Murder

Doomsday preacher convicted of mass murder of 190 children, starvation deaths in Kenya cult case

The former taxi driver founded the Good News International Church in 2003, preaching increasingly apocalyptic sermons and urging his followers to starve themselves and their children to death.

Paul Mackenzie, a Kenyan cult leader accused of ordering his followers, who were members of the Good News International Church, to starve themselves to death in Shakahola forest, appears in court for his judgement at the Mombasa High Court, Kenya, October 19, 2026.
Police stand outside the home at 722 Perry Street where 9 members of a family were killed in an apparent domestic dispute on October 10, 2026 in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Pregnant woman, two children among eight victims killed in Pennsylvania mass shooting

US Vice President JD Vance disembarks Air Force Two as he arrives at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, following a rally in Lima, Ohio, in Hebron, Kentucky, US, October 9, 2026

Vance says he does not know whether execution of Fort Hood gunman will occur

Children look at the scene of a knife attack at a vocational school in the town of Ostroleka, some 120 km north of Warsaw on October 7, 2026. Officers have arrested a 19-year-old man after eight people were wounded in a knife attack at a high school in Poland.

Poland's second school knife attack in two days kills one, raises copycat fears


Two arrests made in Nachlaot murder case, police release name of chief suspect

The two suspects were not named; one is a 16-year-old girl, and the other is an 18-year-old boy from the city of Elad. 

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Jason Blaze Odeh convicted of aggravated murder of Yelena Gerenberg

A three-judge panel headed by Judge Ami Kobo unanimously accepted the prosecution’s position and rejected Odeh’s account of the killing, including his claim that Gerenberg had provoked him.

Jason Blaze Odeh arrives for a court hearing on the extension of his detention at the Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court on September 04, 2022.

UK police say former minister Widdecombe's murder was a targeted attack

The head of Britain's counter terrorism policing told reporters that law enforcement is still working to understand the motivation behind the murder of 78-year-old Ann Widdecombe.

Flower tributes lie next to a portrait of 78-year-old former government minister Ann Widdecombe after she was found dead, as the police investigation continues, in Dartmoor National Park in Haytor, Britain, July 11, 2026.

UK counterterror police take over investigation into Ann Widdecombe murder

"Following new information and evidence, they (counter-terrorism police) are now leading on the investigation into the horrific murder of Ann Widdecombe," interior minister Shabana Mahmood stated.

Former Conservative Party MP Ann Widdecombe speaks during a rally of the Brexit Party in Peterborough, Britain May 7, 2019.

One person killed in an ICE-involved shooting in Maine, state official says

The shooting involved US Immigration and Customs Enforcement; details are being confirmed.

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent stands near Delaney Hall which is being used as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center on in Newark, New Jersey, on May 26, 2026.

Israel Police arrest six over suspected involvement in murder of 19-year-old in Jerusalem

The 19-year-old was stabbed during a fight on Saturday. 

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Maya Vishniak's killer sentenced to 25 years in prison after plea deal

In determining the sentence, the court said the murder gravely violated the sanctity of life and emphasized that Almog had abused the trust inherent in the couple's romantic relationship.

Family members of Maya Vishniak, who was murdered by her partner last month in Ramat Gan, seen at the courtroom of the Tel Aviv District Court on June 28, 2020.

Mani Yousefi: The young man ready to die so his brother could live free - interview

“Mani was a very warm-hearted and humorous young man who loved the cause of freedom above all else,” his mother told The Jerusalem Post. “In the end, he even gave his life for that freedom.”

Mani Yousefi, a 20-year-old from Iran, killed during the January massacre.

‘Wanted to raise his voice': Family remembers Mostafa Adgarsalehi six months after murder by IRGC

Mostafa Adgarsalehi's family memorializes him six months after the IRGC's violent crackdowns on protesters in Iran in January, recalling his courage and commitment to education.

Mostafa Adgarsalehi.

Teenager killed in Haifa marks 150th person murdered by violence in Arab sector in 2026

In the same incident, Jonathan Khouri, an 18-year-old Arab Christian resident of the city’s Hadar neighborhood, was killed, while a third young man was hospitalized and remains in serious condition.

Police at the scene where two people were murdered in Haifa, northern Israel, February 18, 2026. Ilustrative.