South Korea's President Yoon walks free, but trials continue
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol walked out of a detention center on Saturday (March 8) after prosecutors decided not to appeal a court decision to cancel the impeached leader's arrest warrant on insurrection charges. Trevor Koroll reports.
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Ukraine denies postponing prisoner swaps as Russia attacks Kharkiv
Russia attacked the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv at night and in the evening with drones, missiles and guided bombs, killing several people and injuring more than 60, local officials said on Saturday (June 7). The attack comes as Ukraine denied Russian allegations that it had indefinitely postponed prisoner swaps. Trevor Koroll reports.
