However, out of almost 200 countries on Earth, 54 still enforce the death penalty. North Korea is one ... audience insights and product development. List of Partners (vendors) Required cookies ...

Texas continues to lead other states on capital punishment. But the decline in new death sentences and executions reached a ...

President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping execution order on the death penalty that directs the attorney general to “take ...

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President Biden has sent a strong message to Americans that the death penalty is not the answer to our country's concerns about public safety. "I commend President Biden for recognizing that we ...

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who took office in May 2024, has maintained the city-state’s harsh death penalty ...

Ugandan military prosecutors on Monday added a charge of "treachery" - which carries the death penalty - to the list of violations of military law they say were committed by a prominent opposition ...