Shot Dead

• Chandranath Rath, persoonlijke assistent van de BJP-leider uit West-Bengalen Suvendu Adhikari, werd geliquideerd in Madhyamgram, North 24 Parganas, waarbij hij drie van de vier schoten raakte terwijl hij in een rijdende auto zat. • De moord vond twee dagen na de historische overwinning van de BJP op de TMC tijdens de assembleeverkiezingen van 6 mei 2026 plaats, wat de spanningen na de verkiezingen heeft vergroot. • De TMC veroordeelde de moord op donderdag en eiste een onderzoek door de CBI, terwijl de moeder van Chandra publiekelijk instortte en pleitte voor levenslange gevangenisstraf voor de daders.

Onrust en geweld schudden de staat sinds de partij van premier Narendra Modi de overwinning in de legislatieve verkiezingen claimde De spanningen zijn hoog in de Indiase staat West-Bengalen nadat een top politiek medewerker van de partij van Narendra Modi op straat is doodgeschoten en honderden mensen zijn gearresteerd toen er deze week na de verkiezingen geweld uitbrak. De Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) van de premier claimde maandag de overwinning in de verkiezingen van West-Bengalen en versloeg hiermee de Trinamool Congress (TMC), die de staatswetgever al 15 jaar domineerde. Lees verder...

Fourteen-, 16- and 18-year-olds arrested on suspicion of murder after incident near Woolwich Dockyard stationPolice have launched a murder investigation after a 14-year-old boy was fatally shot in Woolwich, south-east London. Three teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder.Officers received reports of a shooting on Lord Warwick Street, Woolwich, at about 3.40pm on Thursday, the Metropolitan police said. Continue reading...

Porepunkah fugitive, 56, had been on the run after killing two police officers in Australian alpine region in AugustFull story: Dezi Freeman shot dead by policeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWayne Gatt, secretary of the Police Association Victoria, issued a statement a little earlier confirming the man fatally shot was Dezi Freeman.He said:Our members said they would find him. They did.Closure isn’t the right word. This represents a step forward for our members, for the families of our fallen members and for the community. It doesn’t lessen the trauma, give back the futures that were callously stolen or lessen the collective fear and grief that this tragic event has instilled in police and the wider public.They have worked tirelessly. During the emergency, in the operation that followed and the months thereafter, members across the state have devoted themselves to this singular pursuit. Days like today offer a sobering reminder that policing happens while you sleep, when the media spotlight on an investigation dims and when everything seems lost and forgotten.RIP Vadim and Neal. Today, we remember you. Continue reading...

Shooting occurred at a property in north-east Victoria after major manhunt for 56-year-old, who allegedly killed two police officers in PorepunkahFugitive Dezi Freeman, the man allegedly responsible for the shooting deaths of two officers at Porepunkah, has been killed after a seven-month long manhunt in rural Victoria.Victorian police announced on Monday that a man had been shot shortly after 8.30am. Continue reading...

New AAA data shows petrol vehicles fell to a record quarterly low of 66.3% of sales. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew data from the Australian Automobile Association (AAA) shows petrol-electric hybrid vehicles have reached record sales, while traditional fuel cars lose ground.In the fourth quarter of 2025, 55,458 new hybrids were sold, accounting for 19.13% of all new light vehicle sales. This comfortably eclipsed the previous record of 16.7% set in the September quarter of 2024. In addition, 15,411 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles were sold – 5.32% of light vehicle sales, up from its previous record of 4.82% in the January quarter of 2025. Continue reading...