Caroline Hepker

The verdict marks the end of one of the most controversial court cases involving a former South Korean president.

The martial law episode took place in December 2024 and garnered attention as a test of the country's democratic health.

The Seoul Central District Court handed down the guilty sentence on Thursday after prosecutors

had sought the death penalty on grounds that Yoon posed a grave threat to the country's constitutional order.

US President Trump has said that the UK is making a big mistake with its deal to hand over control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

In a social media post, the president described the agreement as a, quote, blight on our great ally.

Here is White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt.

Caroline Levitt there, after President Trump had just weeks ago described that deal as the best arrangement UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer could make.

Earlier this week, the US State Department had issued a statement which supported the deal.

In response to Trump's post, the UK Foreign Office said the agreement we have reached is the only way to guarantee the long-term future of this vital military base.

That's news when you want it with Bloomberg News Now.

I'm Caroline Hepker.

News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now.

I'm Caroline Hepker.

Both the United States and Iran say that talks on a nuclear deal are making progress, suggesting that the chances of an imminent military clash are low.

A U.S.

official has told Bloomberg that Tehran's diplomats are due to return to Geneva in two weeks with a new proposal.

Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, says the path to a deal has started.

the Iranian foreign minister speaking in Geneva.

A deal could mean the US lifting tough sanctions on Iran's oil industry and wider economy, but the next steps are expected to get more difficult with each side needing to draft a text for a deal.