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Violent crime

Mohsen Mahdawi, 34, a Palestinian Columbia University student, was released from immigration detention Wednesday after federal District Judge Geoffrey Crawford in Vermont ruled he posed no flight risk or danger.

Judge Frees Columbia Pro-Palestine Protester Mahdawi on Bail

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Australian Woman Faces Trial in Poisonous Mushroom Lunch Case

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Iran Port Fire Extinguished, Death Toll Rises to 70

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Sweden: Teen Arrested After Deadly Triple Shooting

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ICJ Hearing Opens on Israel's Aid Obligations in Gaza Amid Blockade

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Murders and attempted murders

At least 11 people have been killed after a black SUV plowed into a crowd at the Lapu Lapu Day festival near East 43rd Avenue and Fraser Street in Vancouver on Saturday at approximately 8:14 p.m. local time.

11 Killed After SUV Rams Vancouver Filipino Festival

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Mangione Pleads Not Guilty as DOJ Seeks Death Penalty

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India, Pakistan Announce Tit-for-Tat Measures After Kashmir Terror Attack

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Knife Attack at French High School Kills One, Injures Three

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India: Attack in Kashmir Kills At Least 28 Tourists

Terrorism

Al-Shabaab militants launched a pre-dawn attack on Thursday targeting the Somali military base in Wargaadhi town, in the Masajid Ali Gaduud district of Middle Shabelle region, which serves as a crucial strategic position connecting Mogadishu to Galmudug State.

Al-Shabaab and Somali Forces Battle for Strategic Military Base

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Russia Removes Taliban From Terror List

Bomb Blast at Hellenic Train HQ Sparks Violent Protests in Athens

Police: Pennsylvania Governor's Mansion Arson Linked to Gaza War Views

US State Dept. Found No Terror Links in Tufts Student Case

Sex crimes

The Appeals Section of the Catalan High Court on Friday overturned soccer player Dani Alves' four-and-a-half-year prison sentence for allegedly raping a woman in a nightclub in Barcelona on the 2022 New Year's Eve.

Spanish Court Overturns Soccer Star Dani Alves' Rape Conviction

Diddy Faces New Forced Labor Claims in Sex Trafficking Case

Tate Brothers Leave Romania for US Amid Legal Controversy

Florida Attorney General Launches Criminal Probe Into Tate Brothers

Pope Dissolves Peruvian Catholic Group Over Abuse Scandal

Violence & assaults

Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have killed over 200 civilians in a wave of attacks on displacement camps and around El Fasher, the last major city under army control in Darfur, Sudan, a nation ravaged by civil war since April 2023.

Sudan: RSF Attacks Kill Over 200 in Darfur Camps

Two Soccer Fans Die in Stampede Ahead of Copa Libertadores Match in Chile

Peru Declares State of Emergency in Lima Amid Surge of Gang Violence

Actor Depardieu Faces Sexual Assault Trial in French Court

Islamophobic Attacks Surge in Australia, Women Most Targeted

Child abuse & neglect

Iceland's Minister for Children and Education, Ásthildur Lóa Thórsdóttir, has resigned after admitting that she had a relationship with a 15-year-old boy when she was 22 and gave birth to their son when the boy was 16 and she was 23.

Iceland: Children's Minister Resigns Over Past Relationship Admission

UN: Sudan Facing Sexual Assault of Children Amid Armed Conflict

UN: Record 473M Children Now Live in Conflict Zones

Australia: 14 Religious Sect Members Found Guilty in Girl's Death

Guatemala: Officials Raid Lev Tahor Compound, Rescue 160 Children

Bombs

A regional airport in southwestern Japan had to be closed early on Wednesday after the blast of a wartime dud shell damaged the runway, with operations only resuming the next morning.

Regional Airport in Japan Shuts After WWII Bomb Explodes Near Runway

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Report: US Allegedly Warned Iran of Islamic State Group Attack

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US Charges Alleged Hezbollah Member Over 1994 Buenos Aires Bombing

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Argentine Police Arrest Three Foreigners in Alleged Terrorist Plot

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IS Claims Responsibility for Deadly Catholic Mass Bombing in Philippines

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Kidnapping & hostages

Hamas has reportedly rejected an Israeli proposal for a six-week ceasefire in Gaza in exchange for the group's disarmament. Hamas has said that it will only agree to a deal that includes commitments that Israel will end the war and withdraw from Gaza.

Report: Hamas Rejects Israeli Proposal for Temporary Ceasefire

China Releases Mintz Group Staff After Two-Year Detention

Gaza Peace Talks Stall, Israel Launches New Airstrikes

Freed Israeli Hostage Eli Sharabi Addresses UNSC

Hamas Says It Will Release Israeli-American in Exchange for Cease-fire's Second Phase

Hijacking

A Tropic Air flight carrying 14 passengers and two crew members was hijacked by Akinyela Sawa Taylor, a 49-year-old U.S. citizen, during a domestic flight from Corozal to San Pedro in Belize on Thursday at approximately 8:30 a.m. local time.

Hijacking Attempt by U.S. Citizen Foiled Aboard Belize Flight

TikTok Taking Down Posts Related to Bin Laden Letter

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Taliban Claim to Have Killed 40 Insurgents

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Taliban and US Agree on Prisoner Swap

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US Marks 21st Anniversary of 9/11

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Domestic violence

UN: Home is the Most Dangerous Physical Location for Women

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Australia Declares Domestic Violence a National Crisis

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A three-judge panel from Argentina's federal appeals court confirmed gender-based violence charges against former President Alberto Fernández in a 2-1 vote on Tuesday, leaving him one step away from being put on trial in open court.

Argentine Court Upholds Gender-Violence Charges Against Former President

Search Continues for Suspected Killer of Maryland Judge

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Arson

US Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi is investigating recent attacks on Tesla vehicles, with one suspect already facing up to 20 years in prison for throwing a Molotov cocktail at a dealership, while authorities seek out who's funding and organizing the incidents.

Tesla Faces Nationwide Vandalism Amid Musk's DOGE Role

Bangladesh: Protesters Torch Ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Home

Man Who Self-Immolated Outside Trump Trial Dies

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LA Fires Kill 10; Arson Suspect Caught as Looters Target Homes

Trump Manhattan Trial: First Jurors Selected

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Torture

On Thursday, South Korea's Unification Ministry released a 450-page report detailing North Korea's alleged human rights abuses, including the public execution of teenagers, pregnant women, and homosexuals.

S.Korea Publishes Report of North's Alleged Human Rights Abuses

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Guantánamo Detainee Freed to Belize

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Day 270: Explosions Rock Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine to Investigate Alleged War Crimes

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Day 271 Roundup: Russian Forces Pound Ukrainian Strongholds; UN Urges End to Attacks on Zaporizhzhia Plant

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Day 269: Russia Accuses Ukraine of Executing More Than 10 POWs

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War crimes

UK Special Forces (UKSF) rejected resettlement applications from upwards of 2K Afghan Commandos, despite credible evidence that they met the criteria for approval, the UK's Ministry of Defence (MOD) confirmed for the first time this month.

UK: MOD Confirms Special Forces Blocked the Resettlement of Over 2K Afghan Commandos

Bangladesh: UN Says Hasina Govt Committed 'Crimes Against Humanity'

Italy's Meloni Probed Over Repatriation of Libyan War Crimes Suspect

Trump Sanctions ICC Over Israel War Crimes Investigation

Libya Police Chief Arrested, Released in Italy War Crimes Case