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South Korean Ex-President Yoon Sentenced for Drone Incursion.

June 16, 2026
South Korean Ex-President Yoon Sentenced for Drone Incursion.
Ahn Young-joon/Pool AP

Breaking News: Former President Yoon Suk Yeol has just been sentenced to 30 years in prison for allegedly sparking a war with North Korea by ordering drone flights over Pyongyang in 2024. But here's the twist - his lawyers are already crying foul, claiming it was all a response to North Korea's trash-filled balloon attacks earlier that year. The question on everyone's mind: what really went down in this high-stakes game of cat and mouse?

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