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- 1Sri Lankan court convicts suspects in 2019 Easter attacks▼Sri Lankan court hands convictions for 2019 Easter terrorist attack
A Sri Lankan court has handed down convictions over the 2019 Easter Sunday terrorist attacks, in which coordinated bombings of churches and hotels in Colombo and elsewhere killed more than 250 people. The verdict marks a significant step in a long-running legal process that families of victims and religious communities have followed closely for years.
- 2Texas prisons ordered to install air conditioning by 2029▼Texas prisons must install air conditioning by 2029 following federal court ruling
A federal court has ruled that Texas must install air conditioning in its prisons by 2029. The decision addresses the extreme heat in the state's largely uncooled prison facilities, which has long drawn criticism from inmates' families, advocates and lawmakers over dangerous summer temperatures. The ruling sets a deadline for the Texas prison system to comply, making it one of the most significant heat-safety mandates for corrections in the United States.
- 3Brazilians weigh 2026 election scenarios and Bolsonaro-linked outcomes●# Brazilelections2026 "Scenario 3, a catastrophe: Flávio Bolsonaro wins and secures a majority in Congress If this happe
Discussion is building in Brazil around possible outcomes of the 2026 presidential elections, including a scenario commentators describe as catastrophic: a win for Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, alongside a congressional majority for his allies. Analysts warn this would echo the 2019-2022 Bolsonaro administration but under tougher conditions, citing tensions with the Supreme Court and the country's strained domestic situation.
- 4Businessman arrested as three appear in court over ninth Ekurhuleni woman's murder●The day that was: Businessman arrested, three suspects in ninth Ekurhuleni woman’s murder in court
South African police have arrested a businessman in connection with the murder of a woman in Ekurhuleni, while three other suspects appeared in court over the killing of a ninth woman in the area. The string of murders of women in Ekurhuleni has alarmed residents and drawn intense national media attention, with calls growing for police to act swiftly and for justice for the victims and their families.
- 5Supreme Court top brass attend Moraes son's wedding in São Paulo▼casamento filho alexandre de moraes
The wedding of a son of Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes drew the STF's leadership to São Paulo, held under heavy police security. Outlets are covering the presence of high-ranking court figures at the private family event, and the story is circulating widely in Brazil.