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A spate of high-profile death penalty cases in 2024 have prompted an unprecedented outburst of public anger and frustration, as several condemned prisoners with credible claims of innocence have fought their pending executions in the court of public opinion.

Profound qualms about the reliability of death sentences have been raised …

The UK will not tolerate attempts by foreign countries to harass or intimidate British citizens, the security minister has warned, after a number of Sikhs complained they were being targeted either by or on behalf of the Indian government.

Dan Jarvis has written to the Sikh Federation after reports of …

A former soldier accused of murdering a woman and her two adult daughters at their family home has been further charged with raping one of the women killed.

Kyle Clifford, 26, is accused of fatally stabbing Carol Hunt, 61, the wife of the BBC 5 Live commentator John Hunt, and …

Vladimir Putin has said the war in Ukraine has made Russia “much stronger” and denied that the fall of his key ally Bashar al-Assad in Syria has hurt Moscow’s standing, as he held a marathon year-end press conference and television call-in seeking to project confidence at home and abroad.

Casting …

The New York Jets’ rocky 2024 campaign has been shaped by unorthodox decision-making, including owner Woody Johnson reportedly relying on Madden NFL video game ratings to evaluate players.

According to

the Athletic

The Labour minister Tulip Siddiq is facing an investigation in Bangladesh over allegations she and family members embezzled billions as part of a deal for a nuclear power plant in the south Asian country.

Siddiq, who is the government’s Treasury economic secretary tasked with tackling financial corruption, has been accused …

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Fifty men went on trial alongside Dominique Pelicot in connection with the drugging, rape and assault of Gisèle Pelicot. On Thursday at the culmination of a months-long trial in the southern French city of Avignon, they were convicted and …

Notch up another win for artificial intelligence. Researchers have used the technology to predict the notes that waft off whisky and determine whether a dram was made in the US or Scotland.

The work is a step towards automated systems that can predict the complex aroma of whisky from its …

Politicians from France and beyond have hailed Gisèle Pelicot’s courage and called the trial of the men who abused her historic while feminist groups have stressed there is still a long way to go and demanded fundamental changes to France’s sexual abuse laws.

“Thank you for your courage, Gisèle Pelicot,” …

Writers, publishers, musicians, photographers, movie producers and newspapers have rejected the Labour government’s plan to create a copyright exemption to help artificial intelligence companies train their algorithms.

In a joint statement, bodies representing thousands of creatives dismissed the

proposal made by ministers