US to allow firing squads, gas, and electrocution for federal executions
In a memo, the Department of Justice says the move will “strengthen” the death penalty and deter crime.
Continue ReadingIn a memo, the Department of Justice says the move will “strengthen” the death penalty and deter crime.
Continue ReadingIran says its Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is already in Pakistan but that there is no meeting planned between Iran and the US.
Continue ReadingA year after the Pahalgam attack, tourism has slowed in Indian-administered Kashmir, hitting lives and livelihoods.
Continue ReadingWith the price of fuel rising China’s BYD says it is positioning itself to benefit from the global shift away from fossil fuels.
Continue ReadingA shipment of gifts recorded in the files led us to another apartment. Details of yet another, rented in 2018 and 2019, were buried in a 10,000-page credit card bill. It also recorded the daily living expenses of the woman staying there, who had her own card on Epstein’s account with a $2,000 (£1,477) monthly […]
Continue ReadingConspiracies are running rampant online after the deaths or disappearances of at least 10 people tied to sensitive US research.
Continue ReadingAn installation of 20,000 teddy bears has been placed on the National Mall in Washington DC to draw attention to Ukrainian children believed to have been taken by Russia. The US-based Razom for Ukraine organisation and American Coalition for Ukraine installed the display to represent the estimated 20,000 children that Ukraine says have been sent […]
Continue ReadingTwo-up is a coin toss betting game, with two people betting against each other on whether they will land on heads or tails. Classified as unregulated gambling, the game is illegal in most parts of Australia. But on 25 April people rush to the pub to play, when it’s permitted across the country for a […]
Continue ReadingKosovo’s court sentences two men to life imprisonment and another to a 30-year term for the 2023 attack.
Continue ReadingPiracy, once notorious in this stretch of the Indian Ocean, has made a comeback in recent years.
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