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Man behind guns in Haitian president's assassination sentenced to life in prison

A dual Haitian-Chilean citizen was sentenced to life in prison on Friday after pleading guilty in a U.S. court in March to three charges involving his role in the 2021 assassination of then-Haitian President Jovenel Moise, prosecutors said.

Reuters

Mastermind of assassination of Haiti president sentenced to life by US court

Rodolphe Jaar, a Haitian-Chilean businessman, conspired with Colombian mercenaries, to kill Jovenel Moïse in 2021

The Guardian - US

US sanctions Iranians over alleged assassination plots of former US officials, dissidents

The United States has announced sanctions against some Iranian and Turkish people and firms accused of plotting to assassinate former U.S. government officials, dual U.S. and Iranian nationals, and dissidents

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Argentina: Prosecutor calls for trial of suspects in VP assassination attempt

The prosecutor in Argentina who is leading the investigation into the failed assassination attempt against Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has called for the three detained suspects to face trial as he said there is so far no evidence that points to political financing or planning of the alleged…

The Independent UK

Russia calls for Lindsey Graham’s assassination after controversial comments about ‘dying Russians’

Head of Russia’s RT reacts with anger over comments made by US Senator that have been taken out of context

The Independent UK

The Plot to Save South Africa: masterful account of an assassination that nearly derailed efforts to end apartheid

I was about to set off to the airport on the morning of 10 April 1993 to cover the great American boxer Muhammad Ali’s arrival in Johannesburg when the news came through: Chris Hani had been murdered.

The Conversation

PUK returns to Kurdish Regional Government meetings after boycott

The move has eased tensions building since the assassination of an intelligence officer that KDP blamed on PUK.

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Protests erupt after former Pakistan PM Khan arrested

ISLAMABAD: Protests erupted across Pakistan on Tuesday after former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested during a court appearance in the capital for one of dozens of cases pending since he was ousted last year.

Bangkok Post

Jordan Neely family attorneys call statement from Daniel Penny’s legal team ‘character assassination’

The former Marine’s “actions on the train, and now his words, show why he needs to be in prison,” attorneys said

The Independent UK

Jordan Neely’s family criticises marine veteran for not offering apology

Statement issued by attorneys for Daniel Penny was ‘a character assassination’, Neely’s family says

The Guardian - US

Homeless man's family say former marine 'needs to be in prison' after chokehold death

The family of Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless Michael Jackson impersonator, has described the statement of the man accused of killing him as a "character assassination" and claims "he needs to be in prison."

Daily Mirror

Alleged killer of prominent Iraqi analyst sentenced to death

An Iraqi court has issued a death sentence against the alleged killer of prominent Iraqi security analyst Hisham al-Hashimi, nearly three years after his assassination

The Independent UK

Priyanka Gandhi to address public meeting at Mulki on May 7

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be arriving here for election campaign on Sunday, the party said.

The Hindu

Ukraine war: drone 'attack' on Kremlin – logic suggests a false flag to distract Russians ahead of Victory Day on May 9

Whether the alleged drone assassination attempt on the Russian president in the Kremlin was an audacious attack by Ukraine or a clumsy attempt at a false flag operation by Moscow may never be known. But from the Kremlin’s standpoint, at least Russia now has footage of its own, demonstrating its…

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Evening Standard

Did US or Ukraine try to assassinate Putin? Kremlin makes claims of plot

Russia has accused Ukraine of trying to kill Vladimir Putin with a drone attack on the Kremlin

Bangkok Post

Russia says Ukrainian drones targeted Putin

MOSCOW: Russia said on Wednesday that it had shot down two drones aimed at President Vladimir Putin's Kremlin residence in what it called a Ukrainian "terrorist" assassination attempt.

Salon

Video: Alleged Putin assassination bid

The Kremlin called the alleged attack "a planned terrorist act." Ukraine denied any responsibility

Asharq Al-Awsat

Türkiye Shuts its Airspace to Armenian Flights

Türkiye has closed its airspace to Armenian flights heading to a third destination in response to the unveiling of a controversial monument in Yerevan last week, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday. The monument commemorates those involved in an assassination plot against Ottoman Turkish officials whom Armenia holds…

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Cameroon journalists living in fear since murder of radio host Martinez Zogo

In January 2023, Cameroonian journalist Martinez Zogo was kidnapped and murdured in circumstances that remain unclear. The brutal assassination of the popular radio host, who regularly condemned corruption and the embezzlement of state funds in Cameroon, sent shockwaves throughout the country. His family and colleagues are still in the dark…

The Guardian - US

Leaked abortion draft made us ‘targets of assassination’, Samuel Alito says

US supreme court justice, who wrote Dobbs ruling that overturned Roe, denies claims he was responsible for leak in draft form

The Week

Argentina’s mounting political uncertainty

Argentina’s president Alberto Fernández has announced he will not stand for re-election in 2023, plunging the country into further political uncertainty following corruption charges and an alleged assassination attempt on current vice-president and two-time former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Threatens to Resume Assassinations, Hamas Vows ‘Much Bigger’ Response

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted at the possibility of resuming assassinations against members of Hamas and other factions over any possible future escalation. Israeli media focused on Saleh al-Arouri, deputy head of the political bureau of Hamas, as the number one target. Hamas commented on by warning that it…

Daily Mirror

Wild story of 'brothers' Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson - murderer 'dad' to JFK

Following the bombshell revelation Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson may share the same father, a convicted hitman, we take a look at the crimes of Charles Voyde Harrelson and his alleged involvement in the assassination of John F. Kennedy

Miami Herald

Federal judge chastises prosecutors about delay in US trial of Haiti president’s murder

A federal judge in charge of the United States’ case against nearly a dozen defendants in the brazen assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse took prosecutors to task Monday for delaying the trial, saying he is troubled by the fact that the jailed defendants are being forced to spend more…

The Independent UK

Malala Yousafzai working on new book, her 'most personal'

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai is working on a new memoir, the latest book by the young activist from Pakistan known for her advocacy for education for girls and for surviving an assassination attempt by the Taliban

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