Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, the eldest child of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn, has died at 47 after more than three years in hospital. A lawyer and former diplomat, she was known for work on criminal justice reform and women prisoners’ rights.
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South Korea’s ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to 30 years in prison for drone flights over North Korea that prosecutors said were meant to provoke Pyongyang and justify martial law. Yoon denies wrongdoing and is already serving a life sentence tied to his failed 2024 martial law order.
The Trump administration filed an appeal after a federal judge ordered President Trump’s name removed from the Kennedy Center. The board also voted to seek a stay of the ruling, which said only Congress can change the venue’s name.
Phil Mickelson is no longer a member of The Farms Golf Club after Golf Digest reported allegations of inappropriate contact with a female employee. Mickelson’s representatives disputed the claims and said he remains focused on a family health matter.
Trump said he canceled planned strikes on Iran and claimed an agreement to end the war was close, but Tehran said nothing had been finalized. The comments followed fresh U.S. and Iranian strikes and new international calls for de-escalation.
Officials recovered the body of a 5-year-old girl swept into the ocean at Laguna Beach after a nearly 30-hour search. Her mother and sibling were rescued by bystanders after a wave struck during hazardous surf conditions.