South Korean ex-president sentenced to 30 years in prison

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to 30 years in prison by a court in South Korea. He was accused of ordering military drones into North Korea, allegedly to create a pretext for his failed attempt to declare a state of emergency in December 2024, according to Reuters.

Yoon Suk Yeol denies the charges. The new sentence has little practical impact, as he is already serving a life sentence from a previous 2024 case. The article includes several unrelated news briefs, such as a statement from Danish politician Lisbeth Bech-Nielsen on the role of housing associations and sports clubs in crisis preparedness.

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