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Alleged killer of prominent Iraqi analyst sentenced to death

An Iraqi court has issued a death sentence against the alleged killer of prominent Iraqi security analyst Hisham al-Hashimi, nearly three years after his assassination

The Independent UK

Priyanka Gandhi to address public meeting at Mulki on May 7

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be arriving here for election campaign on Sunday, the party said.

The Hindu

Ukraine war: drone 'attack' on Kremlin – logic suggests a false flag to distract Russians ahead of Victory Day on May 9

Whether the alleged drone assassination attempt on the Russian president in the Kremlin was an audacious attack by Ukraine or a clumsy attempt at a false flag operation by Moscow may never be known. But from the Kremlin’s standpoint, at least Russia now has footage of its own, demonstrating its…

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Did US or Ukraine try to assassinate Putin? Kremlin makes claims of plot

Russia has accused Ukraine of trying to kill Vladimir Putin with a drone attack on the Kremlin

Evening Standard

Russia says Ukrainian drones targeted Putin

MOSCOW: Russia said on Wednesday that it had shot down two drones aimed at President Vladimir Putin's Kremlin residence in what it called a Ukrainian "terrorist" assassination attempt.

Bangkok Post

Video: Alleged Putin assassination bid

The Kremlin called the alleged attack "a planned terrorist act." Ukraine denied any responsibility

Salon

Türkiye Shuts its Airspace to Armenian Flights

Türkiye has closed its airspace to Armenian flights heading to a third destination in response to the unveiling of a controversial monument in Yerevan last week, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday. The monument commemorates those involved in an assassination plot against Ottoman Turkish officials whom Armenia holds…

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Cameroon journalists living in fear since murder of radio host Martinez Zogo

In January 2023, Cameroonian journalist Martinez Zogo was kidnapped and murdured in circumstances that remain unclear. The brutal assassination of the popular radio host, who regularly condemned corruption and the embezzlement of state funds in Cameroon, sent shockwaves throughout the country. His family and colleagues are still in the dark…

France 24

Leaked abortion draft made us ‘targets of assassination’, Samuel Alito says

US supreme court justice, who wrote Dobbs ruling that overturned Roe, denies claims he was responsible for leak in draft form

The Guardian - US

Argentina’s mounting political uncertainty

Argentina’s president Alberto Fernández has announced he will not stand for re-election in 2023, plunging the country into further political uncertainty following corruption charges and an alleged assassination attempt on current vice-president and two-time former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

The Week

Israel Threatens to Resume Assassinations, Hamas Vows ‘Much Bigger’ Response

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted at the possibility of resuming assassinations against members of Hamas and other factions over any possible future escalation. Israeli media focused on Saleh al-Arouri, deputy head of the political bureau of Hamas, as the number one target. Hamas commented on by warning that it…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Wild story of 'brothers' Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson - murderer 'dad' to JFK

Following the bombshell revelation Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson may share the same father, a convicted hitman, we take a look at the crimes of Charles Voyde Harrelson and his alleged involvement in the assassination of John F. Kennedy

Daily Mirror

Federal judge chastises prosecutors about delay in US trial of Haiti president’s murder

A federal judge in charge of the United States’ case against nearly a dozen defendants in the brazen assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse took prosecutors to task Monday for delaying the trial, saying he is troubled by the fact that the jailed defendants are being forced to spend more…

Miami Herald

Malala Yousafzai working on new book, her 'most personal'

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai is working on a new memoir, the latest book by the young activist from Pakistan known for her advocacy for education for girls and for surviving an assassination attempt by the Taliban

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Chicago Tribune

Review: ‘Camelot’ on Broadway is a chilly Lincoln Center revival, shorn of love and heart

NEW YORK — Just weeks after the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963, his grieving widow Jackie Kennedy quoted her late husband’s favorite Broadway musical in an interview in Life magazine: “Don’t let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment, that was…

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Bomb targeting Japan PM complicates timing of election, BOJ move

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s political fortunes had been improving of late. This weekend’s assassination attempt may change that, depending on the motivation of his bomb-wielding attacker.

Asharq Al-Awsat

SDF Commander Killed in Turkish Drone Attack

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that a commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) was killed, and his escort was injured in an attack by a Turkish drone near Nusaybeen crossing on the border with Türkiye in al-Qamishli. The Observatory pointed out that the attack came a week…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Japanese PM Unhurt after Blast during Campaign Event

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated unharmed Saturday after someone threw an explosive device at a campaign event in a western port city, officials said. Police wrestled a suspect to the ground as screaming bystanders scrambled to get away and smoke filled the air. Although no one was hurt,…

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Reuters

Sudan fatwa call worries UN as Bashir loyalists up activity

The United Nations expressed concern on Tuesday about a request for a fatwa seeking the assassination of its head in Sudan, as loyalists of ousted leader Omar al-Bashir stepped up opposition to a draft deal for a new civilian government.

Miami Herald

More Colombian suspects in Moïse assassination questioned by FBI during Haiti visit

U.S. federal agents visited Haiti this week where they questioned several Colombian suspects in the ongoing investigation into the July 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Azerbaijan Expels 4 Iranian Diplomats for 'Provocative Actions'

Azerbaijan on Thursday said it was expelling four Iranian diplomats over "provocative actions" in the latest deterioration of relations between the neighbors, in part due to Baku's improving relations with Tehran's arch-enemy Israel. Relations between Azerbaijan and Iran have grown increasingly strained in recent months, with the dispute coming to…

Daily Record

Ex-gangster says Thomas Cashman will be 'eaten alive' in jail for murder of 9-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel

Thomas Cashman shot and killed nine-year-old schoolgirl Olivia Pratt-Korbel in August last year at her home in Liverpool during a botched assassination attempt on a convicted burglar.

Reuters

Indian opposition decries new schoolbook's omission of Hindu rage at Mahatma Gandhi

Indian opposition parties on Wednesday condemned the removal from some schoolbooks of references to how independence hero Mahatma Gandhi's pursuit of Hindu-Muslim unity angered some Hindu extremists and led to his assassination.

Daily Mirror

Thomas Cashman will be 'eaten alive' in jail after murdering girl, 9, warns ex-gangster

Thomas Cashman shot and killed nine-year-old schoolgirl Olivia Pratt-Korbel in August last year at her home in Liverpool during a botched assassination attempt on a convicted burglar

Daily Mirror

Man ordered hit on pregnant lover to hide affair from wife as she is shot dead

Eight-months pregnant mum-of-one Letycia Peixoto Fonseca, 31, when an assassination orchestrated by her lover Diogo Viola, 40, saw her killed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at the beginning of March

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