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UK bans ninja swords in move to crack down on violent knife crime

Brits have until Aug. 1 to get rid of all their ninja swords as the U.K.’s Labour government looks to crack down on knife crime.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Thursday that «ninja swords» specifically will be banned this summer after the 2022 murder of 16-year-old Ronan Kanda, who was stabbed to death by a ninja sword just outside his home.
«Confirmed: Ninja swords will be banned by this summer,» Starmer said in a post on X. «When we promise action we take it.»
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An activist wearing a T-shirt with the slogan «Put Knives Down!» stands in front of pictures of victims of knife crime during a demonstration outside New Scotland Yard. (Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
The new ban, «Ronan’s Law,» will now make it illegal to possess, sell, make or import ninja swords.
«Since losing our beautiful boy Ronan, we have relentlessly campaigned for a ban on ninja swords, the lethal weapon which took his life,» Pooja Kanda, the mother to the 16-year-old boy, said, according to a government readout. «We believe ninja swords have no place in our society other than to seriously harm and kill.
«Each step towards tackling knife crime is a step towards getting justice for our boy Ronan.»
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The British government has set up a surrender process for any owner of a ninja sword, defined as a blade between 14 inches and 24 inches «with one straight cutting edge with a tanto-style point.»
«From 1 August, anyone caught in possession of a ninja sword in private could face 6 months in prison, and this will later increase to 2 years under new measures in the Crime and Policing Bill,» the government said in a statement. «There is already a penalty of up to 4 years in prison for carrying any weapon in public.»
Knife crime has long plagued the U.K. and though offenses involving a «sharp instrument» committed last year across England and Wales were down from a 15-year peak in 2019, they were still substantially higher than crimes reported in 2010, when 33,800 crimes were reported, versus the 50,500 cases in 2024.

A person views knives available to purchase via an online website. (Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images)
A sharp instrument, according to the U.K., could include knives, but it could also include the use of a broken bottle to commit an offense.
The U.K. saw a significant drop from the 52,000 cases involving a «sharp instrument» reported in 2019 by the following year with 41,700 cases reported.
But these incidents have continued to increase each year since.
Nearly two dozen different types of knives are already banned in the UK, including swords that are not a part of a national uniform, switch blades, zombie knives, belt buckle knives or butterfly knives, to name a few.
Knives that are permitted are those used for cooking or while working and have a cutting edge of no more than three inches.
Though the government states that «it’s illegal to use any knife or weapon in a threatening way.»
Under Ronan’s Law, jail sentences were also increased for selling knives to minors and the illegal sale of banned knives.

An officer outside All Saints Catholic High School on Granville Road in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, after a 15-year-old boy died in a stabbing at the school Feb. 3, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA Images via Getty Images)
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«Knife crime is destroying young lives as too many teenagers are being drawn into violence, and it is far too easy for them to get hold of dangerous weapons,» Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said in a statement. «Ronan Kanda was just 16 when he was ruthlessly killed by two boys only a year older than him.
«We are acting with urgency to bring forward measures to prevent deadly weapons from getting into the wrong hands and will continue to do whatever is needed to prevent young people being killed on our streets as part of our mission to halve knife crime over the next decade.»
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Al menos 12 muertos y un edificio residencial destruido tras nuevos bombardeos rusos en Kharkiv

Rusia lanzó una oleada de misiles y drones por toda Ucrania la noche del viernes al sábado, una ofensiva que dejó al menos 12 muertos y redujo a escombros un edificio de apartamentos en la ciudad Kharkiv, en el este.
Los reporteros de AFP en esta ciudad, la segunda más poblada de Ucrania antes de la guerra, observaron a los equipos de rescate buscando entre los restos del destrozado bloque de viviendas de estilo soviético de cinco plantas.
Los equipos temen que todavía haya residentes atrapados bajo las ruinas después del ataque de misil, que mató a diez personas, según las autoridades locales.
“Desde la pasada noche, se están retirando los escombros de un edificio residencial en Kharkiv tras un ataque con un misil balístico ruso”, dijo el presidente ucraniano, Volodimir Zelensky, en un mensaje en redes sociales.
El ataque se cobró la vida de una maestra de primaria y de su hijo, informó el alcalde Igor Terejov. Otra mujer murió junto a su hija adolescente, añadió.
La arremetida dejó también varios heridos, incluyendo dos niños, de 6 y 11 años, y una joven de 17.
Zelensky aseguró que Rusia lanzó 29 misiles y 480 drones contra su territorio. Durante la noche, las autoridades activaron la alerta por ataque aéreo en todo el país.
Los ataques también impactaron infraestructura energética y ferroviaria del país, dijo el mandatario.

También afirmó haber informado al presidente francés, Emmanuel Macron, sobre las consecuencias de los ataques durante una conversación telefónica.
Durante la llamada, Zelensky subrayó que era importante que el paquete de ayuda de 90.000 millones de euros de la Unión Europea, así como la próxima ronda de sanciones contra Rusia —actualmente bloqueada por Hungría— “se apliquen finalmente”
Moscú afirmó haber llevado a cabo un “ataque masivo de alta precisión” contra objetivos militares en Ucrania. Rusia niega sistemáticamente haber atacado infraestructuras civiles.
Otra persona murió en la región oriental de Dnipropetrovsk, y un joven de 24 años falleció cuando su coche fue alcanzado por un dron en la región de Sumi, limítrofe con Rusia, dijeron autoridades locales.
En Zaporizhzhia, en el sur, un ataque ruso causó un herido, un bebé, anunció en Telegram el jefe de la administración regional, Ivan Fedorov.
Además, tres personas resultaron heridas en Kiev y otras dos en Chuguiv, en la región de Járkov, según autoridades locales.

(AFP)
Durante el ataque nocturno ruso, la Fuerza Aérea polaca indicó en la red social X que había desplegado aviones militares para proteger su espacio aéreo en las regiones fronterizas con Ucrania, como suele hacer en caso de ofensivas a gran escala.
Esta nueva andanada de misiles y drones ocurre después de un intercambio de 500 prisioneros por bando entre Moscú y Kiev, en virtud de los acuerdos alcanzados durante la última ronda de negociaciones en Ginebra.
Sin embargo, el diálogo parece estancado por la falta de avances significativos y el estallido de la guerra en Oriente Medio.
Según Ucrania, había intenciones de celebrar una nueva ronda de negociaciones esta semana en Abu Dabi, pero la capital de Emiratos Árabes ha sido una de las ciudades golpeadas por los misiles y drones iraníes esta semana.
El lunes, Zelensky sugirió que el próximo encuentro podía tener lugar en Suiza o Turquía, países que ya han acogido rondas previas de diálogo.
La guerra en Oriente Medio también puede repercutir en las capacidades de defensa de Ucrania, que depende en gran medida de los suministros armamentísticos de Estados Unidos.
El responsable de Defensa de la Unión Europea, Andrius Kubilius, advirtió el viernes que Washington no tendrá capacidad para garantizar misiles para su ejército, para sus aliados en el Golfo impactados por los ataques de Teherán y para Ucrania.
Por ello, “se ha vuelto más urgente para nosotros, en Europa, aumentar la producción de sistemas de defensa aérea y de misiles balísticos”, insistió Kubilius.
(Con información de AFP)
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Arizona governor vetoes Charlie Kirk memorial license plate sparking GOP outrage: ‘This bill falls short’

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Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is facing fierce backlash after vetoing a bill that would have created a specialty license plate honoring slain Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk — a move Republicans are blasting as a stunning act of partisanship in the wake of his assassination.
Kirk, who was assassinated while speaking at a Sept. 10 Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University, lived in Arizona with his wife, Erika, and two children.
The proposed specialty plate, referred to as the «Charlie Kirk memorial» plate or the «Conservative grassroots network special plate,» featured an iconic photo of the late Kirk and the TPUSA logo, in front of an American flag background.
Underneath the license plate number, were the words «FOR CHARLIE.»
A custom Arizona license plate, featuring a Turning Point USA and Charlie Kirk design, shared by state Sen. Jake Hoffman. (Senator Jake Hoffman via X)
Of the $25 fee required for the plate, $17 would act as an annual donation deposited into the Conservative Grassroots Network Special Plate Fund, according to the legislation.
While the recipient of the Grassroots Network Special Plate Fund was not explicitly designated as TPUSA in the bill, it noted the director of the fund would allocate revenue annually to a nonprofit organization, founded in 2012, that focuses on restoring traditional values, maintaining a grassroots activist network on high school and college campuses in Arizona, and assisting college students with voter registration and absentee ballots.

People gather at a memorial to mourn Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk outside Turning Point USA headquarters, Sept. 12, 2025, in Phoenix. (Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images)
TPUSA, founded by Kirk in 2012, is well-known for its grassroots activist networks on high school and college campuses. It is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
The $25 fee and annual $17 donation are consistent with the fees for the other 109 nonprofit license plates offered by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT).
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The state Senate passed the bill 16-2, with the House of Representatives voting 31-23 in favor, prior to Hobbs’ veto.
Specialty plates in Arizona are authorized by the legislature and sent to the governor to be signed into law. They have been offered since 1989.
In a letter explaining the veto, Hobbs cited concerns with the bill «bring[ing] people together,» claiming it would «insert politics into a function of government that should remain nonpartisan.»

Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is facing fierce backlash after vetoing a bill that would have created a specialty license plate honoring slain Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. ( Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
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«Charlie Kirk’s assassination is tragic and a horrifying act of violence,» Hobbs wrote. «In America, we resolve our political differences at the ballot box. No matter who it targets, political violence puts us all in harm’s way and damages our sacred democratic institutions.»
«I will continue working toward solutions that bring people together, but this bill falls short of that standard,» she continued.
Specialty license plates with political interests already approved by the state include: the «Choose Life» Plate, which benefits the Arizona Life Coalition and its mission to promote anti-abortion advocacy and education; the «In God We Trust» Plate, which benefits conservative Christian legal advocacy group Alliance Defending Freedom; and the Arizona Realtors’ «Homes for All» Plate, which funds affordable housing projects.

Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA speaks during the Turning Point Action conference in 2023, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Lynne Sladky/AP Photo)
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Another approved plate, «Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Plate,» which benefits Solid Rock Teen Centers, features a portrait of the legendary musician, who has made political comments about social issues including gender identity.
Republican state Sen. Jake Hoffman, who sponsored the bill, posted a fiery statement on social media following the governor’s action, claiming her «grotesque partisanship knows no bounds.»
«Even in the wake of a global civil rights leader — an Arizona resident and her own constituent — being assassinated in broad daylight for his defense of the First Amendment, Hobbs couldn’t find the human decency to put her far-Left extremism aside simply to allow those how wish to honor him to do so,» Hoffman wrote. «Katie Hobbs will forever be known as a stain on the pages of Arizona’s story.»
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On Saturday, TPUSA COO Tyler Bowyer shared an X post that read, «Deport Katie Hobbs.»
TPUSA, Bowyer and Hobbs’ office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.
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