Man who beheaded Indin-origin motel owner in Texas won’t face death penalty; prosecution goes soft on Cuban murderer

The gruesome beheading of Indian-origin Texas motel owner Chandra Nagamallaiah in September which prompted President Donald Trump to vow strong action against the murderer, a 37-year-old Cuban alien, has suddenly gone off the radar as the alien, a history-sheeter, is not being pursued for the death penalty. Yordanis Cobos-Martinez was indicted on a capital murder […]

Indian-origin Melbourne couple jailed in 2021 for making a Tamil woman their slave for 8 years slapped with fresh penalty

Australian Federal Police imposed a fresh penalty on Indian-origin Melbourne couple who kept an old Indian woman as their slave for eight years. An Indian-origin Melbourne couple who were jailed in 2021 for enslaving an old Tamil woman for eight years have been imposed with a fresh penalty, the Australian Federal Police revealed on Friday. […]

Kuwait’s new anti-drug rules: Death penalty for traffickers, random tests and million-dinar fines introduced | World News

Kuwait introduces strict new anti-drug law with tough penalties / AI-Generated Illustration Kuwait has officially approved a new, tougher anti-drug law, the Cabinet announced on Monday, October 28, 2025, introducing random drug testing, harsher jail terms, and the death penalty for serious trafficking cases. The draft decree-law was endorsed during the weekly Cabinet meeting and […]

Why does Taiwan still have the death penalty?

Representative image (Picture credit: AP) In January 2025, the execution of Huang Lin-kai reignited Taiwan’s death penalty debate, with activists saying authorities acted in disregard of the law. The execution, the island’s first in five years, came just months after Taiwan’s Constitutional Court issued a landmark ruling narrowing the scope of capital punishment and requiring […]

Alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson’s hearing to be public, his lawyers to fight death penalty

Tyler Robinson has been asked to be present in person in his next hearing on October 30. Tyler Robinson appeared for a hearing online in a Utah court Monday as the judge fixed the next hearing date on October 30 in an open-to-the-public hearing. The Utah County Commission appointed Kathryn Nester, a former federal public […]

‘When I get to heaven…’: Erika Kirk reveals she won’t seek death penalty for Charlie Kirk’s killer because…

Erika Kirk revealed that she won’t push for death penalty for her husband’s killer. Ahead of Charlie Kirk‘s funeral today, his wife Erika Kirk made a major revelation that she would not seek the death penalty for her husband’s killer. In an interview with the New York Times, Erika said many people are asking her […]

‘American tragedy’: Charlie Kirk shooter Tyler Robinson officially charged for Charlie Kirk assassination; death penalty possible

Tyler Robinson may face death penalty as he’s officially charged for Charlie Kirk assassination. Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray called Charlie Kirk’s assassination an American tragedy and formally charged Tyler Robinson with seven counts including aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury and obstruction of justice. “The murder of Charlie Kirk […]

Does Utah have death penalty? What will happen to Charlie Kirk murder suspect, Tyler Robinson?

Prosecutors will formally press charge against Tyler Robinson today. 22-year-old Tyler Robinson will be presented in court today, where prosecutors will formally press murder charges against him. Robinson was arrested late last week and was booked into the Utah County Jail on suspicion of aggravated murder, obstruction of justice and felony discharge of a firearm […]

Donald Trump hit with $83mn defamation penalty: Appeals court backs E Jean Carroll; jury cites malice

US President Donald Trump A federal appeals court on Monday upheld an $83.3 million jury award against US President Donald Trump for defaming writer E Jean Carroll in 2019, after she accused him of a decades-old rape in a Manhattan department store.The ruling from the 2nd US circuit court of Appeals in Manhattan was unanimous […]

Why prosecutors want the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO

Federal prosecutors say Luigi Mangione’s alleged crime didn’t end with the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, it sparked a dangerous ripple effect that has already inspired more bloodshed. That, they argue, is why he should face the death penalty.In a new filing to the US Southern District of New York, prosecutors warned that […]