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Former South Korean President Yoon sentenced to life for insurrection

Abdiwahab Ahmed
World
South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to life in prison for insurrection over 2024 martial law move SEOUL — A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to life in prison after finding him guilty of leading an insurrection when he declared martial law in December 2024, a dramatic coda to a crisis that rattled the country’s democracy and revived memories of past military rule. Presiding Judge Ji Gwi-yeon said Yoon deployed troops to the National Assembly in an effort to silence political opponents who had…

Trump Threatens to Invoke Insurrection Act to Quell Minneapolis Protests

axadle
West Africa
Trump threatens Insurrection Act to quell Minneapolis protests after immigration crackdown shootings MINNEAPOLIS — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy troops to Minnesota, aiming to quell persistent protests over a federal immigration crackdown that has roiled the Twin Cities after two shootings involving immigration officers this month. The warning came a day after a man was shot and wounded by an immigration officer who authorities say was attacked with a shovel and broom…

What Is the U.S. Insurrection Act Trump Threatened to Invoke in Minnesota?

Abdiwahab Ahmed
World
President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to end protests over federal immigration raids in Minnesota, escalating a standoff over immigration enforcement and the limits of presidential power. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he would use the law if Minnesota officials did not halt what he called attacks on federal immigration agents, and he suggested the move could extend to other Democratic-led states including California, Illinois and Oregon. “If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don't obey…