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Ex-China Defence Ministers Get Suspended Death Sentences In Corruption Cases
Chinese President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption drive has resulted in the removal of China's highest ranking general and military leadership.
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D4vd Pleads Not Guilty After Missing 14-Year-Old Found Dismembered In His Tesla
US indie-pop singer D4vd (David Anthony Burke) pleaded not guilty Monday to the first-degree murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose dismembered remains were found in a Tesla registered to him seven months after she disappeared.
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Unnao Rape Survivor's Plea Seeking Death Penalty For Kuldeep Sengar Dismissed
A bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja ruled that the appeal against the trial court's 2020 decision to convict and sentence Kuldeep Sengar, his brother Jaideep Sengar and others in the case was filed after an "unexplained" delay of 1945 days.
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Iran Executes Two Men Allegedly Spying For Israel Amid War With US
Mohammad Masoom-shahi and Hamed Validi were executed in Iran for "waging war against God" and collaborating with the Israeli regime.
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In A First, Iran Set To Execute Woman Over January Protests
Rights groups accuse Iran of using the death penalty as a tool of repression to instil fear among the prople amid war against Israel and the US.
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Kamal Haasan Opposes Death Penalty For Cops In Tamil Nadu Custodial Torture Case
While welcoming justice in the case, Kamal Haasan, the Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief, reiterated his opposition to capital punishment.
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Video: Israel Minister Drinks, Celebrates Death Penalty Law For Palestinians
The bill was passed on Monday with 62 lawmakers voting in favour and 48 against, including support from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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In Landmark Order, UP Couple Gets Death For Sexually Assaulting 33 Children
A couple has been sentenced to death by a court in Uttar Pradesh after being convicted in a case of sexual assault of 33 children, some of them as young as three years old.
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"If I Died Like Nirbhaya, Everyone Would Have Believed": Unnao Rape Survivor
The Unnao rape survivor on Monday expressed relief after the Supreme Court of India rejected the bail plea of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in connection with the custodial death of her father.
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No Death Penalty For Luigi Mangione In UnitedHealth CEO Murder Case
A New York federal judge on Friday dismissed murder and weapons charges against alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione, a major blow to prosecutors that means Mangione no longer faces a possible death penalty if convicted.
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No Sign Of New Protests In Iran As Hard-Line Cleric Calls For Executions
As Iran returned to uneasy calm after a wave of protests that drew a bloody crackdown, a senior hard-line cleric called Friday for the death penalty for detained demonstrators and directly threatened US President Donald Trump.
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Protesters Are 'Enemies Of God': Iran Warns Of Death Penalty In Crackdown
Amid two weeks of mass protests, Iran's attorney general, Mohammad Movahedi Azad, has warned that anyone participating in demonstrations will be considered an "enemy of God", a charge that comes with the death penalty under Iranian law.
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South Korea's Yoon Faces Potential Death Penalty Over Martial Law Crisis
South Korea's special prosecutor is expected to make a sentencing request for former president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of insurrection over his brief imposition of martial law in 2024, as a lower court trial convened on Friday for its final session.
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Haryana Gangster Vikas Gulia, Associate Jailed For Life
A Delhi court has sentenced Haryana gangster Vikas Gulia and his associate to life imprisonment under MCOCA provisions, but refused the death penalty saying the offences did not fall under the category of 'rarest of the rare cases'.
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"Have To Pursue Till He Gets Death Penalty": Unnao Rape Survivor's Promise
The Unnao rape survivor has expressed faith in the Supreme Court after it stayed a Delhi High Court order suspending the sentence of Kuldeep Singh Sengar, the ex-BJP MLA who raped her.
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Ex-China Defence Ministers Get Suspended Death Sentences In Corruption Cases
Chinese President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption drive has resulted in the removal of China's highest ranking general and military leadership.
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D4vd Pleads Not Guilty After Missing 14-Year-Old Found Dismembered In His Tesla
US indie-pop singer D4vd (David Anthony Burke) pleaded not guilty Monday to the first-degree murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose dismembered remains were found in a Tesla registered to him seven months after she disappeared.
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Unnao Rape Survivor's Plea Seeking Death Penalty For Kuldeep Sengar Dismissed
A bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja ruled that the appeal against the trial court's 2020 decision to convict and sentence Kuldeep Sengar, his brother Jaideep Sengar and others in the case was filed after an "unexplained" delay of 1945 days.
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Iran Executes Two Men Allegedly Spying For Israel Amid War With US
Mohammad Masoom-shahi and Hamed Validi were executed in Iran for "waging war against God" and collaborating with the Israeli regime.
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In A First, Iran Set To Execute Woman Over January Protests
Rights groups accuse Iran of using the death penalty as a tool of repression to instil fear among the prople amid war against Israel and the US.
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Kamal Haasan Opposes Death Penalty For Cops In Tamil Nadu Custodial Torture Case
While welcoming justice in the case, Kamal Haasan, the Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief, reiterated his opposition to capital punishment.
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Video: Israel Minister Drinks, Celebrates Death Penalty Law For Palestinians
The bill was passed on Monday with 62 lawmakers voting in favour and 48 against, including support from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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In Landmark Order, UP Couple Gets Death For Sexually Assaulting 33 Children
A couple has been sentenced to death by a court in Uttar Pradesh after being convicted in a case of sexual assault of 33 children, some of them as young as three years old.
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"If I Died Like Nirbhaya, Everyone Would Have Believed": Unnao Rape Survivor
The Unnao rape survivor on Monday expressed relief after the Supreme Court of India rejected the bail plea of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in connection with the custodial death of her father.
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No Death Penalty For Luigi Mangione In UnitedHealth CEO Murder Case
A New York federal judge on Friday dismissed murder and weapons charges against alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione, a major blow to prosecutors that means Mangione no longer faces a possible death penalty if convicted.
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No Sign Of New Protests In Iran As Hard-Line Cleric Calls For Executions
As Iran returned to uneasy calm after a wave of protests that drew a bloody crackdown, a senior hard-line cleric called Friday for the death penalty for detained demonstrators and directly threatened US President Donald Trump.
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Protesters Are 'Enemies Of God': Iran Warns Of Death Penalty In Crackdown
Amid two weeks of mass protests, Iran's attorney general, Mohammad Movahedi Azad, has warned that anyone participating in demonstrations will be considered an "enemy of God", a charge that comes with the death penalty under Iranian law.
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South Korea's Yoon Faces Potential Death Penalty Over Martial Law Crisis
South Korea's special prosecutor is expected to make a sentencing request for former president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of insurrection over his brief imposition of martial law in 2024, as a lower court trial convened on Friday for its final session.
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Haryana Gangster Vikas Gulia, Associate Jailed For Life
A Delhi court has sentenced Haryana gangster Vikas Gulia and his associate to life imprisonment under MCOCA provisions, but refused the death penalty saying the offences did not fall under the category of 'rarest of the rare cases'.
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"Have To Pursue Till He Gets Death Penalty": Unnao Rape Survivor's Promise
The Unnao rape survivor has expressed faith in the Supreme Court after it stayed a Delhi High Court order suspending the sentence of Kuldeep Singh Sengar, the ex-BJP MLA who raped her.
