World·23h ago
Algeria president seeks death penalty for arsonists after deadly forest fires
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said he was not ruling out foul play after 100 wildfires were recorded Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has said he wants to reinstate the death penalty for arsonists, following a wave of forest fires that have killed at least 12 people. Algerian civil authorities were on Sunday afternoon still battling to battle some of the fires, with the Algerian Press Service noting that 18 out 19 fires that had broken out in the previous 24.
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Crime·13h ago
US singer D4vd's celebrity lawyers withdraw from murder case
US singer D4vd to go on trial for murder in death of 14-year-old Los Angeles County's top prosecutor, Nathan Hochman, said outside the courtroom on Monday that his office was "ready to proceed" with its case against Burke. The star, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, has been appointed a public defender to mount his defence against the charge of murdering Celeste Rivas Hernandez, 14, whose remains were found in September 2025 in a Tesla registered to his address. LOS ANGELES -- Singer D4vd is now being represented by a public defender after his lawyers withdrew from his case Monday ahead of his second.
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World·13h ago
Ex-congressman George Santos banned from betting platform for life
'Have a great life!' Trump orders prison release of disgraced ex-lawmaker Santos Former congressman George Santos begins seven-year prison sentence In addition to barring him from “direct or indirect access” to its platform, Kalshi fined Santos $71,356 — multiples of the $17,839.57 it said he made from his wagers. That’s to show you how fragile these markets are.” Santos, who was revealed to have fabricated large swaths of his background during his congressional campaign, was expelled from Congress while under federal. He embellished much about his biography in the run-up to his election to Congress in 2022.
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