Grandchildren of last woman hanged in U.K. seek her pardon 70 years after she killed her “abusive, violent partner,” lawyer says

[ad_1] The grandchildren of the last woman to be executed in Britain have called for Ruth Ellis to be pardoned, 70 years after she was sent to the gallows for murdering her “abusive” lover, their lawyers said Wednesday. Ellis, a 28-year-old nightclub hostess, was hanged in July 1955 for shooting dead racing driver David Blakely…

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3 Hamas suspects arrested in Germany, accused of plotting attacks against Jews in the country

[ad_1] Berlin — German authorities have detained three suspected members of Hamas on charges of planning terror attacks in the European nation. The three men were detained Wednesday in Berlin during a police operation targeting a weapons handover, according to information from security sources obtained by the Der Spiegel newspaper. Germany’s Federal Prosecutor General confirmed the…

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