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Pope brings Holy Year and a message of hope to Rome's main prison
Pope Francis is bringing his Holy Year to Rome’s main prisonABC News - 3h -
‘It was like I was reborn’: Sednaya prison’s former inmates adapt to a new Syria
Former prisoners endured hearing fellow inmates being executed – but they are the lucky ones, with 100,000 people still missing. Of all the horrors Mohammed Ammar Hamami remembers from his time in ...The Guardian - 4h -
6,000 inmates escape from a high-security prison in Mozambique
Mozambique’s police chief has said that at least 6,000 inmates have escaped from a high-security prison in the capital on Christmas Day after a rebellion, as widespread post-election riots and ...ABC News - 4h -
Pope Francis opens ‘holy door’ at one of largest prisons in Italy
Pontiff opens sacred portal at Rebibbia jail outside Rome to show ‘hope does not disappoint’. Pope Francis has visited one of the largest prisons in Italy, opening a special “holy door” for the ...The Guardian - 4h -
Russian ship that sank in the Mediterranean was attacked, owner says
The Russian operator of a cargo ship that sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria says it has been hit by a series of explosions in an act of sabotageABC News - 4h -
Dozens Dead in Airliner Crash 'Likely' Caused by Russian Air Defenses
Ukraine and aviation experts rejected other explanations for an Azerbaijan Airlines crash that killed at least 38 people.The Wall Street Journal - 14h -
Released From a Russian Prison, This Activist Got Right to Work
Vladimir Kara-Murza, a vehement critic of President Vladimir V. Putin, didn’t want to be part of a prisoner exchange. But he says more exchanges are needed.The New York Times - 1d -
Prison guard dead after Christmas morning assault by inmate, officials say
A corrections officer died after an assault by an inmate in an Ohio prison on Christmas morning, authorities say.CBS News - 9h -
Russians turn to ‘personal shoppers’ to smuggle luxury bags
Customs records show middlemen are keeping high-end fashion flowing to Moscow despite sanctionsFinancial Times - 13h -
Russian scientists criticise cleanup efforts after oil spill in Black Sea
Experts decry lack of required equipment to clean up about 4,300 tonnes of oil after two tankers hit by storm in the Kerch Strait. Russian scientists have criticised the effort to clean up oil ...The Guardian - 21h -
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Hundreds escape Mozambique prison amid election protests
The prisoners took advantage of ongoing political unrest triggered by disputed poll results, police say.BBC News - 21h -
Mozambique prison riot kills 33 as civil unrest grips the country
A prison riot in Mozambique’s capital Maputo left 33 people dead and 15 injured, the country’s police general commander Bernardino Rafael said on Wednesday.NBC News - 21h -
Dozens killed in Mozambique prison riot on Christmas Day
Unrest at maximum security prison in the capital, Maputo, reportedly left 33 people dead and 15 injured. Dozens of people were killed in a prison riot in Mozambique on Christmas Day, authorities ...The Guardian - 22h -
"Desperate" killer who escaped from Mississippi prison is recaptured
Authorities in Mississippi say a "desperate" and "very dangerous" convicted murderer, Drew Johnson, is back in custody after escaping from prison Tuesday.CBS News - 23h -
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Russian cargo ship’s owner says sinking in Mediterranean was ‘act of terrorism’
Three explosions caused Ursa Major to sink off Spanish coast, says company linked to Russian defence ministry. A Russian cargo ship that sank on Tuesday in the Mediterranean Sea was the target of ...The Guardian - 1d -
Russian ship sinks in Mediterranean after explosion
A Russian cargo ship sank Monday in the Mediterranean Sea leaving two of the 16 crew members unaccounted for, according to the country’s authorities. Fourteen of the crew members were rescued and ...The Hill - 1d -
Russian cargo ship sinks in Mediterranean after engine room blast
The ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria following an explosion in the engine room, officials said.CBS News - 1d -
Pro-Palestinian Activists Removed From Michigan’s Student Government
The president and vice president of the University of Michigan’s student assembly were impeached after they demanded divestment and stopped funding campus activities.The New York Times - 1d -
Russian court sentences US citizen to 15 years in jail for espionage
A Russian court has sentenced a U.S. citizen to 15 years in jail for espionage on Tuesday, according to Russian state media outlets. Eugene Spector, who was born in Russia but later moved to the ...The Hill - 2d -
Russian ship under US sanctions sinks after engine room blast
Ursa Major ran into trouble in the Mediterranean between Spain and Algeria, with two crew still missing.BBC News - 2d -
Hochul Orders Firing of 14 Prison Workers After Fatal Attack on Inmate
Video of the deadly assault on Robert L. Brooks was “horrific,” “disturbing” and “devastating,” a lawyer for his family said after they watched it.The New York Times - 2d -
Russian cargo ship sinks in the Mediterranean, leaving 2 crew missing
Spain’s maritime rescue agency and the Russian Foreign Ministry say a Russian cargo ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria, leaving two crewmembers missingABC News - 2d -
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Russian-born US citizen jailed in Moscow on espionage charges
The allegations against the businessman, who was tried behind closed doors, are not being made public.BBC News - 2d -
Russian cargo ship sinks in Mediterranean after explosion in engine room
Two crew members from Ursa Major are missing and 14 have been rescued, Russian foreign ministry says. An engine room explosion sank a Russian cargo ship called Ursa Major in the Mediterranean Sea ...The Guardian - 2d -
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Hong Kong police issue arrest warrants and bounties for six activists
Hong Kong police have announced a fresh round of arrest warrants for six activists based overseas, with bounties set at $1 million Hong Kong dollars for information leading to their arrestsABC News - 2d -
Hong Kong police issue bounties for six more overseas activists
HK$1m rewards target people accused of national security crimes who fled after pro-democracy protests. Hong Kong police have announced bounties of HK$1m (about £105,000) for information leading to ...The Guardian - 2d -
Russian cargo ship sinks in Mediterranean after engine room explosion
The Ursa Major had been under US sanctions linked to war in UkraineFinancial Times - 2d -
Legendary drug lord released from U.S. prison, deported to Colombia, freed
Fabio Ochoa arrived at Bogota's El Dorado airport on a deportation flight on Monday, wearing a grey sweatshirt and carrying his personal belongings in a plastic bag.CBS News - 2d -
From vaccines to votes: Russian ad agency influences Europeans
AdNow was implicated in misinformation campaigns in France, Germany and RomaniaFinancial Times - 2d -
How a Georgia county official stood up to a Russian ransomware ring
The Russian-based ransomware syndicate LockBit took responsibility for the cyberattack, which temporarily crippled the Georgia county's online infrastructure.CBS News - 2d -
How a Georgia official stood up to a Russian ransomware ring
2024 could go down as the worst year yet for ransomware attacks, in which hackers gain access to a computer server, lock up all the files and then demand payment to get the victims back online. For ...CBS News - 2d -
Legendary drug lord Fabio Ochoa is deported to Colombia and walks free after 20 years in US prisons
One of Colombia’s legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cartel has been deported back to the South American country, after serving 25 years of a 30-year prison sentence in the ...ABC News - 2d -
Live Updates: Ethics Committee releases Gaetz report; Biden commutes death row prisoners
President Biden spurred criticism and praise on Monday with his decision to commute all but three prisoners currently on federal death row. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) called the move "politically ...The Hill - 2d -
The Three Death Row Prisoners Biden Chose Not to Spare
President Biden commuted the sentences of 37 men on federal death row but declined to save the lives of three men convicted of “hate-motivated mass murder” or “terrorism.”The New York Times - 2d -
Albania opposition activists rally on streets of Tirana to demand government steps aside
Albania’s main opposition party has blocked the capital Tirana’s main intersections in an anti-government protest calling for a technocratic caretaker cabinetABC News - 3d -
Biden drops death sentences for 37 out of 40 prisoners
The president condemns the murderers but says the death penalty at federal level "must stop".BBC News - 3d