first preliminary hearing of former President Yoon Suk Yeol's appeal on Monday, following his February life imprisonment sentence for leading an insurrection through his Dec. 3, 2024 martial law declaration. Both Yoon and the special counsel team appealed the ruling, with prosecutors having demanded the death penalty. Meanwhile, proceedings for former Justice Minister Park Sung-jae's trial over his alleged role in the martial law bid are set to conclude.
Seoul High Court was set to hold the first preliminary hearing Monday in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's appeal of his life imprisonment sentence for leading an insurrection through his Dec. 3, 2024 martial law declaration. Both Yoon and the special counsel team, which had demanded the death penalty, filed appeals against the February ruling. Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyeon and six former senior military and police officials also face charges in the case. The next preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 7.
SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) -- A constitutional petition filed by former President ...
