Nadine Menendez delivered a sobering courtroom monologue, blaming her husband, ex-Senator Bob Menendez, for luring her into an international bribery conspiracy and a troubled marriage. She now faces 4.5 years in prison, describing her ordeal as being “strung … like a puppet.”

Thailand’s Supreme Court has ruled that former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve a one-year prison sentence for graft and abuse of power convictions. The decision comes after an investigation into whether officials mishandled his return to Thailand in 2023.