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Fourth and final Arkansas inmate Kenneth Williams executed
Kenneth Williams’ attorneys have appealed to US supreme court to stop his execution on grounds of intellectual disability. Arkansas has carried out its fourth execution within a week, bringing to a troubling end the state’s controversial attempt to run a “conveyor belt of death” in an aggressive burst of killings unseen in the US for more than half a century. Kenneth Williams was pronounced dead at 11.05pm local time at the end of a 13-minute lethal injection that resulted in disturbing signs of distress on the part of the prisoner.
Donald Trump warns ‘major, major conflict’ with North Korea is ‘absolutely’ possible
Donald Trump has warned about a "major, major conflict" between the US and North Korea, saying a catastrophic confrontation with the isolated state was "absolutely" possible.
Top official's son calls out his dad as Venezuela quits OAS
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The son of Venezuela's top human rights official is urging his father to prevent further bloodshed tied to anti-government street clashes as officials defy international criticism by withdrawing from the Organization of American States.
With fish and football, French presidential hopefuls woo voters
By Brian Love and Jean-Paul PELISSIER PARIS/LE GRAU DU ROI, France (Reuters) - France's presidential candidates battled for the popular vote on Thursday with far-right Marine Le Pen wooing fishermen and Emmanuel Macron playing soccer as polls showed the centrist's commanding lead narrow marginally. As runner-up in last Sunday's opening ballot, Le Pen remained the underdog, but several polls suggested she had made a more impressive start to the last lap of campaigning than Macron. A daily Opinionway poll saw Macron's predicted score dipping to 59 percent for the first time since mid-March.
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