1 week ago Lynch mob beat 'rapist' to death, hack off his genitals and drag body through streets as punishment for 'sex attack on disabled woman' in Indonesia

A lynch mob has beaten a rapist to death, hacked off his genitals and dragged his body through the streets as punishment for sexually abusing a disabled woman.  

Events

3 w. ago Pentagon investigating US senator over call for troops to refuse illegal orders

Investigation of Mark Kelly after Trump accused Democrats in video of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’The Pentagon says it is investigating the Arizona senator Mark Kelly for possible breaches of military law after the federal lawmaker joined a handful of other Democrats in a video calling for US troops to refuse unlawful orders.It is extraordinary for the Pentagon to directly threaten a sitting member of Congress with investigation. Until Donald Trump’s second presidency, the institution in charge of the US military had usually strived to appear apolitical. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago ‘Horribly wrong’: US veterans condemn Trump’s politicization of military

Experts infuriated by president accusing Democrats of ‘sedition’ for urging soldiers to refuse illegal ordersVeterans have condemned the politicization of the military after Donald Trump accused Democratic lawmakers of “sedition, punishable by death” after a small group of them released a video in which they urged US soldiers not to follow any “unlawful” orders.The extraordinary exchange was sparked after Democratic lawmakers with military or national security backgrounds – the Congressional representatives Maggie Goodlander, Jason Crow, Chris DeLuzio and Chrissy Houlahan, and the senators Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin – posted a video on Facebook addressed to US service members. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Senator whose wife was shot fears for safety after Trump sedition accusation

President called behavior of Mark Kelly, whose wife Gabby Giffords survived assassination bid, ‘punishable by death’Senator Mark Kelly – whose wife, Gabrielle Giffords, narrowly survived an attempted assassination while she was in Congress in 2011 – says he is worried about “increased threats” to his family’s safety after Donald Trump accused him and other Democratic lawmakers of “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH”.“This kind of language is dangerous, and it’s wrong,” Kelly said on Friday on MS NOW’s Morning Joe, with political violence one of the top topics in the US’s public discourse. He continued: “I’m not going to get into my specific security arrangements, but it would be irresponsible for me not to consider that [Trump’s] words result in increased threats to myself, even to my staff, to my family. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Trump breaks down his ‘punishable by death’ threat to ‘seditious’ Democrats for Fox News host

Trump was asked about his ultimate punishment comments, which set off a firestorm of concern, by host Brian Kilmeade on his radio show Friday

Politics

3 w. ago Democrat senator given 24/7 security after Trump ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’ accusation

Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin has revealed she now has "24/7 security" from Capitol police after US President Donald Trump accused her of “seditious behaviour, punishable by death.”

Politics

3 w. ago Defiant Dems receive 24/7 protection from Capitol Police after Trump accused them of 'seditious behavior' and threatened them with execution

Trump issued a furious response on Truth Social Thursday that called their action 'SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!'

Events

3 w. ago Fears of political violence as Trump accuses Democrats of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’: Live updates

Trump will meet New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office today

Politics

3 w. ago Democrats fear political violence after Trump accuses Congress members of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’

Capitol Police said the lawmakers Trump targeted were going to be on ‘24/7 security,’ Senator Elissa Slotkin said

Politics

3 w. ago Democrats condemn Trump after he says they should be punished ‘by death’ over video post

Trump calls group of lawmakers ‘traitors’ over X video of them urging US military members to refuse illegal ordersUS politics live – latest updatesDemocrats expressed outrage after Donald Trump accused a group of Democratic lawmakers of being “traitors” and said that they should be arrested and punished “by death” after they posted a video in which they told active service members they should refuse illegal orders.The video, released on Tuesday, features six Democratic lawmakers who have previously served in the military or in intelligence roles, including senators Elissa Slotkin and Mark Kelly, and representatives Maggie Goodlander, Chris Deluzio, Chrissy Houlahan and Jason Crow. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Outrage after Trump accuses Democrats of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’

US president roundly decried for Truth Social post after lawmakers told military personnel to refuse illegal ordersUS politics live – latest updatesDemocrats expressed outrage after Donald Trump accused a group of Democratic lawmakers of engaging in “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH” and that they should be arrested after they posted a video in which they told active service members they should refuse illegal orders.The video, released on Tuesday, features six Democratic lawmakers who have previously served in the military or in intelligence roles, including senators Elissa Slotkin and Mark Kelly, and representatives Maggie Goodlander, Chris Deluzio, Chrissy Houlahan and Jason Crow. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago White House blames Democrats for Trump’s threats to execute political opponents as backlash grows — Live updates

After signing the Epstein Transparency Act, Trump lashes out at Democratic lawmakers over video they posted: ‘Punishable by DEATH!”

Politics

3 w. ago White House walks back Trump’s suggestion of executing Democrats who urge military to disobey illegal orders – live

Karoline Leavitt says Trump doesn’t want to execute Democrats after president’s earlier social post suggesting their behavior is ‘punishable by DEATH’The Trump administration presented a new plan to roll back regulations in the Endangered Species Act (ESA) on Wednesday, a move experts fear will accelerate the extinction crisis if adopted.The proposed changes would allow the federal government more power to weigh economic impact against habitat designations, remove safeguards against future events – including the impacts from the climate crisis – and rescind the “blanket rule” that automatically grants threatened species the same protections as those designated as endangered. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Mike Johnson serves up word salad when asked about Trump’s call for Congress members to face death penalty

Johnson criticizes Democrats after the president says Democrats committed “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR’ that is ‘punishable by DEATH’

Politics

3 w. ago Trump dubbed 'sick in the head' after calling for 'hanging' of Democrat 'traitors'

Donald Trump has branded six Democrat politicians "traitors" and said they should be punished by death for calling on serving military personnel to disobey "illegal" orders

Politics

3 w. ago Trump accuses Democrats of ‘seditious behaviour’ punishable by death over video

Threat comes after lawmakers tell members of US military that they must refuse illegal orders

Politics

4 w. ago Death by a thousand taxes: Reeves set to punish milkshake lovers and holidaymakers with £500m 'tourist tax' in brutal Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to signal that the so-called 'Sugar Tax' will be toughened up, removing the existing exemption for around 200 milk drinks.

Economics