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Pros and cons of the death penalty
Pros and cons There's been a 'clear trend' away from the death penalty in recent decades, but the US 'remains an outlier'
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Texas arrests midwife on felony abortion charges
Speed Read Maria Margarita Rojas and an employee at one of her clinics are the first to be criminally charged under Texas' near-total abortion ban
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South Carolina to execute prisoner by firing squad
speed read Death row inmate Brad Sigmon prefers the squad over the electric chair or lethal injection, his lawyer said
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France's 'reckoning' over largest-ever child sex abuse trial
The Explainer Joël Le Scouarnec case is latest in a series of high-profile scandals to have prompted 'deep soul searching'
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What to do if your phone is stolen
The Explainer An average of 180 phones is stolen every day in London, the 'phone-snatching capital of Europe'
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North Korea may have just pulled off the world's biggest heist
Under the Radar Hermit kingdom increasingly targets vulnerable cryptocurrency, using cybercrime to boost battered economy and fund weapons programmes
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Mexico extradites 29 cartel figures amid US tariff threat
Speed Read The extradited suspects include Rafael Caro Quintero, long sought after killing a US narcotics agent
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The rise of child 'witchcraft' cases in the UK
Under the Radar Faith-based child abuse, centred on accusations of witchcraft and demonic possessions, has harmed thousands of children
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The Met police's stop and search overhaul
The Explainer More than 8,500 Londoners have helped put together a new charter for the controversial practice
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Leonard Peltier released from prison
Speed Read The Native American activist convicted of killing two FBI agents had his life sentence commuted by former President Joe Biden
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Palestine's newly freed political prisoners
The Explainer Terrorists, women and children have been released in the latest phase of the ceasefire prisoner swap
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Ex-Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years
Speed Read The former New Jersey senator was convicted on federal bribery and corruption charges last year
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How should we define extremism and terrorism?
Today's Big Question The government has faced calls to expand the definition of terrorism in the wake of Southport murders
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Arsonists may have spurred the California wildfires
In the Spotlight Are individuals responsible for starting or worsening the blazes in Los Angeles?
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