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South Korean court extends prison sentence for wife of ousted president

28 April 2026 at 15:24

An image of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee is seen during a rally by supporters outside of the Seoul High Court in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. The letters read "Not Guilty."

In January, Kim Keon Hee was sentenced to 20 months for accepting gifts from the Unification Church, which sought political favors.

(Image credit: Ahn Young-joon)

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Violence escalates in Colombia with dozens of attacks before presidential vote

By: The Associated Press

28 April 2026 at 07:38

Relatives of victims pay respects at the site of an attack on the Pan-American Highway in Cajibio, Colombia, Sunday, April 26, 2026, where at least a dozen people were killed in an attack authorities blamed on dissident groups of the former FARC rebels.

A spate of attacks against civilians and military bases in Colombia's southwestern region has raised security concerns as the country heads to a May presidential election.

(Image credit: Santiago Saldarriaga)

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Pompeii archaeologists use AI to reconstruct man killed in volcano's eruption

By: The Associated Press

28 April 2026 at 05:20

This image released by the Italian Culture Ministry on Monday, April 27, 2026, shows a victim of the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius, in the Pompeii archaeological area near Naples in southern Italy.

Archaeologists have used AI for the first time to digitally reconstruct the face of a man killed in the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius, offering a new way to understand one of history's most famous natural disasters.

(Image credit: AP)

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