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The Claudia Sheinbaum administration’s demand for “irrefutable” proof before handing over a top elected politician to the U.S. over alleged drug cartel dealings reveals how the Mexican government applies a double standard in its stated battle against organized crime, experts say. The United States unveiled an indictment on April 29 …

South Korean prosecutors indicted former liberal president Moon Jae-in on bribery charges on Thursday, saying that a budget airline gave his son-in-law a lucrative no-show job during Moon’s term in office.  Moon’s indictment adds him to a long list of South Korean leaders who have faced trials or scandals at …

Luigi Mangione was indicted Thursday on a federal murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a required step as prosecutors work to make good on the Trump administration’s order to seek the death penalty for what it called a “premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America.” Mangione’s indictment, …

Iran’s courts will deal firmly with anyone who causes disruption or commits crimes during a wave of anti-government protests, the judiciary said on Tuesday, signalling that authorities intend to hand down harsh sentences to convicted demonstrators. One of the biggest challenges to Iran’s clerical leaders since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the …