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SEOUL: South Korea’s ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Friday (Jun 12) for sending drones into North Korea, a move prosecutors argued was aimed at creating a pretext for his disastrous martial law declaration in 2024.The drone flights, which Pyongyang said included the dropping of propaganda leaflets, triggered a spike in military tensions between the nations in October 2024.Special prosecutors said back in April that Yoon’s effort to “fabricate wartime conditions” with the drones had undermined state security.Yoon was “given 30 years in jail” for the charges, a spokesperson for the Seoul Central District Court…

Game TheoryHow does a football penalty become a story about survival? As Bosnia and Herzegovina prepare to face Canada in their 2026 World Cup opener, many eyes will be on Esmir Bajraktarevic. Born in the US, to a family affected by the Srebrenica genocide, his journey is about far more than just football.Published On 12 Jun 202612 Jun 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined a request from Alabama to move forward with a scheduled execution using nitrogen hypoxia.Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch dissented from the decision. The Alabama Attorney General’s Office had petitioned the high court to reverse a federal judge’s decision to permanently ban the state from putting Jeffrey Lee to death using the controversial and relatively new execution method that Alabama first introduced in 2024.Lee’s legal team said in a statement that “his jury voted for his life,” The Associated Press reported. “Two courts ruled the method unconstitutional. Today, the Constitution prevailed,” the statement said.…

new video loaded: Can Democrats Overcome G.O.P. Gerrymandering?Our chief political analyst, Nate Cohn, who writes The Tilt newsletter, looks at the Republicans’ advantage in the House of Representatives after partisan redistricting. To win the House, how much of the popular vote would Democrats need to win?By Nate Cohn, Laura Bult, June Kim, Edward Vega and Pierre KattarJune 11, 2026

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The San Antonio Spurs’ historic collapse in Game 4 of the NBA Finals was capped by one final indignity. NBA star Victor Wembanyama was struck by an egg that appeared to be thrown by taunting Knicks fans as the Spurs made their way back to the team hotel.Footage circulating on social media showed at least one egg being thrown in Wembanyama’s direction as security personnel escorted him into a New York City hotel. It’s the latest in a string of headline-grabbing incidents involving Knicks fans in recent days.The aftermath of San Antonio’s…

Toronto police say a fatal shooting of one of their officers is related to an ongoing investigation into a national security incident at the United States consulate earlier this year, which was itself allegedly connected to an Iranian-backed group. Early on Thursday morning, Const. Marc Pinizzotto was shot and killed while executing a search warrant in the area of Trethewey and Black Creek drives in the west of the city.Toronto police Chief Myron Demkiw said that the search warrant was related to the March 10 shooting at the U.S. consulate on University Avenue.The incident, which was deemed by Canadian authorities…

A socialite who repeatedly ran over a mugger with her luxury SUV to get back her allegedly stolen handbag has been sentenced to 18 years under house arrest.Italian businesswoman Cinzia Dal Pino was caught on CCTV mowing down Noureddine “Said” Mezgui in the coastal city of Viareggio in September 2024 after he snatched her bag.Shocking footage showed Dal Pino veer off the road in her white Mercedes GLE and slam into the Moroccan man before crushing him beneath the vehicle.As Mezgui lay on the ground, she reversed and drove over him again before getting out in high heels, retrieving her…

Oil prices slumped to two-month lows on the news of an agreement before trimming some of the losses. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were last down 1.2 per cent to US$86.69 a barrel, on top of a 2.6 per cent drop overnight. Brent dropped 1.1 per cent at US$89.40 per barrel, having fallen nearly 3 per cent overnight.MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan jumped 3.2 per cent, led by a 7.4 per cent surge in South Korea’s KOSPI. Japan’s Nikkei rose 2.7 per cent.China’s blue-chip CSI300 rose 1 per cent, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained…

US stocks ended higher on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average gaining more than 900 points, as investors welcomed signs of easing tensions between the United States and Iran and returned to technology shares following a sharp selloff earlier in the week.The Dow Jones rose 929 points, or 1.84%, to close at 50,847.50. The S&P 500 advanced 1.75% to 7,393.85, while the Nasdaq Composite climbed 2.53% to 25,801.47.Markets extended gains after President Donald Trump announced that planned military action against Iran had been canceled and suggested that a diplomatic agreement was nearing completion.Trump told reporters in the Oval Office…