Call it executive dysfunction. Since 2021 American states have executed 148 convicted criminals. Of that number, according to data gathered from news reports by the Death Penalty Information Centre, an advocacy charity, 11 were botched, with many of the condemned left writhing in pain on gurneys for 30 minutes or more. Of these, four did…
SÃO PAULO—President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is 80 years old, recovered from brain surgery and convinced that Brazil’s left can’t survive without him. Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is seeking a fourth term. The problem for his movement is that he’s probably right. A quarter of a century after first winning the…
A nail-biting election is expected in Brazil as the country prepares to vote for its next president. Based on the latest media polls, incumbent president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is projected to hold a narrow lead over Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. The first round of voting in the…
Israel’s Transportation Ministry has said it does not conduct background checks on pilots flying into the country and cannot guarantee that those flights are “100 percent” safe, amid growing questions over whether the Israeli government could have prevented the near-disaster aboard flydubai Flight 1073 earlier this week. Israeli passengers arrive at Ben Gurion Airport after…
The co-pilot who attacked Indian pilot Smit Machchhar during an alleged attempt to crash a flydubai aircraft heading to Tel Aviv was seen sitting on his knees inside the aircraft, with his hands tied behind his back, in a new video shared by an Israeli media outlet, while passengers were heard repeatedly saying “just police”…
Iraq has previously secured Iranian permission for Iraqi oil tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively closed during its conflict with the US | Image: Bloomberg 1 min read Last Updated : Oct 04 2026 | 7:47 AM IST Iraq’s state-owned Oil Tanker Company transported 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude…
Flames and thick smoke were seen rising from an Aramco facility south of Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Saturday, as Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels claimed they had targeted the site with ballistic missiles and drones. Flames burn at a facility belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco south of Riyadh on October 3, 2026. (AFP) Saudi…
USA Softball has announced the coaching staff selected to guide the U.S. U-18 Women’s National Team (WNT) at the 2026 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-18 Women’s Pan American Championship. Slated for November 21-28 in San Salvador, El Salvador, Kyla Holas will once again lead the U-18 WNT as head coach, joined by assistant coaches…
Iran’s security council official Mohsen Rezaei on Saturday hit back at US President Donald Trump’s claim that Tehran was approaching surrender, saying America would only “win in its imagination”. “You can win every day in your own imagination. But reality is shaped by Iran—by its people, its soldiers, and its missiles,” Rezaei told Trump. (via…
A car rammed into a crowd standing on a road to cheer on the Newcastle Knights rugby team north of Sydney on Saturday, injuring at least 10 people, Associated Press reported, citing Australian officials. Police said initial indications suggested the incident was not terrorism related. (Representative) New South Wales Ambulance officials said the incident occurred…