Police
Trump backs off Washington, DC police takeover after striking deal
The administration of US President Donald Trump has reversed its decision to place the Washington, DC police department under federal control, after negotiations with Washington officials and the United States Justice Department led to a deal. Trump had initially ordered the deployment of 800 National Guard troops onto the streets of the capital, citing a […]
Mexico’s Police Violence Sparks Outrage After Student’s Death
The death of Jesus Alain Vasquez Perez, a 20-year-old student at the Mactumatza teacher training school in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico, has sparked widespread outrage and protests. Vasquez died on May 15 after falling from a pickup truck that was being pursued by police. The incident has raised questions about police violence and accountability in Mexico, […]
Gunman Kills Three at Target Store in Texas
A gunman opened fire in the parking lot of a Target store in Austin, Texas, killing three people on Monday. According to authorities, the attacker, a man in his 30s with a “mental health history,” fled the scene in a stolen car, which he later crashed. He then stole another car from a nearby dealership […]
India’s Opposition Protests Electoral Roll Revision
India‘s opposition parties held a protest demanding the rollback of a revision of the voter list in the eastern state of Bihar, where elections are scheduled for its legislature in November. Hundreds of lawmakers and supporters began Monday’s protest from parliament and were confronted by police who stopped them from marching towards the Election Commission […]
Suspect Dies, Officer Injured in Shooting at Emory University
Police in the United States have responded to an active shooting incident on the campus of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, that injured one officer and resulted in the suspect’s death. In an alert sent on Friday, students were told to “RUN, HIDE, FIGHT” and avoid the area close to the nearby Centers for Disease […]
Budapest Mayor Questioned by Police Over Banned Pride March
Budapest‘s mayor has been questioned by police as a suspect in helping to organise a banned LGBTQ march in the city. The event took place on June 28 despite warnings of potential legal repercussions by Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, whose government passed a law earlier this year banning the event. Organisers say that […]
Police, FBI, SWAT Launch Manhunt for Lawmaker Killer
A manhunt is underway in Minnesota after two state lawmakers were targeted in what Governor Tim Walz described as an “act of targeted political violence”. Melissa Hortman, 55, a Democrat and House Speaker, and her husband were killed in Brooklyn Park, a city near Minneapolis. John Hoffman, 60, also a Democrat and a state senator, […]
Police Injured, Houses Burned in Second Night of Riots in Ireland
Hundreds of masked rioters have attacked police and set homes and cars on fire i, Northern Ireland‘s Ballymena, in the second night of disorder described as “racially motivated” by police. The riots followed a protest over an alleged sexual assault in the town, where two teenage boys were charged and requested a Romanian interpreter in […]
Colombian Police Arrest Suspect in Peru Mine Workers’ Killings
Colombian police have arrested Miguel Antonio Rodríguez Díaz, alias “Cuchillo,” in connection with the murder of 13 kidnapped workers at a gold mine in Peru’s Pataz district. According to Peru’s interior ministry and Colombian police, Díaz was arrested in Medellín in a joint operation with Interpol. Díaz is accused of “organised crime, aggravated kidnapping and […]
Diver Dies During Operations to Recover Mike Lynch’s Yacht
A diver died on Friday during preliminary operations to recover British tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s superyacht from the waters off the coast of northern Sicily. The 56-meter-long Bayesian was moored off the small port of Porticello, near Palermo, in August last year when it was likely hit by a downburst, a very strong downward wind, […]