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Alleged killer neonatal nurse Lucy Letby was repeatedly told she was not permitted to enter a room where parents were grieving their baby she allegedly murdered.  Letby, 32, is standing trial in the U.K. for allegedly murdering seven babies and attempting to murder 10 more at the Countess of Chester …

Authorities in Iran have announced they will hold public trials for at least 1,000 of the protesters detained in the country for their participation in anti-government demonstrations following the death of a woman who died in police custody after being arrested for improperly wearing her head covering. The mass indictments, …

Officials in the western Indian state of Gujarat said at least 132 people were killed after a pedestrian suspension bridge collapsed into the Machchu river Sunday evening. Authorities said the century-old cable suspension bridge collapsed because it couldn’t handle the weight of the large crowd that had gathered. The bridge …

A Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit has unveiled a report outlining a “maximum pressure” strategy the Biden administration could take to support anti-government demonstrators protesting the Iranian regime.  The steps announced by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) come as Iran, according to the Associated Press, said Monday it will hold public …

Residents of Zacatecas, Mexico, witnessed a dog carrying a human head in its mouth as it ran down the streets of the violence-plagued state. Police were eventually able to pull the head out of the canine’s mouth, according to local officials. A law enforcement official said the head and other …

More than 150 people were killed in the Halloween stampede in Seoul, South Korea, including two U.S. college students studying abroad. Steven Blesi was an international business major attending Kennesaw State University, which is located outside Atlanta, and Anne Gieske was a nursing student at the University of Kentucky. Both …

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol ordered a period of national mourning Sunday after at least 153 people were killed in a crowd stampede in Seoul. The crowd rush occurred during Halloween festivities as a massive crowd pushed into a narrow alleyway, crushing those in the middle of the group. Mourners …

Politicians in the United Kingdom are calling for a probe into the report that former Prime Minister Liz Truss’ phone was hacked by Russian spies over the summer and was possibly covered up while she challenged for the leadership role. Following the report of the alleged hack by the Daily …

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak plans to crack down on “woke” policing, pushing authorities to be “fighting actual crime in people’s neighbourhoods, and not policing bad jokes on Twitter.” Sunak’s government hopes to emulate the efforts of Stephen Watson, chief of the Greater Manchester Police, who has successfully rehabilitated two police …

JERUSALEM — As Israelis trudge to the polls for the fifth time in less than four years, both the public and pundits agree that this election — just like the previous four — is about whether former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should return to power as the country’s leader. Most …