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In her new book, journalist Kim Ghattas argues that the origins of many current conflicts in the Middle East, including the stories of Hezbollah, Khamenei, Netanyahu, and Trump, can be traced back to the Lebanese civil war, with the murder of American professor Malcolm Kerr as the central mystery. #LibaneseBurgeroorlog #MiddenOosten #KimGhattas (translated)

Three Mexicans have been sentenced by a judge to 158 years and nine months in prison each for the triple murder of two Australian brothers and their American friend, who were shot dead within 36 hours of their arrival in Mexico during a robbery. #MexicaanseJustitie #Moord #Surftourisme (translated)

The crowdfunding set up to support Grégory Lenoci has disappeared because the hosting platform 4fund.com has removed the page, while the money was originally meant to help the family after Lenoci's conviction to 17 years in prison for attempted murder. #GrégoryLenoci #cagnotte #justice (translated)

The lawyer of Romy W. describes during the assize trial concerning the death of toddler Dean the relationship between Romy and Dave De K. as toxic and emphasizes that Romy is not guilty of the abduction of Dean, while Dave's defense argues for manslaughter instead of murder. #Rechtszaak #Doodslag #ToxischeRelatie (translated)

Journalist Kim Ghattas states in her new book that the origin of the enmity between the US and Iran is deeply rooted in the events in Lebanon in the 1980s, using the mysterious murder of Malcolm Kerr as a central element to explore this complex history. #IranVSUSA #KimGhattas #Libanon (translated)

The Flemish Interest reported that it launched the campaign 'Safety for and by the police' that day, aimed at more protection and respect for officers. The party referred to the murder of police officer Nordine as an example of the dangers that police officers, according to them, faced and called for an end to what they described as a policy of turning a blind eye. https://t.co/buko9tA8Fu #Veiligheid #Politie #VlaamsBelang #BE (translated)

A 14-year-old student who recently injured a school principal and teacher in Aubagne near Marseille is suspected of attempted murder with terrorist intent and is part of an investigation into participation in a terrorist organization, while sharing content from the 'True Crime Community' on social media. #TrueCrime #Terrorisme #Frankrijk (translated)

It is truly unimaginable that the relatives of Ivana Smit, after nearly nine years of fighting for justice, are still being forced to proceed in this manner. Serious shortcomings have been identified in the police investigation into her death, yet the government manages to evade liability nonetheless. How do you explain that to a family that has asked for nothing but the truth and justice all these years? Victim's lawyer Sébas Diekstra, who represents the relatives of Ivana Smit, stated in a response: "It is truly unimaginable that the relatives of Ivana Smit, after nearly nine years of fighting for justice, are still being forced to proceed in this manner. Serious shortcomings have been identified in the police investigation into her death, yet the government manages to evade liability nonetheless. How do you explain that to a family that has asked for nothing but the truth and justice all these years?" #IvanaSmit #gerechtigheid #moordonderzoek (translated)

Maurits Vande Reyde wrote that the public broadcaster had, in his view, provided misleading coverage in recent weeks regarding alleged severe cuts at VRT. According to him, unions had been given uninterrupted radio and airtime, while VRT NWS had not provided objective context and had widely disseminated their message. He described this as a situation at the level of a banana republic. Vande Reyde stated that the funding for VRT had increased in recent years, with millions more for, among other things, combating fake news and pension costs, and that only limited cuts had been made. Furthermore, he argued that the broadcaster could have generated more revenue from digital advertising. During the previous budget discussions, new concessions had been made regarding this, allowing VRT to show millions more in digital advertising, he wrote. According to him, parliament had not been informed about those agreements. He claimed that VRT had negotiated directly at the government table and secured a lot, only to then loudly protest and strike. According to him, the news editorial team had adopted the alarming stories from the unions. Vande Reyde wrote that trust in the media had thereby reached a historic low. #VRT #fakenews #mediawijsheid (translated)