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.

Only woman on Tennessee ‘death row’ is in hospital after two injections failed to kill her.




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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun praises the release and thanks US President Donald Trump for his efforts.
The prisoner, identified as Malek Ghazi, is the first Lebanese citizen held by Israel to be set free since talks began.

A Syrian woman spotted her missing brother’s name on a prison cell door at an exhibition in Damascus.
Abu Safia, in custody for nearly two years, continues to face abuse inside prison, his lawyer says.
Pro-democracy activist faces life sentence in second case under Beijing’s national security law.
Abducted Venezuelan leader’s post appears to show him in US detention, published two days after US-Venezuela oil deal.

Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has appeared in the first photos from US custody since his January abduction.
Palestinian groups condemn prison footage as humiliation and intimidation.
Sulaiman and Kasim Khan are increasingly worried after hearing their father is ‘agitated’ and suffering from anxiety.
After two decades at Guantánamo Bay, trials for four alleged 9/11 conspirators have been set for 2028.