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Who is Wassim al-Assad, sentenced to death for Syria war atrocities?
The latest sentence against Wassim al-Assad comes a week after ousted President Bashar al-Assad was sentenced to death
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The world hit a 44-year high in executions
Governments around the world executed more people in 2025 than at any point since 1981.
Published On 31 May 2026
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Iran war day 87: Trump says US not in rush to sign deal, dashing optimism
Iranian media are reporting that a deal may not be reached amid disagreements on some key issues.
US lawyers say man on death row could be executed with expired lethal drugs
Execution method has long raised questions about cruel and unusual punishment and botched executions.
From: NewsFeed
Heavy sandstorm hits Iraq as hospitals battle respiratory issues
A powerful dust storm has swept across Iraq, including Najaf and Baghdad.
Published On 18 May 2026
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Israel approves law on death penalty for October 7 detainees
Israel approves law on death penalty for October 7 detainees
Published On 12 May 2026
Israel pushes for hangings and ‘show trials’ for ‘October 7 detainees’
Israel advances legislation to try October 7 detainees in military courts, raising fears of show trials and executions.
Uganda court sentences man to death for killing four children at nursery
Christopher Okello Onyum sentenced for fatal stabbing of four children aged between one and three years old.
Trump administration to prioritise seeking death penalty, use firing squads
Capital punishment remains controversial in the US, with critics warning of innocent people being put on death row.
Singer D4vd charged with murder of 14-year-old girl
Singer faces first-degree murder and additional charges that could lead to life without parole or the death penalty.
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Palestinian Prisoner’s Day: What happened in Palestine on April 17, 1971?
Nearly 10,000 men, women and children are held in Israeli prisons, a third without charge or trial.
