Russia strikes prison in Ukraine, killing 17 and wounding dozens

Russia strikes prison in Ukraine, killing 17 and wounding dozens

A Russian airstrike on a prison in a frontline region in southeastern Ukraine has killed 17 people and wounded 42 others, according to Ukrainian officials. The overnight attack in Zaporizhzhia also damaged surrounding homes, regional leader Ivan Fedorov said. Russian forces launched eight strikes using high-explosive aerial glide bombs, he added. The Ukrainian president’s chief…

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Trump Justice Department seeks one day in prison for ex-officer in Breonna Taylor case

Trump Justice Department seeks one day in prison for ex-officer in Breonna Taylor case

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is seeking no prison time for a former officer who blindly shot into Breonna Taylor’s home during a botched 2020 raid that sparked a federal inquiry into policing in Louisville, Kentucky. Brett Hankison, a former Louisville Metro Police Department detective whose shots did not strike Taylor, was convicted of deprivation…

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Man escapes prison by hiding in luggage of fellow cellmate as he’s released in France

Man escapes prison by hiding in luggage of fellow cellmate as he’s released in France

France’s prison service said Saturday it had launched an investigation after a man escaped by smuggling himself into his cellmate’s bag as he left jail, having served his sentence. The man was captured on Monday. The 20-year-old prisoner escaped from Lyon-Corbas prison, near Lyon, southeast France, on Friday, broadcaster BFMTV reported. His cellmate had completed…

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Migrants deported to El Salvador prison remain under U.S. control, Salvadoran officials tell United Nations investigators

Migrants deported to El Salvador prison remain under U.S. control, Salvadoran officials tell United Nations investigators

WASHINGTON — The government of El Salvador has acknowledged to United Nations investigators that the Trump administration maintains control of the Venezuelan men who were deported from the U.S. to a notorious Salvadoran prison, contradicting public statements by officials in both countries. The revelation was contained in court filings Monday by lawyers for more than…

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Israel says it struck Tehran’s Evin prison and Fordo access routes

Israel says it struck Tehran’s Evin prison and Fordo access routes

Watch: Aftermath of Israeli strikes in Iran Israel has struck Tehran’s notorious Evin prison and damaged parts of the facility, which holds many political detainees, Iran’s judiciary says. The judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported that the situation was “under control” following the attack, which it said violated international law. State TV footage showed first responders…

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