The city of Nagano in northern Japan is on high alert following a fatal stabbing near its main railway station last Wednesday, which left one person dead and three others injured. Despite the arrest of a suspect on Sunday, authorities are concerned about potential copycat attacks due to a series of threats. While acts of violence in Japan are still relatively rare, there has been a concerning increase in recent years, with one academic indicating it could point to deeper issues like isolation and mental health struggles. However, increased vigilance by schools and authorities reflects a growing awareness of these dangers. The Asahi newspaper reported that police and local education authorities received some email and phone threats, which they do not believe were sent by the alleged assailant, 46-year-old Yusuke
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A teenager who stabbed two teachers and a pupil told police officers the attack was “one way to be a celebrity” as all eyes would be on her, a court has heard. The girl, who cannot be named, appeared at Swansea Crown Court on Monday charged with three counts of attempted murder at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman, Carmarthenshire, in April last year. She admitted to the triple stabbing of Fiona Elias, Liz Hopkin and a pupil during morning break time at her school, but denied attempted murder. The jury also heard that the teenager shouted she was “going to kill” people in the school. The teenager repeatedly said “I’m going to kill you” as she first stabbed assistant head Ms Elias, and again when she attacked a pupil, the court heard.
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A decision by a court in the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan to acquit a Chinese national accused of illegally mining tens of millions of dollars worth of gold has been questioned by legal experts, with one calling it an injustice for the affected community. Yu Hao was initially convicted in October by a lower court for mining without permits from February to May last year and was handed a jail term of three and a half years and a fine of 30 billion rupiah (US$1.9 million), lower than the prosecution’s request for five years’ imprisonment and a 50 billion rupiah fine to be imposed on Yu. Following an appeal by Yu, the Pontianak High Court on January 13 acquitted the defendant due to a lack of “valid and convincing
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Israeli forces block all four main entrances to the occupied West Bank city as the deadly raids enter a fourth day. Israeli military vehicles mount a large-scale Israeli army raid on Jenin, in the occupied West Bank [Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP] The United Nations has said it is “deeply concerned” over the Israeli military’s use of “unlawful lethal force” this week in its raids on Jenin, in the occupied West Bank – including using methods developed for fighting wars. “The deadly Israeli operations in recent days raise serious concerns about unnecessary or disproportionate use of force, including methods and means developed for warfighting, in violation of international human rights law, norms and standards applicable to law enforcement operations,” UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Thameen al-Kheetan told a media briefing in Geneva. “This
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“Iran will hopefully make a deal, and if they don’t make a deal, that’s okay too,” Trump added. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF , REUTERS JANUARY 24, 2025 02:19 Updated: JANUARY 24, 2025 03:08 U.S. President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office of the White House, as he signs executive orders, in Washington, U.S., January 23, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/KEVIN LAMARQUE) US President Donald Trump commented on Israel’s conflict with Iran on Thursday, saying, “It would be nice” if Israel would avoid escalation involving striking Iran’s military facilities. The statements came when he was asked by a reporter at the Oval Office what he thought about a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities as he signed executive orders. “It would really be nice if that could be worked out without having
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The US military has moved its Typhon launchers – which can fire multipurpose missiles up to thousands of kilometres – from Laoag airfield in the Philippines to another location on the island of Luzon, a senior Philippine government source said. The Tomahawk cruise missiles in the launchers can hit targets in both China and Russia from the Philippines ; the SM-6 missiles it also carries can strike air or sea targets more than 200km (165 miles) away. The senior Philippine government source said the redeployment would help determine where and how fast the missile battery could be moved to a new firing position. That mobility is seen as a way to make them more survivable during a conflict. Satellite images showed the batteries and their associated gear being loaded onto
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NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 23 – The third contingent of National Police Service (NPS) officers deployed to Haiti as part of the Multinational Security Support Mission has begun post-deployment training to enhance their readiness and effectiveness in addressing local security challenges. Speaking about the initiative, Superintendent Charles Otieno, Director of Training at the Multinational Security Support (MSS), emphasized that In-Theatre Training is a vital follow-up to Pre-Deployment Training (PDT). He explained that the training is designed to familiarize officers with the unique demands of their mission and clarify their roles. “Back home, we usually deal with banditry and terrorism, but here in the Caribbean, the major challenge is gang-related threats. We must prepare our officers for the dynamics of local security challenges and the specific security threats they face,” Superintendent Otieno
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Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials says president sought to ‘disrupt the constitutional order’. South Korea’s anticorruption agency has recommended that President Yoon Suk-yeol be charged with insurrection and abuse of power following a probe into the impeached leader’s short-lived martial law declaration. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) said on Thursday that it requested prosecutors to file the charges after finding that Yoon had suspended civil rule with “the intent to exclude state authority or disrupt the constitutional order”. Following the CIO’s transfer of the case, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office will have 11 days to decide whether to charge Yoon and send him to trial. Yoon, who has been suspended from his duties since a December 14 impeachment vote by the National Assembly, was arrested
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An explosive new wildfire erupted north of Los Angeles on Wednesday, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes and setting nerves jangling in an area still reeling from two deadly blazes. Ferocious flames devoured hillsides near Castaic Lake, spreading rapidly to cover more than 3,800 hectares (9,400 acres) in just a few hours. The fire was fanned by strong, dry Santa Ana winds racing through the area, pushing a vast pall of smoke and embers ahead of the firefront. Evacuations were ordered for 31,000 people around the lake, which sits 56km (35 miles) north of Los Angeles, and close to the city of Santa Clarita. A helicopter drops water on the Hughes Fire. Photo: AP “I’m just praying that our house doesn’t burn down,” one man told
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A 33-year-old man has been arrested for the murder of Neo Ntamane and the attempted murder of his mother in Tshiame B, near Harrismith. The Free State police have made a breakthrough by arresting a wanted suspect linked to the August 2024 shooting of a mother and her 27-year-old son in their home near Harrismith. The South African Police Service (Saps) public order police unit arrested a 33-year-old suspect for murder and attempted murder. The wanted suspect was arrested on Monday in Harrismith after the community provided information about the alleged murder of Neo Ntamane and the attempted murder of his mother, Ntsebeng Mokhethi-Ntamane, 52, on 11 August 2024. Free State police spokesperson Warrant Officer Mmako Mophiring said the mother and son were both shot in their home in Tshiame
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The cause of the fire incidents is undetermined. For illustration: Photo: iStock A 26-year-old woman and a two-year-old baby has died in a shack fire in Soweto. Johannesburg Emergency Services (EMS) spokesperson Xolile Khumalo said the blaze broke in Diepsloot, extension 1 on Tuesday. Shack fire “Incidents like this occur throughout the year, more prevalent in winter. This does not imply that incidents do not take place in summer. EMS firefighters responded to a fire incident in Diepsloot where unfortunately a two-year-old baby succumbed to fire-related injuries and a woman. The case was handed to Diepsloot police station. “EMS continues to implore the residents of Johannesburg to ensure that all electrical appliances are switched-off after use,” Khumalo said. ALSO READ: Fire guts student accommodation building in Sunnyside, Tshwane Precautions Khumalo
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Currently, with Trump inaugurating his second term, prioritizing the CIA’s challenges regarding Iran is crucial. By ERFAN FARD JANUARY 21, 2025 11:24 U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s expected nominee for CIA Director John Ratcliffe appears for a Senate Intelligence confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on January 15, 2025 in Washington, DC (photo credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Approximately 1-2 hours following Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th President of the United States, the Senate Intelligence Committee appointed John Ratcliffe as the CIA Director. He is tasked with leading the world’s foremost intelligence and espionage organizations during this particularly critical period. Unlike some former CIA directors who for mere thousands of dollars would disgrace themselves by attending fanatical Islamic terrorism events such as those hosted by the MEK, exchanging integrity for money, Ratcliffe
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The Zambia Police Service is investigating a shocking murder case in Garden Compound involving the skeletal remains of a man, Mr. George Kalaba, aged 51, who was discovered dead inside his home after being missing for over two years. The case was initially reported on January 14, 2025, at around 16:30 hours by Mr. Emmanuel Kalaba, aged 55, of Chelstone Extension. Mr. Kalaba informed police at the Garden Police Post that his brother’s wife, Mrs. Sylvia Mutoba Kalaba, aged 51, had repeatedly denied him and other family members access to his younger brother between July 2023 and January 2025. According to Mr. Kalaba, his suspicions grew when he visited the residence early that morning and found it locked. A tenant at the premises revealed that they had not seen Mr.
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A verdict by Japan ’s top court in a case involving a group of South Koreans who sought to have their relatives’ names removed from the highly controversial Yasukuni shrine has reopened wounds of Tokyo’s colonial rule over the Korean peninsula. In a final ruling on Friday, the Supreme Court in Tokyo said the names could not be removed from Yasukuni as the plaintiffs’ relatives were Japanese nationals. The case was originally filed in 2013 by 27 South Koreans whose relatives had died fighting for Japan during World War II . Speaking outside the court in Tokyo on the same day, Yonhap News quoted Park Nam-soon, one of the plaintiffs, as saying: “I am completely at a loss and dumbfounded. I do not know what to say.” Park said her
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Two senior Iranian judges have been shot dead in an apparent assassination in the country’s supreme court. Ali Razini and Mohammad Moghiseh were killed after an armed man entered the court, in the capital Tehran, on Saturday morning. The attacker is said to have then killed themselves while fleeing the scene, according to the judiciary’s news website, Mizan. A bodyguard was also injured in the attack. The motive for the attack is unclear, but both judges are said to have played a role in the persecution and killing of opponents of the Islamic regime throughout the 1980s and 1990s. In a statement to state news agency IRNA, the judiciary’s media office described the attack as premeditated assassination. It also said that, according to initial findings, the attacker had not been