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Japanese prosecutors charged 20-year-old US Marine Devin Jacob Ballard with strangling 39-year-old Anna Yagi with a telephone cord and stealing her belongings on October 3 at a hotel in Naha. The case sparked protests and an official protest from Tokyo.
Otabek YusupovUS Marine Devin Ballard, 20, who served at Futenma base, has been charged with the murder and robbery of a woman at a hotel in Naha on October 3. The incident sparked protests in Okinawa, a curfew on bases, and talks between Tokyo and Washington on preventive measures.
Otabek YusupovNew regulations to be introduced in parliament on Tuesday will cancel universal credit payments (up to £800 a month) to murderers and dangerous sexual offenders being treated in hospitals at NHS expense. The measure will affect around 2,500 people and, according to the government's estimate, will save tens of millions of pounds a year. The initiative was backed by victims' families, including relatives of those killed in Nottingham in 2023.
Otabek YusupovOn Sunday evening in Mumbai, gunmen opened fire on actor Tiger Shroff's car. The actor himself was not hit by bullets, but two people, including his driver, were wounded. Three suspects have been detained in the state of Rajasthan. Police have not confirmed a motive; according to Indian media, an audio recording has emerged of a man claiming ties to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, but its authenticity has not been verified.
Otabek YusupovA region once dubbed the firearms crime capital of England and Wales has recorded a sharp drop in gun discharges: from 157 in 2020–21 to 69 last year and 30 in the first seven months of 2026. Police attribute this to the work of a serious crime unit, while a former gang member points to a cultural shift and youth outreach.
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