International

Hasina receives a third accusation in Bangladesh after resigning as prime minister

Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was forced to resign and flee the Asian country, and eight of her collaborators, were denounced this Wednesday before a Bangladeshi court for alleged crimes against humanity and genocide during the repression of the recent protests, official sources told EFE.

The case registered in the International Criminal Court of Bangladesh is the first on charges of “genocide” and the third that is opened against the former president related to the violent anti-government protests in which more than 400 people died, according to EFE.

The mobilizations – initially peaceful – began on July 1, led by groups of university students opposed to a controversial system of quotas for public employment that favored the descendants of ex-combatants of the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.

The protests intensified quickly and were brutally repressed by the authorities of the Asian country until on August 5 the situation became unsustainable for the former president and leader of the Awami League, who was forced to resign from her position as prime minister – a role she had occupied uninterruptedly since 2009 – and to flee Dhaca.

A lawyer of the Supreme Court of the Asian country filed the complaint on Wednesday against Hasina and other figures of their governments, including former ministers Obaidul Quader and Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, according to the Bangladeshi media.

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The complaint was filed a few hours after the Justice Advisor of the Interim Government of Bangladesh, Asif Nazrul, assured at a press conference that those responsible for the violence during the protests could be tried for crimes against humanity in Bangladesh.

The provisional Executive who leads the Nobel Peace Prize Muhammad Yunus made this decision after the pressure of the social sectors that led to the mobilizations against Hasina and her party, the Awami League, in power uninterruptedly since 2009.

“Student organizations, human rights organizations and different sectors have asked if there is a possibility of judging these facts as a crime against humanity (…) Under the International Criminal Court Act of 1973, we will hold trials for the mass murders of July and the first days of August,” Nazrul said.

The adviser stressed that the interim government is trying to keep the investigation under the supervision of the United Nations.

“The UN has given us guarantees on repeated occasions (…) To guarantee our transparency and neutrality, our research team will work with the UN,” he concluded.

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Sheikh Hasina, in New Delhi since August 5, broke his silence yesterday for the first time after leaving Bangladesh through a statement published by his son, Sajeeb Wazed, on social network X.

The former prime minister asked for the investigators to be responsible for the violence that led to her resignation and subsequent escape from Bangladesh.

International

Luigi Mangione Pleads Guilty to Killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

Luigi Mangione admitted Friday to fatally shooting Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, the largest health insurance group in the United States, during an appearance before a federal judge.

The case shocked the U.S. business community and dates back to December 2024, when Mangione opened fire on Thompson, 50, on a Manhattan street. Prosecutors have described the attack as being motivated by Mangione’s opposition to the U.S. health insurance system.

“On the morning of December 4, I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan and he died,” Mangione said as he pleaded guilty to a federal stalking charge related to his pursuit of the executive.

Mangione, 28, is scheduled to be sentenced on December 18, and prosecutors have indicated that they will seek a life sentence.

In addition to the federal charges related to stalking Thompson, Mangione also faces a murder case brought by the state of New York.

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Following his guilty plea in federal court, Mangione’s defense asked a state court to dismiss the state charges, arguing that prosecuting him again for the same conduct would violate protections against double jeopardy.

“We have just filed our motion in state court to explain why the charges should be dismissed under New York’s protections against double jeopardy,” Mangione’s attorney, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, said Friday.

Both the federal and state cases could result in a life sentence. Two other federal charges that initially carried the possibility of the death penalty were dismissed by a judge earlier this year.

International

ICE Plan to Equip Agents With Electric Shock Gloves Raises Abuse Concerns

Plans to equip U.S. immigration agents with gloves capable of delivering electric shocks are raising concerns over potential abuses by a law enforcement agency that critics accuse of using excessive force and providing inadequate training to its personnel.

The plan involves the potential purchase of electric-shock gloves for agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the agency primarily responsible for carrying out President Donald Trump’s campaign to deport millions of undocumented immigrants.

Democratic Representative Maxwell Frost criticized the proposal on X, arguing that the agency has already faced accusations of excessive force during immigration enforcement operations.

“As if assaulting and shooting people in the streets wasn’t enough,” Frost wrote. He also criticized the reported $20 million potential expenditure on the devices and called for greater restrictions on ICE.

The agency has faced growing scrutiny following a series of deadly shootings during immigration enforcement operations. Among the incidents were the deaths of two U.S. citizens in Minnesota in January who were participating in protests against the agency.

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Critics have focused on the tactics used by ICE agents when detaining immigrants, as well as allegations that training standards for newly recruited personnel have been lowered.

According to a procurement plan first reported by the Associated Press, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees ICE, could spend between $10 million and $20 million on the devices.

The gloves are described by the agency as tools intended for “distraction and de-escalation,” rather than lethal weapons. The system, known as GLOVE, stands for “Generated Low-Output Voltage Emitter.”

The device is manufactured by Compliant Technologies, a Kentucky-based company that describes its products as advanced non-lethal tools designed to protect and assist law enforcement and other personnel.

The proposal comes amid an intensifying national debate over ICE’s enforcement methods and the use of force during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

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Three U.S. Executions Set for Same Day as Trump Pushes to Expand Death Penalty

The death penalty has been abolished in 23 of the 50 U.S. states, while three others —California, Oregon and Pennsylvania— currently have moratoriums in place.

The United States is set to carry out three executions on the same day, a rare occurrence that has not happened since 2010, according to the nonprofit Death Penalty Information Center.

President Donald Trump has sought to expand the use of capital punishment for what he describes as “the most heinous crimes.” In April, the Department of Justice proposed expanding execution methods to include firing squads, lethal gas and electrocution.

Tennessee is scheduled to execute Anthony Darrell Dugard Hines, 66, on Thursday. He was sentenced to death for the 1985 murder of a woman, according to local media.

In Oklahoma, Carlos Cuesta-Rodríguez, 70, is scheduled to be executed for a 2003 murder.

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Meanwhile, Alabama plans to execute Jeremy Williams, 42, who was sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl.

The United States carried out 47 executions in 2025, the highest number since 2009, when 52 executions were recorded.

Florida conducted the largest number of executions last year, with 19, followed by Alabama, South Carolina and Texas, with five each.

Of the executions carried out in 2025, 39 were conducted by lethal injection. Three were carried out by firing squad and five through nitrogen hypoxia, a method that involves forcing nitrogen gas into a face mask, depriving the prisoner of oxygen.

The United Nations has condemned nitrogen gas as a cruel and inhumane method of capital punishment.