South African police said more than 10 attackers killed 12 people and wounded at least nine others in an informal settlement in Cleveland, Johannesburg. No arrests have been made, and police said the motive remains unknown.
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Disorder broke out across Belfast and other parts of Northern Ireland after a 30-year-old Sudanese man was charged with attempted murder over a knife attack. Homes, vehicles and a bus were set on fire as officials appealed for calm.
Karmelo Anthony, 19, was sentenced to 35 years in prison after a Collin County jury convicted him of murdering Austin Metcalf at a 2025 Frisco track meet. The defense argued self-defense and sudden passion, but jurors rejected the reduced-punishment claim.
A federal judge permanently blocked Alabama from executing Jeffery Lee with nitrogen gas, finding the method unconstitutional. The state is appealing or considering an appeal, and the case is expected to reach the US Supreme Court.
Hundreds of anti-immigration protesters gathered in Belfast after police charged a Sudanese man over a knife attack that seriously injured a man in his 40s. Police said they were investigating the motive but had no information suggesting terrorism.
Decarlos Brown Jr., accused of killing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail train, has been found incompetent to stand trial for now. A judge ordered him hospitalized for treatment for four months before another competency hearing.
Witnesses said Taliban police used live fire, sticks and whips to disperse a rare protest in Herat over reported arrests of women accused of violating dress rules. Medics told the BBC two people died, while Herat police denied deaths and denied civilians were injured by police shooting.
Louisiana authorities said Victor Rivas, 40, was attacked by an alligator after fleeing a DWI investigation into a swamp near New Orleans. He was treated for non-life-threatening arm injuries and booked on impaired driving and resisting charges.