Lebanese parliament votes to abolish death penalty
The bill would replace capital punishment with life imprisonment and hard labour, but still requires cabinet approval and the president’s signature.
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Damascus court sentences Bashar and Maher Al Assad to death in absentia
A Syrian criminal court on August 11, 2026 imposed death sentences on the former president, his brother and seven other former officials over killings and torture linked to the 2011 Deraa crackdown.
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Ukraine war briefing: Russia bans voting against the war
Reporting dated 2026-08-10 documents the event and its immediate consequences, with unresolved points retained as attributed or provisional.
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Thai provincial leader dies after shooting at Nonthaburi government complex
Thongchai Yenprasert died after being shot in the neck, while police detained former lawmaker Chalong Riewrang and described the attack as a personal dispute over money.
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Cape Town police probe three separate shootings that killed 11
South African police are investigating shootings in Khayelitsha, Langa and Gugulethu after 11 people were killed and two wounded.
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UN says Afghan intelligence agency arrests two of its staff in Herat
The United Nations says it has lost access to two staff members detained by Afghanistan’s intelligence agency, deepening pressure on already strained relations.
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Daniel Kinahan Charged in Dublin After Extradition From UAE
The 49-year-old was arrested on arrival at Casement Aerodrome and accused of directing a criminal organization between 2015 and 2017.
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Boat operator arrested after New York Harbor capsizing kills two
Police charged the operator with 13 counts of reckless endangerment as investigators examined a possible illegal charter operation.
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Rare report of Mojtaba Khamenei meeting Pezeshkian draws attention in Iran
State-linked reporting said Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei held a publicly reported meeting with President Masoud Pezeshkian, an unusual disclosure after months of limited public visibility.
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Five shot dead in Langa home as Cape Town violence spreads
Police in Cape Town are investigating a house shooting in Langa that left four men and one woman dead on a Saturday night.
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Abelardo de la Espriella takes office as Colombia's president
The conservative outsider chose Cali for a security-heavy inauguration, underscoring his plan to abandon negotiations with armed groups in favor of a harder military posture.
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Student kills grandparents and five school staff in shooting outside Bangkok
A 14-year-old student opened fire at Debsirin Nonthaburi School after apparently killing his grandparents at home, authorities said. The attacker then died by suicide, while casualty estimates varied as officials treated the wounded.
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Hamburg court jails members and supporter of far-right Last Defense Wave group
Seven members and one supporter were convicted in a case that underscores how young extremist networks have become a security concern in Germany.
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Spain and Ecuador say 44 arrests and 21 tons of cocaine seized in multiyear smuggling probe
The investigation, overseen by Europol, targeted a ring that moved drugs from South America into Spain in shipping containers and was linked by police to investors in Dubai.
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Karachi police question 19 people over entrepreneur Mir Raza Ali's death
Investigators are examining surveillance footage, the victim's missing firearm and financial dealings, but have not announced charges in the case.
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Explosive-equipped drone at Leipzig airport prompts terrorism inquiry
German authorities defused the device and investigated its origin, construction and possible political purpose without publicly identifying who was responsible.
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South Sudan police arrest 60 suspected gang members in Juba anti-crime operations
The National Police Service said the arrests are part of a broader campaign against gangs, drug trafficking and youth delinquency as it tries to restore public safety in the capital.
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Five teenagers held over fatal assault in Plovdiv
A Bulgarian court remanded three boys and two girls in custody after investigators said a 37-year-old man was lured through social media and attacked.
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Four killed in shooting by serviceman in Russian-held Crimea
The Moscow-installed governor of Sevastopol said one soldier and three civilians died before the gunman was detained.
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Kyrgyz law removes cremation and ash-burial provisions
President Sadyr Zhaparov signed legislation prohibiting crematorium use for human remains while retaining a narrow exception for medical tissue disposal.
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Poland appeals ruling over €1.3 billion in unwanted Pfizer vaccine doses
Warsaw says the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine changed the deal as it seeks to halt enforcement of a Brussels court judgment.
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Western Cape murders top 170 in two weeks as South African officials debate the response
Police, provincial leaders and anti-crime campaigners are split over whether the answer is a state of disaster or a broader policing reset.
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Russian anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin leaves country amid pressure
The former presidential hopeful appeared in Paris after being barred from office, fined and forced to suspend a parliamentary campaign.
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Lula launches fourth-term bid as Trump pressure hangs over Brazil campaign
Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has formally entered the race for October’s election, casting his candidacy as a test of experience, sovereignty and political stamina.
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