Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was officially arrested early Sunday, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul, as he faces possible prison time following his ill-fated declaration of martial law last month. Yoon’s arrest could mark the start of a prolonged period of detention, potentially lasting months or longer. The … Read more
Seoul, South Korea — South Korean investigators left the official residence of deposed President Yoon Suk Yeol after a nearly six-hour standoff in which he defied their attempt to arrest him. It is the latest confrontation in a political crisis that has paralyzed South Korean politics and seen two heads of state indicted in less … Read more
The police in Colombia announced the arrest this week of a woman nicknamed “The Doll,” who local media reported was a notorious hitwoman employed by a criminal gang linked to multiple murders in the country. Police of the Magdalena Medio region posted a video on social media this week showing the woman, identified by local … Read more
A man accused of two “horrific” unsolved murders in 1977 has been extradited from Italy and will appear in an Australian court on Wednesday, police said. Perry Kouroumblis65, was charged with the murder of two women in a nearly 50-year-old case dubbed the “Easey Street” murders. The dual Australian-Greek citizen was arrested at Rome’s Leonardo … Read more
Balkan police have arrested 11 suspected members of a criminal syndicate responsible for trafficking cocaine from South America to Europe, Croatia said on Wednesday, in its latest move to crack down on traffickers. Among those arrested was a suspect also wanted for his alleged membership of the famous “Pink Panthers“Jewelry robbery gang. The arrests took … Read more
The International Criminal Court on Thursday issued arrest warrants for several people, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of crimes including “starvation as a method of warfare.” CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer has the latest on the war between Israel and Hamas.
The International Criminal Court on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as for Hamas leader Mohammed Deif, whom Israel says he was killed during an airstrike in July. The judges found that there were “reasonable grounds to believe that” Netanyahu and Gallant “intentionally … Read more