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.
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South Korea's Constitutional Court has reinstated Prime Minister Han Duck-soo as the acting leader after overturning his impeachment, amidst the political turmoil following President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment. Han's brief tenure as acting president was disrupted due to conflicts with the opposition-led parliament, particularly over judicial appointments, leading to his impeachment. While the court's decision to restore Han's powers marks a significant development, it does not directly affect the ongoing impeachment proceedings against President Yoon, leaving South Korea's political future uncertain.
Thousands of French citizens took to the streets in protest on Thursday evening in response to President Emmanuel Macron's decision to pass pension reforms without a vote from the lower house. Polling from IFOP shows that the majority of French citizens find the decision unjustified, and protests have broken out in Paris and other cities. Smoke was seen rising early Friday over Gare du Lyon, a busy rail station in Paris, as the government faces increasing pressure to abandon the reforms.
Protests have erupted in France in response to the government's decision to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a vote. Opposition parties are now calling for a no-confidence vote on the government, while labor unions have argued that the move will hurt workers and retirees. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin reported that 310 people were detained across the country in response to the protests.
On Thursday, the French National Assembly descended into chaos as Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne attempted to be heard over chants from lawmakers protesting President Emmanuel Macron's decision to invoke a special constitutional power to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Macron argued the reform is necessary to prevent the pension system from falling into deficit, but the government does not have enough support to pass the bill in the lower house. This has sparked major strikes and protests across the country, and the National Assembly was due to vote on the bill Thursday afternoon to determine the future of the pension system in France.