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Palestinian prisoners end mass hunger strike after securing concessions

Around 1,100 hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners ended their 40-day fast. They reached a compromise with Israel on additional family visits. Israel agreed to allow the inmates a second family visit each per month. 18 prisoners are being treated in hospital because of the hunger strike.Palestinians rallied behind the hunger strikers as national heroes. More than 6,000 Palestinians are currently in prison for offences linked to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

May 27, 2017

Armed police patrol major U.K. train stations after terror attack

Armed and unarmed officers have been deployed on British railways on 26 May, after the suicide bombing attack in Manchester that killed 22 people. Police will patrol major stations and trains across the country today to reassure the public, as the threat level in the U.K. remains at Critica.

May 26, 2017

Portland train stabbing: 2 killed, 1 injured by man hurling racial abuses at Muslim women

The incident happened on a Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) light-rail train in Portland, Oregon, and the attacker was later arrested by the police.

May 27, 2017

Indian Army kills Burhan Wani 'successor' Sabzar Bhat in Kashmir; foiled infiltration bids

Indian Army on Saturday foiled an infiltration bid in the Rampur sector of the Kathua district of J&K, killing six terrorists. It also engaged three terrorists in the Samui Tral sector, killing two of them. Read to know more.

May 27, 2017

Woman foils would-be carjacker by leaping on car hood

A woman jumped on the hood of her car to stop a carjacker escaping in Milwaukee on May 23. Melissa Marian shared security footage from the gas station, and in a Facebook post said she acted on instinct and was not hurt in the incident.

May 25, 2017

Haryana: Youth rapes minor girl, inserts coin and matchsticks into her private parts

A 21-year-old has been arrested in Haryana for raping a 7-year-old girl and inserting foreign objects like matchsticks and coins into her private parts. Read to know more.

May 25, 2017

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Highwaymen gang-rape 4 women, kill man on Jewar-Bulandshahr road off Yamuna Expressway

An FIR has been registered. A man has been murdered. Four women have alleged gang rape, Senior Superintendent of Police said.

May 25, 2017

Assam: 1 killed in blast in Dibrugarh before visit of PM Modi

A blast has killed one person in the Dikom area of Dibrugarh in Assam, a state where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to visit on Friday. Read to know more.

May 25, 2017

Footage released by the Detriot Police Department of the man and boy

Footage released by the Detriot Police Department allegedly shows an older man directing a developmentally challenged teen to steal from the store.

May 25, 2017

Boca Raton teacher pleads guilty to kissing student

A teacher at Somerset Academy in Boca Raton, Florida, pleaded guilty on 16 May to kissing a student on the lips. The teacher, Brian Kornbluth, was recorded kissing the student in February, after the schools principal had the camera in Kornbluths classroom repositioned so that it faced the teachers desk, after another teacher reported a number of unusual requests by Kornbluth to have certain students moved to his class.

May 24, 2017

What does a critical terror threat mean for the UK?

In the wake of the attack in Manchester that left 22 people dead and many more injured, U.K. authorities have raised the terror threat level to critical.

May 24, 2017

London Mayor Sadiq Khan gives statement on increased terror threat level

Sadiq Khan has said security will be reviewed in London after 22 people were killed and more than 50 injured in an explosion at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena. The mayor said extra police and armed military would be deployed on the streets of London in the wake of the terror attack. Khan added that the capital stands united with Manchester.

May 24, 2017