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Former South Korean first lady Kim Keon Hee, the wife of jailed former president Yoon Suk Yeol, has been arrested over allegations of stock manipulation and bribery. After a four-hour court hearing in Seoul on Tuesday, Kim Keon Hee denied all charges, but the court issued a detention warrant, citing concerns about evidence tampering. Her arrest marks a historic first, as both a former president and first lady are now imprisoned in South Korea.

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Thailand's political scene has once again been thrust into uncertainty after Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was removed from office by the Constitutional Court. In a ruling that has shaken the nation and cast doubt on the endurance of its most famous political dynasty, the court found her guilty of violating ethical standards during a leaked phone call with Cambodia's former leader Hun Sen.
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A Chinese man has pleaded guilty in a US district court to smuggling approximately 850 protected turtles to Hong Kong. According to the US Department of Justice, Wei Qiang Lin exported more than 200 parcels between August 2023 and November 2024, concealing the turtles in socks and mislabeling the boxes as containing "plastic animal toys".

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South Korea's active-duty military has contracted sharply over the past six years, falling by 20% to around 450,000 personnel, as the pool of young men eligible for mandatory service continues to dwindle. According to a Defense Ministry report released Sunday by lawmaker Choo Mi-ae's office, the decline stems from the country's record-low birthrate, which has reduced the number of 20-year-old men, the primary age for enlistment, by 30% since 2019. In 2025, that cohort stands at roughly 230,000.
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