US justice department to allow firing squads as federal death penalty method
Trump’s DoJ says it is taking steps to ‘strengthen the federal death penalty’ in opposition to Biden-era policies
· Anna Betts
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· David Thompson
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Syria's Interior Ministry on Friday announced the arrest of the main suspect in the 2013 Tadamon massacre, sparking celebrations in the streets of the south Damascus neighbourhood where 288 people were killed.
· The National
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· Ross O'Keefe
Trump Justice Department adds firing squads for federal executions
Electrocution and gas are also being added as methods, after the US president called for an expansion of the use of the death penalty
· Agence France-Presse
Trump Justice Department adds firing squads for federal executions
Electrocution and gas are also being added as methods, after the US president called for an expansion of the use of the death penalty
· Agence France-Presse
Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment
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· Middleeasteye
US justice department drops criminal investigation against Jerome Powell
Move will remove obstacle for confirmation of Kevin Warsh, Trump’s pick to replace Powell as Federal Reserve chair
· Lauren Aratani
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The eldest son of the late Hollywood director Rob Reiner has told how his world "collapsed" after his parents were stabbed to death, and his own brother was charged with their murders.
· Nardine Saad
War was always going to embolden Iran's hardliners, says former Evin Prison detainee | The National
Former Iran detainee Siamak Namazi says ordinary citizens are caught between a government that oppresses them and a war that has increased their suffering.
· Jihan Abdalla
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· Jim Powell
Death penalty on the table for mom who asked police ‘which one?’ after allegedly killing both ex-husbands on same day
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a crazed mom accused of killing both of her ex-husbands on the same day — with the second slaying only discovered when she asked cops which of her murdered exes she was being quizzed about.
· Patrick Reilly
Person of interest in disappearance of USF student couple arrested after standoff with police
A person of interest in the mysterious disappearance of two University of Southern Florida graduate students was arrested Friday after barricading himself inside a Tampa home, officials said.
· Patrick Reilly
Trump Justice Dept adds firing squads for federal executions
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· Agence France-Presse
Kosovo court jails three Serb separatists over 2023 Banjska attack
A court in Kosovo has convicted three ethnic Serbs on “terrorism” charges over their role in a deadly secession attempt near the country’s northern border in 2023.
· Al Jazeera
Three Kosovo Serbs jailed over deadly gun battle and monastery siege
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· Guy Delauney
Peru police raid home of former election agency chief
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· Franklin Brice O
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· Middleeasteye
DOJ: SPLC funded KKK, neo Nazi group leaders to profit off their existence
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· MICHAEL STARR
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· New York Post Video
Trump Administration Approves Firing Squad Executions for Death Penalty
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· Devlin Barrett
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· Matt Levy
Israel says it killed six Hezbollah fighters in south Lebanon
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· Middleeasteye
Appeals court rules that Trump's asylum ban at the border is illegal, agreeing with lower court
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Abortion rights in Kenya: Court of appeal reverses key ruling
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· Evelyne Musambi
Palestine Action defendants targeted Elbit's use of ‘deadly AI’, court hears
Palestine Action defendants charged in connection with a break-in at an Elbit Systems factory targeted the Israeli arms company’s use of artificial intelligence, an English court heard on Friday.
· Middleeasteye
South Korean prosecutors deny arrest warrant request for K-pop tycoon behind BTS
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· Associated Press
Israeli police investigate after officers 'cut Palestinian flag' from skullcap
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· Yolande Knell
South Korean prosecutors seek 30-year prison term for ex-leader Yoon
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· Associated Press
House overdoing impeachment hearings
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· Al Vitangcol III
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· Ingming Aberia
Lebanon says Israeli attacks killed 2,491 since March
Lebanon’s health authorities say Israeli attacks have killed 2,491 people and wounded 7,719 since early March, Lebanon's National News Agency reported.
· Middleeasteye
How the Rodrigo Duterte case became the ICC’s institutional survival strategy
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· Anna Malindog-Uy
1 rebel killed as govt troops, rebels clash in Canlaon City
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· Eugene Y. Adiong
Mexican pyramid shooter caught on video calmly setting up gun, shooting as shocked tourists flee
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· Natalie O'Neill
Appeals Court Backs Ruling That Denver Must Pay $14 Million To George Floyd Protesters
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· Tyler Durden
Israeli strike kills three in Gaza
An Israeli air strike has killed at least three people in Gaza, Palestinian health officials say, in the latest attack on the besieged enclave.
· Middleeasteye
Millwall fumes after anti-racism booklet shows its badge on a Ku Klux Klan robe
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· Ken Maguire
Main suspect in Syria's Tadamon massacre arrested, ministry says
Syria's Interior Ministry said on Friday it had arrested the main suspect in the 2013 Tadamon massacre, one of the worst acts of violence attributed to the former government of Bashar Assad, in which 288 civilians were killed.
· REUTERS
Changes to fire services law with tougher penalties set for public consultation
Security Bureau to submit amendments, including requirement fire alarms be checked every six months, to lawmakers early next month
· Connor Mycroft
Changes to fire services law with tougher penalties set for public consultation
Security Bureau to submit amendments, including requirement fire alarms be checked every six months, to lawmakers early next month
· Connor Mycroft
70-year-old woman strangled in horrifying Hollywood Hills home invasion
Terrifying home invaders strangled a 70-year-old woman at a Hollywood Hills home before making off with a fortune in cash and jewelry, police said.
· Ross O'Keefe
Man accused of kicking at airline staff and biting passenger while flying
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· News.com.au
Sally Rooney, Greta Thunberg back Palestine Action before appeal case
More than 130 public figures have written to the UK’s Court of Appeal expressing support for Palestine Action, days before a hearing to decide on the lawfulness of the government’s ban on the direct action group.
· Al Jazeera Staff
US drops criminal probe of Fed chair Powell, likely clearing way for nominee Warsh
Judge James Boasberg, said prosecutors had produced ‘essentially zero evidence’ to suspect Powell of a crime
· Associated Press
US drops criminal probe of Fed chair Powell, likely clearing way for nominee Warsh
Judge James Boasberg, said prosecutors had produced ‘essentially zero evidence’ to suspect Powell of a crime
· Associated Press
Nigeria sets up court martial over alleged 2025 coup plot
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· AfricaNews
Poland to challenge EU-Mercosur deal at top court — but don’t expect fireworks
Poland announced Friday it will file a legal challenge against the EU-Mercosur trade deal at the EU’s top court, in a largely symbolic gesture.
· Bartosz Brzeziński, Camille Gijs