Russian authorities have announced that they have placed International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan on Russia’s wanted list. International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan has been placed on Russia’s wanted list. It was announced by the Russian Interior Ministry, two months after the ICC issued an arrest warrant …
Read More »Nigeria: security forces rescue US convoy kidnap victims
In the early hours of Friday morning, Nigerian joint security services say they rescued two people who were abducted during an attack on a US convoy in the south-eastern Nigerian state of Anambra on Tuesday, local media reported. They are thought to be physically unharmed. The police spokesman Ikenga Tochukwu …
Read More »North Korea once again threatens South Korea and the United States
Washington and Seoul will “face proportional responses for their mad dash for nuclear war”, warns Pyongyang in a text published this Friday by the North Korean state agency KCNA, in reaction to the announcement of future joint military exercises hosted by South Korea and the United States. The South Korean …
Read More »Woman jailed for six years for killing her rapist
A 23-year-old woman was sentenced to six years and two months in prison for the murder of her rapist in Mexico. “The woman acted in self-defense when she killed her attacker in 2021, but said she used excessive force,” reports said. The woman, first knocked the man unconscious, then strangled …
Read More »At least 39 people missing after ship capsizes
A Chinese fishing vessel has capsized in the Indian Ocean and its 39 crew members are missing, state media reported Wednesday. The vessel, which is owned by Penglai Jinglu Fishery Co, a Chinese fishing company, capsized around 3 a.m. Tuesday Beijing time, state media CCTV reported. “So far, no missing …
Read More »Gunmen in Nigeria attacked US convoy and killed four
Police in Nigeria say gunmen have attacked a US convoy, killing four people, including two personnel from the US consulate and two police officers. Three others were kidnapped before their vehicle was set on fire. The attack took place in south-eastern Anambra state. A rescue and recovery operation is under …
Read More »Amnesty International denounces the “murderous frenzy” of certain countries
Nearly 900 people were executed in 2022 in 20 countries, a record level since 2017, criticizes Amnesty International in its annual report on the death penalty, denouncing the “murderous frenzy” of certain countries. The human rights organization counted 883 people executed in 20 countries in 2022, an increase of 53% …
Read More »US citizen sentenced to life in prison for “espionage” in China
A 78-year-old American, a permanent resident of Hong Kong, has been sentenced in China to life in prison for “espionage”, a local court announced on Monday. John Shing-wan Leung, also known as Liang Chengyun, “was guilty of espionage and was sentenced to life imprisonment as well as lifetime deprivation of …
Read More »Police officer kills four colleagues in a police station
A civilian police inspector from the Brazilian state of Ceara (north) shot and killed four of his colleagues on Sunday in the police station where they worked, authorities said. The crime took place on Sunday in Camocim, 354 kilometers from Fortaleza, the capital of Ceará, police said on Instagram. The …
Read More »US court lifts ban on selling guns to young Americans
A federal judge has struck down a law that for more than half a century has banned licensed gunsmiths from selling guns to young people under 21. The decision, dated Wednesday, represents a major setback for advocates of better gun control as they try to convince Congress to ban younger …
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