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Australischer White Supremacist, der 51 Muslime ermordete, gab an, seine schlechte psychische Gesundheit habe ihn zu den Geständnissen veranlasst. Dem australischen White Supremacist, der 2019 in zwei Moscheen in Christchurch 51 muslimische Gläubige ermordete, wurde die Berufung gegen seine Schuldeingeständnisse untersagt, nachdem eines der höchsten Gerichte Neuseelands erklärte, sein Antrag sei „völlig unbegründet“. Brenton Tarrant, der für die schlimmste Massenschießerei in der Geschichte Neuseelands verantwortlich ist, bat das Berufungsgericht im Februar um Erlaubnis, Berufung gegen seine Schuldeingeständnisse einzulegen, wobei er behauptete, harte Haftbedingungen hätten seine psychische Gesundheit beeinträchtigt und ihn gezwungen, die Taten zu gestehen. Weiterlesen...

Ein 89-jähriger Mann, bewaffnet mit einer Schrotflinte, verletzte einen Mitarbeiter in einem Sozialversicherungsamt in Athen, bevor er in einem Gerichtsgebäude das Feuer eröffnete und mehrere weitere Personen verletzte. Die Polizei sucht aktiv nach dem Verdächtigen; das Motiv hinter den Angriffen ist derzeit unbekannt.

Attack in Adamawa state continues wave of violence across the country, including armed raid on orphanage in KogiGunmen have killed at least 29 people in north-east Nigeria, a state governor said on Monday, with local people saying the attackers targeted young people gathered at a football pitch, the latest bout of deadly unrest in Africa’s most populous nation.The attack on Sunday occurred in Adamawa state, which borders Cameroon, and is a hotspot for violence by jihadists and criminal gangs. Communal violence over conflict for land is also rife in the state. Continue reading...

Shooting reveals how political violence has become feature of American life on a night dedicated to press freedomAhead of this year’s White House correspondents’ dinner, conversations centered on the role of the media and freedom of the press as journalists prepared to dine with the president.Instead of a speech stacked with heated barbs against the media, the event ended like many in the US do: with gun violence. Continue reading...

Trump and first lady were safely evacuated and police arrested Cole Tomas Allen of southern California at eventThe gunman who tried to breach the ballroom at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington DC on Saturday night is believed to have been targeting members of the Trump administration, the acting US attorney general, Todd Blanche, said on Sunday morning.Blanche also said officials believe that the suspect traveled by train from California to Chicago and then on to Washington, where he checked in as a guest at the hotel where one of the capital’s glitziest annual events was being held, the Washington Hilton. Continue reading...

Law enforcement agencies name Cole Tomas Allen as Trump posts video of man sprinting through checkpoint at hotelUS politics live – latest updatesLaw enforcement agencies have identified Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, southern California, a suburb of Los Angeles, as the suspected gunman arrested at the White House correspondents’ dinner in Washington DC on Saturday night.Allen, 31, has no record of criminal charges or a civil court history in Los Angeles county, according to a records search. Continue reading...

President says incident, in which Secret Service agent was saved by bulletproof vest, was ‘totally shocking to me’White House correspondents’ dinner shooting – follow liveDonald Trump said on Saturday night he initially thought that the sound of a gunman charging a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was a tray falling, in his first remarks about what was going through his mind as the incident unfolded.“Actually, it was totally shocking to me, and that never changes,” Trump said, appearing to refer to the assassination attempt against him at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and a second incident on his golf course in Florida during the 2024 presidential campaign. Continue reading...