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Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in December 2024, ordering troops to shut down parliament, before lawmakers defied the military to vote down the decree.

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- An appeals court on Wednesday upheld a suspended priso...

The High Court has reinstated Michael O'Connell's murder conviction, ordering the case to return to the Court of Appeal.

The Federal Government has secured 791 fresh terrorism convictions, bringing the total to 2,512 after the 11th phase of trials in Abuja. Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-secures-791-fresh-terrorism-convictions-total-hits-2512/

From drunk-driving allegations to murder convictions, Nelson Mandela Bay’s local government election contestants come with some colourful backgrounds.

Couple say they have compelling evidence of a miscarriage of justice.

The Nigerian Federal Government has secured 2,512 terrorism convictions after 11 trial phases, with 791 convictions recorded in the latest phase in Abuja. Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-secures-2512-terrorism-convictions-in-11-trial-phases/

Disgraced former solicitor had to be extradited from Brazil in 2018 after spending years resisting attempts to face charges

Michael Andrecut (24) was one of three convicted of killing gunman Tristan Sherry

<p>With heir apparent Danny Tommo also in custody, Robinson’s conviction for harassing journalists is blow to anti-migrant movement</p><p>The verdict was met with a groan from Tommy Robinson’s supporters, who had sat behind the dock throughout his harassment trial.</p><p>It took more than 11 hours of jury deliberations to find the far-right activist guilty o

There is a movement underway in the United Kingdom that is seeking official pardons for the thousands of women who were executed for witchcraft centuries ago. Holly Williams has the story.

The Christian Association of Nigeria has confirmed an appeal against the conviction of a Christian woman, Lami Dawa, in Borno State over her faith. Read More: https://punchng.com/can-confirms-appeal-of-borno-womans-conviction/

The PFN and Christian lawyers urge caution over the 14-year conviction of a Borno woman, Lami Dawa, for allegedly preaching to a Muslim girl. Read More: https://punchng.com/pfn-christian-lawyers-urge-caution-over-borno-womans-conviction/

«Je le dis ici, ceux qui feraient tout pour bloquer l’arrivée de cette primaire et de ce processus de rassemblement porteraient une très lourde responsabilité dans l’arrivée d’un deuxième tour entre la France Insoumise et le RN», a affirmé l’ancien premier ministre.

Depuis seize ans, Amine Kassid sillonne les châteaux de France pour partager sa passion de l’histoire. Suivi par près de 400 000 abonnés sur Instagram, le créateur de contenus, surnommé Amine le Conquérant, entend rendre le patrimoine accessible à tous, malgré les insultes racistes et les menaces dont il est la cible.

Erin Patterson argued her trial was unfair due to seven grounds but three appeal judges dismissed them all.

Patterson (52) showed no emotion as a judge outlined that her sentence had been lengthened

<p>This blog is now closed. Read our full report here:</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/29/erin-patterson-mushroom-murders-appeal-ruling-ntwnfb">Erin Patterson loses appeal as harsher sentence imposed</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Patterson</strong> showed no emotion on the video feed as <strong>McLeish</strong> outlin

Court rejects claim that papal secrecy rules prevented Andrzej Jeż from informing police about allegations against two clerics

EXCLUSIVE: HBO has set a November 17 premiere date for When a Witness Recants, director Dawn Porter’s searing film about the toll of the longest combined wrongful conviction case in U.S. history. The documentary executive produced by award-winning author Ta-Nehisi Coates will also be available to stream on HBO Max. It examines a gross miscarriage […]

<p>Victorian court of appeal rules Patterson should be jailed for life with no parole over deadly beef wellington lunch that killed three people</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/oct/30/erin-patterson-appeal-live-updates-australia-mushroom-murders-case-retrial-bid-latest-news-ntwnfb">Erin Patterson mushroom murders a

Le ministre du Travail Jean-Pierre Farandou est l'invité de France Inter jeudi. Il revient sur la revalorisation du Smic demandée par les syndicats.

The three-judge panel unanimously found that Masterson had failed to demonstrate that the lower court made errors that would warrant granting him a new trial.

Mushroom killer Erin Patterson will learn this week if her appeal against her triple murder conviction is successful or if she will spend more time in prison.

<p>Victorian court of appeal to hand down judgment on triple-murderer’s conviction and sentence after her lawyers argued she was denied fair trial</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/oct/28/inflation-abs-labor-anthony-albanese-parliament-greens-david-shoebridge-one-nation-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia politics live blog

Cannes Palme d’Or-winning Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi – who was facing a one-year prison sentence – has now been sentenced by a Tehran Revolutionary Court to five years and one month in jail in a separate ruling, according to the Emtedad News Agency, an online Iranian reformist media outlet. Panahi’s lawyer Mostafa Nili told Emtedad […]

Three years after being convicted of raping two women, Danny Masterson on Tuesday saw his appeal hopes disappear and allegations that Scientology was unfairly dragged into his two trials rejected — at least for now. “The judgment is affirmed,” a trio of judges from the Second Appellate District ruled today on Masterson’s challenge against L.A. […]

An appeals court has denied Danny Masterson’s appeal of his 2023 conviction on rape charges, upholding the verdict and his 30-year prison sentence. In an 89-page ruling, a three-judge panel rejected each of Masterson’s arguments in turn, including the claim that the trial judge was biased against Scientology. Masterson, a star of “That 70s Show,” […]

It’s unclear where the money would come from for Trump’s latest effort to crack down on purported voter fraud ahead of the midterm elections.

US president offers payout days before midterm vote that will shape balance of power in Congress

It is not clear where the money for this reward would come from.

Palmerston North candidate Ankit Bansal has claims he didn't know of the conviction.

The party volunteer was in a photo with National leader Christopher Luxon.

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_4000,w_6000/740694' alt='Dan Illouz. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)' title='Dan Illouz. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)' /><br />In Jerusalem spoke with Illouz during a brief lull in his busy schedule to hear a bit about his life, princ

Jason Zadrozny was found guilty of defrauding the county council out of thousands of pounds.

Dizzee Rascal was found guilty of assaulting his ex-fiancée. He will perform in Sydney and Melbourne, drawing criticism from women’s rights activists.

Yusuf Shah offered advice on cyber-security to terror groups and downloaded terror-related material.