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El supremacista blanco australiano que asesinó a 51 musulmanes afirmó que su mala salud mental le obligó a admitir los crímenes. El supremacista blanco australiano que asesinó a 51 fieles musulmanes en dos mezquitas de Christchurch en 2019 se le ha impedido apelar sus declaraciones de culpabilidad, después de que uno de los tribunales más altos de New Zealand afirmara que su petición carecía “totalmente de mérito”. Brenton Tarrant, responsable del peor tiroteo masivo en la historia de New Zealand, solicitó al tribunal de apelación en febrero que se le permitiera apelar sus declaraciones de culpabilidad, alegando que las duras condiciones carcelarias habían afectado su salud mental y le habían obligado a admitir los crímenes. Continuar leyendo...

Un hombre de 89 años armado con una escopeta hirió a un empleado en una oficina de seguridad social en Atenas antes de abrir fuego en un juzgado, hiriendo a varias personas más. La policía busca activamente al sospechoso, y el motivo de los ataques es actualmente desconocido.

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...