All news on the topic: Victims

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Mafia suspects accused of terrorizing shopkeepers with threats and bomb attack
Italian police have arrested three alleged members of the Pesce-Pistillo clan in Andria, accusing them of carrying out a string of extortion and violent intimidation against local shopkeepers as part of a mafia-style protection racket.
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Co-writer of Virginia Giuffre’s memoir says Prince Andrew could still help investigators
The co-writer of Virginia Giuffre’s memoir has said it would be a mistake to think "the fetishisation of young girls" died with Jeffrey Epstein, as she detailed how Prince Andrew could still help with the investigation.
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Keir Starmer’s grooming gang inquiry in turmoil as two survivors quit over “political interference” and “contempt”
Keir Starmer’s national grooming gang inquiry is in disarray after two survivors resigned from its oversight panel, accusing the Home Office and Labour of “contempt” and “political interference” even before a chair was appointed.
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Labour accused of letting killers, rapists, and pedophiles out of prison early
Over 6,500 of the most serious offenders, including killers, rapists, and pedophiles, will qualify for early release from prison under Labour’s sentencing plans, according to the Tories.
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Tropical Storm Fengshen kills eight and forces 27,000 to evacuate in the Philippines
Eight people have died and 27,000 have been evacuated after Tropical Storm Fengshen hit the Philippines during the weekend.
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Dozens feared dead as sleeper bus catches fire on Jaisalmer-Jodhpur highway in India
Dozens of people are feared to have died after a sleeper bus caught on fire on a motorway in India.
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UK seizes $7.3 billion in bitcoin from China’s “Bitcoin Queen,” leaving victims struggling to recover funds
The seizure of $7.3 billion in bitcoin from Chinese "Bitcoin Queen" Qian Zhimin by the UK’s Metropolitan Police set the record for the largest cryptocurrency seizure ever recorded.
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Moroccans protest unequal resource distribution and corruption despite government promises
Amnesty International on Thursday urged Moroccan authorities to allow peaceful protests and stop using “excessive force” against demonstrators who continue to rally for social justice and an end to corruption, even as the government signals readiness to strengthen anti-graft measures.
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UK police seize £5 billion in Bitcoin as Chinese woman admits to global crypto fraud
A significant financial crime case has recently made headlines after a Chinese woman involved in an international fraud scheme confessed to possessing illegally obtained cryptocurrency valued in the billions.
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Rich Kids of Instagram star called ’Kardashian of Cheshire’ imprisoned for £200k handbag scam and child pornography offenses
A fraudster nicknamed the “Kardashian of Cheshire,” who once appeared on the Channel 4 show Rich Kids of Instagram, has been jailed for six years over a £200,000 luxury handbag scam and child pornography offences.
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UK’s large bitcoin stash could go to compensate fraud victims
Will the UK sell 61,000 BTC, or pay victims the gains?
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Two killed and 14 injured, including children, in Alabama football game shooting
Children are among more than a dozen shot after rival fans clashed at an American Football game in Alabama.
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Fourteen-year-old boy arrested after mass shooting in Gävle
Six people including children were shot while on a night out in Sweden with a 14-year-old boy arrested.
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Two girls die in New York subway surfing tragedy
Two girls were discovered dead on a New York City train in the early hours of Saturday morning in a "subway surfing" stunt that went tragically wrong, officials confirmed.
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Terrorist attack outside Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur leaves two dead and several injured
At least two people were killed and five others injured Thursday when a knife-wielding terrorist ploughed a car into pedestrians and stabbed a security guard outside a UK synagogue on Yom Kippur — the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
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6.9-magnitude earthquake kills at least 69 people in Philippines
At least 69 people, including children, have died after an earthquake struck off the coast of the Philippines.
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Multiple people injured after shooting and fire at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc
Several people were reportedly injured after a shooting and fire incident occurred at a church in Michigan, according to local authorities.
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Russian strikes with hundreds of drones and missiles kill four in Ukraine, including 12-year-old girl
Russian strikes involving "hundreds" of drones and missiles have killed at least four people, including a 12-year-old girl, and wounded at least 10 people in Ukraine on Sunday, as Poland scrambled fighter jets to secure its airspace.
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At least 36 killed, 50 injured in stampede at political rally for Tamil actor-politician Vijay in India
Thirty-six people have been killed and 50 have been injured in India while attending a political rally for Tamil actor and politician Vijay.
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Israeli strikes kill at least 38 in Gaza as calls for ceasefire grow
Israeli airstrikes and gunfire resulted in the deaths of at least 38 people throughout Gaza, according to health officials, as international pressure for a ceasefire increases, yet Israel’s leader remains resolute in continuing the conflict.
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Over $2.8m lost by victims of online scams uncovered in multinational crackdown
Some 260 suspected cyber scammers have been arrested in a sting operation carried out across 14 African countries.
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Britain to launch ‘report fraud’ as successor to action fraud
Britain’s replacement service for its failed national reporting centre for fraud and financially motivated cybercrime, Action Fraud, is to be named Report Fraud when it is publicly launched later this year, according to multiple sources.
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Gunman identified as 29-year-old Joshua Jahn after deadly ICE detention center shooting in Dallas
A gunman who opened fire on an ICE detention facility in Dallas has been identified as Joshua Jahn.
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Shooter opens fire on ICE facility, leaves two dead and one critical
A shooter with a rifle opened fire from a nearby roof onto a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement location in Dallas on Wednesday, killing two detainees and wounding another before taking his own life, authorities said.
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Deadly shooting at Dallas immigration center leaves multiple victims
At least one person has been killed in a shooting at an immigration facility in Dallas, Texas, with two more taken to the hospital.