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Kuwait criticized what it labeled as interference in its internal affairs, and the Kuwaiti foreign minister called on EU countries to respect his country's laws and sovereignty, rejecting European disapproval regarding the recent implementation of the death penalty against seven convicts. Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah expressed wishes that European…

The man suspected of murdering UFC heavyweight Walt Harris' stepdaughter, Aniah Blanchard, could be sentenced to death if convicted.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock singled out Iran for using the death penalty to suppress members of the opposition at a conference on Tuesday which aimed to outlaw the punishment around the world. Speaking at the World Congress against the Death Penalty, with delegations from about 90 countries in Berlin,…

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock singled out Iran for using the death penalty to suppress members of the opposition at a conference on Tuesday which aimed to outlaw the punishment around the world.

Pennsylvania's dormant death penalty statute has hung around for more than a decade, costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars and leaving a moral stain on the state. Protracted legal appeals and a moratorium on executions have idled Pennsylvania's Death House. Because of that, many people don't know the state's…

Father of Shraddha Walker, a Maharashtra girl who was allegedly murdered by her live-in partner Aftab in the national capital, on Tuesday demanded a death penalty for the accused while also suspecting a "love jihad" angle behind the incident. Read more on Dynamite News:

Even within his own party, faith in Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's leadership has been shaken following Friday's replacement of a Cabinet minister over a gaffe on the death penalty, because Kishida initially failed to take such action even the day after the remarks.

Minister Yasuhiro Hanashi submitted his resignation letter to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday.

Beatty’s lawyers argued unsuccessfully that the 2003 Smith County murder didn’t qualify for the death penalty. Neither the Supreme Court nor Texas Gov. Greg Abbott intervened on Wednesday.