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Édouard Balladur, Embattled French Prime Minister, Dies at 97

2 septembre 2026 à 19:09
His time in office coincided with France’s fraught role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide and the corruption scandal known as the Karachi affair.

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Édouard Balladur in 1995, when he ran a failed campaign for the French presidency; he had served as prime minister between 1993 and 1995.

South Korea’s Unification Church Leader Gets 2 Years in Prison for Corruption

31 août 2026 à 07:29
Han Hak-ja, the widow and successor of the conservative church’s founder, was convicted of financial dealings related to a former president and first lady, who are also imprisoned.

© Pool photo by Jeon Heon-Kyun

Han Hak-ja, 83, arriving for a sentencing hearing in Seoul on Monday.
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