Petro Slams Use of Violence for Political Gain After Attack on Uribe Turbay

Colombian President Gustavo Petro condemned the attempted assassination of opposition figure Miguel Uribe Turbay, calling for unity against political violence amid rising threats to democracy in the country. The attack on Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay has …

Jailed kidnapper Dee Coleman’s history of extreme violence – including nailing victim to table

REVEALED | One-time UDA thug, caged last week over torture attack, once nailed man to a table, and poured boiling water over another Dee Coleman and (inset) Paul Harbinson displaying wounds to his hands Sunday Life Investigations Today at 08:21 The former …

The country is home to several armed guerrilla groups, powerful cartels and has a long history of political violence

Man with ‘serious history of violence’ jailed for breaking in ex-partner’s home in breach of protection order

“Your tragedy is now also their tragedy,” Judge Catherine Ghent told the 26-year-old defendant. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared before Tallaght District Court where he was jailed for 11 months after he pleaded guilty to breaching a …

Bowen: Israel is accused of the gravest war crimes - how governments respond could haunt them for years

ShareSave Even wars have rules. They don't stop soldiers killing each other but they're intended to make sure that civilians caught up in the fighting are treated humanely and protected from as much danger as possible. The rules apply equally to …

Hostage advocacy group attacked in Boulder to be focus of local Jewish festival

The group that was attacked last weekend in Boulder, Colorado, while calling for Hamas to release Israeli hostages will be a central focus of the Boulder Jewish Festival, which kicks off Sunday morning in the same location where the firebombing took place. …

‘I don’t know why the president has this problem’: Trump had a history of disparaging Haiti and Haitians before the ...

So when Haiti was included late Wednesday in a list of countries on which Trump was imposing a near-total travel ban, some saw a culmination of a long campaign against the population. “Donald Trump has been very consistent in his anti-Black racism, both …

Essay: The water that breaks the wall of forgetfulness

Alvino Kusumabrata My first encounter - albeit imaginary - with a victim of human rights violations occurred in the seventh grade. The victim's name was Widji Thukul. I got to know him well through devoutly reading his biography and works, which at …

Trump deploys National Guard to quell immigration protests in LA as White House accused of 'sowing chaos'

8 June 2025, 08:30 | Updated: 8 June 2025, 09:12 A car burns during a protest following federal immigration operations, in the Compton neighborhood of Los Angeles, California on June 7, 2025. Picture: Getty The Trump administration has said it will deploy …

Lucknow to Stirling: Ghosts of 1857 in a Scottish Museum

Rudyard Kipling’s Kim – that iconic novel of the Raj – first appeared as a serial in McClure’s Magazine in December 1900, a month before the death of Queen Victoria. At this point, the British Empire was arguably at its strongest. The event that extended …