8 h. ago Brazil to seek independent inquiry into deadly police raid that killed 121 people

Brazilian president Lula called police assault on two of Rio’s largest clusters of favelas ‘disastrous’ and a ‘massacre’Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has said his government will seek an independent investigation into what he called a “disastrous” police “massacre” that left at least 121 people dead.Four officers and at least 117 others were killed when police launched a major assault on two of Rio’s largest clusters of favelas, the Complexo do Alemão and the Complexo da Penha, early last Tuesday to execute 100 arrest warrants. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Hero Manchester synagogue attack victim was shot dead by armed police officer as he tried to stop terrorist from entering building, inquest hears

Melvin Cravitz, 66, died when Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, went on the rampage with a knife at the Heaton Park Synagogue, in Manchester, earlier this month.

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1 week ago ‘We’ll march as many times as necessary’: Peru’s youth protesters defy state of emergency

Rapper shot dead by police becomes symbol of resistance in Peru, amid wave of gen Z rallies sweeping the worldA youth group in Peru calling itself the Generation Z Collective says it will march again on Saturday in defiance of a state of emergency declared by the government this week in the capital, Lima, and neighbouring port of Callao.Group leaders said they would be honouring Eduardo Ruiz, a rapper known as Truko, who was shot dead by a plainclothed police officer last week during a huge anti-government march in Lima. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Three police officers dead and 13 injured after 'gas tank exploded' while force carried out eviction: Siblings arrested for 'murder'

Two brothers and a sister, identified as Dino, Franco and Maria Luisa Rampini, were detained in connection with the explosion in the town of Castel d'Azzano, police said.

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3 w. ago Undercover police officers using the names of dead children slept with multiple women after infiltrating protest groups, an inquiry heard

Lawyer David Barr KC, pictured, set out the aims of the Undercover Policing Inquiry's latest stage, which will examine the behaviour of officers said to have spied on the family of Stephen Lawrence.

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3 w. ago US man linked to Wieambilla shooters strikes plea deal with prosecutors

Donald Day Jr will have charges relating to allegedly threatening FBI agents and other officials dropped under dealFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA US man linked to those behind the deadly Wieambilla attack that left six people dead – including two Queensland police officers – has agreed to a watered-down plea deal.Arizona-based Donald Day Jr will face court on 21 October after striking the plea deal with US prosecutors. Continue reading...

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