This isn’t the first time a foreign leader has publicly urged Putin to end the war in Ukraine. Just five weeks ago the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev suggested Putin freeze the conflict and return to the negotiating table. He didn’t. And he hasn’t. There’s no sign of these public calls for peace changing Putin’s
Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial has been postponed following his guilty plea to federal charges last Friday in the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. His defence team is now fighting to have the case dismissed on the grounds it would constitute double jeopardy. The Manhattan District Attorney’s office must now respond to Mangione’s
NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione’s guilty plea on Friday to federal stalking-to-kill charges raised immediate questions about why he decided to enter that plea, how it’ll affect his parallel state murder case and what his lawyers might do to prevent Mangione from spending the rest of his life in prison. In a stunning turn, Mangione
Attorneys for Luigi Mangione, who is accused of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York in 2024, are meeting federal prosecutors on Friday amid US media reports about a potential plea agreement. Mangione faces two federal stalking crimes that carry a maximum penalty of life in prison without parole, but it was not
Ugandan Talemwa Pius’ striking magic realist fable “A Vineyard for a Lobster” and “Accept My Plea for a Burial,” a Somalia set critique of ancient custom, emerged triumphant at Locarno’s 2026 Open Doors, winning its two biggest cash prizes. Neither prize comes as a surprise. Picturing a miraculous snowfall in a drought-ridden Ugandan village, in
LAS VEGAS– Former NBA star Lamar Odom is expected to take a plea deal in a Las Vegas DUI case, according to his defense attorney. Odom, 46, was arrested on Jan. 17 and later charged with driving under the influence, speeding and failure to stay in lane. He pleaded not guilty in March. Odom plans