Saudi Arabia executions hit record high in 2025
Saudi Arabia executed 356 people in 2025, a new annual record driven by its 'war on drugs'. The surge draws criticism amid the kingdom's modernisation push. Read the full analysis.
Saudi Arabia executed 356 people in 2025, a new annual record driven by its 'war on drugs'. The surge draws criticism amid the kingdom's modernisation push. Read the full analysis.
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Manchester United became the first Premier League team affected by a new penalty rule change after Crystal Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta was allowed to retake his spot-kick. Discover the details behind this historic decision.
Bart Verbruggen's stoppage-time penalty save secured Brighton a dramatic 2-1 victory over Brentford in Fabian Hurzeler's 50th match. Read the full match report and reaction.
Stephen Bryant executed by firing squad for 2004 triple murder. The 44-year-old becomes third person executed this way in South Carolina this year. Read the full details.
Stephen Bryant, 44, executed by firing squad for 2004 triple murder spree. Read the full details of his crimes and controversial execution method.
Stephen Bryant faces execution by firing squad in South Carolina for three 2004 murders. His final hope is gubernatorial clemency. Read the full story.
Stephen Bryant faces execution by firing squad in South Carolina for 2004 triple murder. Explore the controversial method's history and the details of the case.
Florida executes Bryan Frederick Jennings for the 1999 murder of James 'J.D.' Day. The execution proceeded despite last-minute appeals and international scrutiny.
Accused killer Luigi Mangione still lacks a court-ordered laptop 100+ days on, creating a time crunch before his critical hearing. Read the latest on the case.
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt commuted Tremane Wood's death sentence to life without parole just before his scheduled lethal injection for a 2002 murder. Read the full story.
Bryan Jennings, former Marine, scheduled for lethal injection for 1979 murder of Rebecca Kunash. Florida governor Ron DeSantis sets execution record. Read the full story.
Tremane Wood faces execution despite brother's murder confession and flawed legal representation. Will Oklahoma's governor grant clemency in this controversial capital punishment case?
Stephen Bryant, 44, will be executed by firing squad on November 14 after the South Carolina Supreme Court rejected his final appeal. Read the full details of his 2004 crime spree.
US prosecutors disclose 130,000 pages of evidence in the political assassination case of a Minnesota lawmaker. The defence struggles with the volume as a death penalty decision looms.
Sir Keir Starmer has dismissed a proposal for a referendum on the death penalty for foreign criminals, stating it 'is not the answer'. Read the full story.
Texas executes convicted killer Ramiro Gonzales for 2001 murder of Bridget Townsend after controversial last-minute appeals fail. His final statement expressed love and gratitude.
Stephen Bryant has been executed by lethal injection in South Carolina for the 1994 murder of a convenience store clerk, marking the state's first execution in over a decade amid ongoing death penalty debates.
Lindsay Sandiford, a British grandmother from Gloucestershire, continues her desperate battle against the death sentence in Indonesia 13 years after being convicted of drug trafficking.
Republican Governor Kevin Stitt under fire after allowing execution of Julius Jones despite widespread protests and celebrity interventions in controversial capital punishment case.
Jagtar Singh Johal's family demands Prime Minister's intervention as Scottish man remains imprisoned in India for six years without trial on controversial charges.
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Governor Ron DeSantis has signed into law a radical change to Florida's death penalty system, allowing capital punishment with just 8-4 jury recommendations, sparking immediate legal challenges and human rights concerns.
In a landmark ruling, India's Supreme Court has acquitted two men previously sentenced to death for the horrific Nithari killings that shook the nation, citing critical lapses in police investigation.
Stephen Bryant becomes first prisoner executed by firing squad in South Carolina since 2011, marking controversial return to method state calls 'most humane'
Tifany Adams stands accused of the brutal murders of her two young children in an Oklahoma case that has shocked the nation and could result in capital punishment.
Exclusive: Australian travellers to Bali receive stark warnings as Indonesia strengthens death penalty enforcement for drug crimes, with multiple foreigners currently on death row.