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Christa Pike execution fails: What next when a lethal injection is botched?
Only woman on Tennessee ‘death row’ is in hospital after two injections failed to kill her.
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Christa Pike seeks firing squad, not lethal injection: Inside US executions
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South African president orders action on femicide after killings
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced new measures to combat femicide and gender-based violence.
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Somali pirates killed five crew members on hijacked tanker, officials say
The deaths appear to be the first at the hands of Somali pirates in more than a decade.
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Indonesia suspends five officials over luxury apartments for inmates
Warden among five officials suspended over the discovery of an apartment-style compound for inmates at Cibinong prison.
Jack Smith defends investigations into Trump during tense US Senate hearing
Former US special counsel rejects claims that his probes improperly targeted Republicans and conservative groups.
Venezuelan man shot by ICE officer in Texas is charged with assault
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez has disputed the government’s account of what led to his shooting during a DoorDash delivery.
UN extends mandate of Gang Suppression Force in Haiti for six months
Security force members deployed to Haiti have struggled to make progress against criminal groups as violence continues.
Knife-wielding schoolboy kills teacher, injures two in Slovakia
Police detain the 13-year-old in the northwestern village of Staskov, launch investigation into ‘premeditated murder’.
Italian court convicts three Egyptian agents for kidnap of Giulio Regeni
Defendants were sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison over the 2016 fatal abduction of the Cambridge scholar.
India frees US citizen VanDyke, six Ukrainians after six months in jail
Matthew VanDyke and six Ukrainians were accused of smuggling weapons and drones to armed ethnic groups fighting India.
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