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Two paramedics who injected Elijah McClain with an overdose of a sedative after police put him in a chokehold have been convicted of his 2019 death. In a rare prosecution of medical personnel, a jury found Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec guilty of criminally negligent homicide. It was the last trial against police and paramedics charged in the killing of Mr McClain, 23, in Aurora, Colorado. The case of the […]
The Czech Republic is holding a day of national mourning for those killed in Thursday's mass shooting at a Prague university. Flags on official buildings are being flown at half-mast and a minute's silence will be observed at midday. Fourteen people were shot dead at the Faculty of Arts building of Charles University in the capital by a student who then killed himself. Police are working to uncover the motive […]
A gunman has shot dead 14 people and injured another 25 at a university in Prague, officials say, in the deadliest attack in modern Czech history. Police say the 24-year-old gunman was also "eliminated" following the shooting at Charles University in the historic centre of the capital. University staff were told to barricade themselves in rooms during the attack. Prime Minister Petr Fiala said he had cancelled upcoming […]
Three police officers in the US state of Washington have been found not guilty of all charges in the 2020 killing of a Black man whose death drew comparisons with the murder of George Floyd. Christopher Burbank, 38, and Matthew Collins, 40, were found not guilty of murder and manslaughter, while Timothy Rankine, 34, was acquitted of manslaughter following a 10-week trial. Manuel Ellis, 33, died while in […]
The US says "serious negotiations" are taking place on a new Gaza truce and the release of more Israeli hostages. But prospects remain uncertain after Hamas's leader reportedly rejected the prospect of a temporary pause during talks in Cairo on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Israeli forces say they’ve uncovered a network of tunnels in the heart of Gaza City with entrances connected to the houses of Hamas leaders. On Wednesday, the […]
An Oklahoma judge has exonerated a man who was in prison for almost half a century for a 1974 murder, the longest wrongful sentence to be served in the US. Glynn Simmons, 70, was freed in July when a judge ordered a new trial. But a county district attorney said on Monday there was not enough evidence to warrant one. In an order on Tuesday, Oklahoma County District Judge […]
A donation from an American couple has seen their own Christmas lights display constructed in a village in Cornwall. Joe Murray and Susan Kirby, jugglers from Connecticut, in the United States of America, came on holiday to Cornwall in 2017 and visited the Christmas lights in Mousehole. Since then they have enjoyed them via the organisers' webcam every year. This year they have had their own lights created - in […]
The Italian government will take in 1,500 refugees and asylum-seekers from Libya over the next three years, following an agreement with the UN's refugee agency. The latest deal is an extension of previous resettlement initiatives, in which Italy evacuated 1,300 refugees and asylum-seekers from Libya. Among those who have already been resettled in the previous programs include refugees and asylum-seekers who had moved to Libya from other African countries. UNHCR […]
Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló has sacked Prime Minister Geraldo Martins, just a week after reinstating him to the post. Mr Martins was first appointed PM in August, but lost the position earlier this month when President Embaló dissolved the government following a foiled coup attempt on 1 December. The president then reappointed Mr Martins as PM last week. A presidential decree issued on Wednesday announced that Rui Duarte de […]
