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Ethnic minority victims make up 9 out of 10 unsolved murders in London, report shows

Ethnic minority victims made up over 60 per cent of homicides as well as over 90 per cent of unsolved murders

Evening Standard · Aug 23

Nine out of 10 unsolved murders in London linked to minority ethnic victims

Exclusive: Analysis risks deepening perception of ‘unequal protection under the law’, say campaigners

The Guardian - UK · Aug 23

Israel closes down or leaves unresolved 88% of cases of alleged war crimes or abuse – report

Conflict monitoring group Action on Armed Violence says Israel is seeking to create a ‘pattern of impunity’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2025

Abe's assassination shocks Japan, where gun control is strict and shootings are rare

Japan, with famously strict laws, has among the world's lowest rates of gun ownership and gun violence. In 2018 there were just nine firearm deaths reported in Japan, compared with 39,740 in the U.S.

WEKU · Jul 8, 2022

What Russia’s advance in east Ukraine means for food security

The loss of Ukraine’s ports and most fertile stretch of land would further upend food prices, analysts say.

Al Jazeera · Apr 22, 2022