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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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Dem lawmaker compares ICE agents to Nazis and Gestapo during fiery House hearing on enforcement
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Democratic lawmakers compared Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to Nazis and the Gestapo during a heated House Homeland Security Committee hearing Tuesday, as the agency’s acting director faced sharp questioning over enforcement tactics and accountability.
The exchange turned explosive when Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., pressed ICE acting director Todd Lyons on whether agents have been asking people on the streets to show proof of U.S. citizenship, citing reports claiming that American citizens have allegedly been questioned during immigration enforcement actions.
Goldman escalated the line of questioning by invoking historical comparisons, asking pointedly, «Is Nazi Germany one?» after Lyons acknowledged that «very nefarious regimes» had required proof of citizenship. Goldman also pressed Lyons on whether the Soviet Union employed similar tactics.
Lyons pushed back, calling the comparison inappropriate and «the wrong type of questioning,» before snapping, saying, «The Holocaust Museum is on 14th Street and Independence. If you want to go see Nazis, that’s where it is.»
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Todd Lyons testifies during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 10, 2026. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Goldman reclaimed his time and accused ICE leadership of having it «backwards,» arguing that public criticism of the agency stemmed from its own conduct.
«People are simply making valid observations about your tactics, which are un-American and outright fascist,» Goldman said. «So I have a simple suggestion. If you don’t want to be called a fascist regime or secret police, then stop acting like one.»
Goldman’s questioning followed Lyons’ own testimony earlier in the hearing, in which the ICE acting director said agents have been labeled «Gestapo or secret police» by elected officials and activists. Lyons tied that rhetoric to what he described as a sharp rise in threats and assaults against ICE personnel, saying it has endangered agents and their families.
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Todd Lyons testifies alongside U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Joseph Edlow during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Feb. 10, 2026. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Nazi references surfaced elsewhere during the hearing as well. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., cited «Greg Bovino, who styled himself in Nazi attire,» while criticizing federal immigration operations in Minnesota and the use of masked agents during recent enforcement actions.
The hearing focused on oversight of the Department of Homeland Security and its immigration enforcement agencies amid questions about the limited use of body cameras, particularly following the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis last month.
U.S. Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino was also compared to a Nazi. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Lawmakers raised concerns about agents operating in masks or unmarked gear, whether encounters involving U.S. citizens are being adequately documented and whether the lack of body-camera footage has hindered transparency and accountability in recent use-of-force incidents.
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Under questioning, Lyons acknowledged that only a fraction of ICE agents are currently equipped with body cameras, as lawmakers pressed the agency to expand their use and release footage to the public.
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Kenya will press Russia for answers after reports emerged that its citizens are being recruited to fight in Ukraine, the country’s foreign minister said.
Musalia Mudavadi told the BBC in an interview on Tuesday that the recruitment was «unacceptable and clandestine.»
He said the government has shut down illegal recruiters and would urge Moscow to sign an agreement barring the conscription of Kenyan citizens.
Nairobi estimates that about 200 nationals have been recruited to fight for Russia, and Mudavadi explained that families have struggled to recover the bodies of loved ones killed in the conflict.
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Musalia Mudavadi speaks after signing a bilateral agreement supporting Kenyan police officers deployed to the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on May 12, 2025. (Erika Santelices/Reuters)
«It is difficult because, remember, it depends on where the body has been found,» the foreign minister told the BBC. «There some have been found in Ukraine – we are also working with the government of Ukraine to try and get the remains of those people repatriated.»
In a November post on X, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Kyiv estimates that at least 1,436 foreign nationals from 36 African countries have been recruited to fight for Russia in its war against Ukraine, warning the true number may be higher.
Sybiha said Russia uses a range of tactics to recruit foreigners, including financial incentives, deception and coercion.
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Susan Khandasi Kuloba, whose son David Kuloba died while fighting for Russia in Ukraine, poses with portraits of him during an interview at her home in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya, on Dec. 2, 2025. (Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)
«Signing a contract is equivalent to signing a death sentence,» he wrote. «Foreign citizens in the Russian army have a sad fate. Most of them are immediately sent to the so-called ‘meat assaults,’ where they are quickly killed.»
Mudavadi said in December that the government had received multiple emails and urgent communications from Kenyans in distress at military camps in Russia.
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Evans Khagola, cousin of Oscar Khagola, holds a printed photo sent by Oscar to his father showing him and other soldiers when they started training in Russia, photographed in Nairobi, Kenya, on Jan. 21, 2026. (Ed Ram/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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«Several of them have reported injuries among our nationals and others stranded, following attempted recruitment into the violent conflicts,» he told the Kenya News Agency, the country’s state-run news service.
Mudavadi said the government has since tightened recruitment regulations, deregistering more than 600 non-compliant agencies and strengthening job verification through the Diaspora Placement Agency to curb exploitation.
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Un nuevo ataque ruso con drones impactó sobre una zona residencial de la localidad de Bogodukhiv, en la región de Kharkiv, noreste de Ucrania. El bombardeo dejó esta madrugada cuatro víctimas mortales, incluidos tres niños, según informó el Servicio Estatal de Emergencias de Ucrania.
Entre los fallecidos se encuentran dos niños de un año, una niña de dos años y un hombre de 34 años, cuyos cuerpos fueron recuperados por rescatistas entre los escombros tras el ataque.
La vivienda impactada quedó completamente destruida y se originó un incendio en la zona de 60 m2, de acuerdo con el informe oficial. Además de las cuatro víctimas fatales, otras dos personas —una de ellas una mujer embarazada de 35 años— resultaron heridas.
Tras el ataque, equipos del Servicio Estatal de Emergencias, entre ellos zapadores y adiestradores caninos, participaron en las labores para eliminar los restos y asegurar la zona afectada. El servicio de rescate informó además que psicólogos estuvieron presentes en el lugar para brindar apoyo a los afectados por el suceso.
La fiscalía regional afirmó que inició una investigación “por la comisión de un crimen de guerra que ha provocado la muerte de civiles”.
En Zaporizhzhia, la ofensiva dejó cerca de 11.000 usuarios sin electricidad, según informó el gobernador Iván Fedorov.
El Estado Mayor de las Fuerzas Armadas de Ucrania informó que, durante la madrugada del 11 de febrero (a partir de las 18:30 del 10 de febrero), Rusia lanzó 129 ataques con drones de los tipos Shahed (de fabricación iraní), Gerbera, Italmas y otros modelos, desde las regiones de Bryansk, Kursk, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (todas en Rusia) y desde Donetsk, en territorio ucraniano. Alrededor de 80 de estos drones eran del tipo Shahed.
La ofensiva aérea fue enfrentada por la aviación ucraniana, tropas de misiles antiaéreos, unidades de guerra electrónica y sistemas no tripulados. Según los datos preliminares, hasta las 08:00 (horario local), la defensa aérea ucraniana logró derribar o neutralizar 112 drones enemigos.
En las horas previas al reciente ataque, el presidente ucraniano Volodimir Zelensky anunció una reestructuración de su defensa aérea en varias regiones tras los continuos bombardeos rusos que dejaron a millones de personas sin electricidad ni calefacción durante el invierno.
La decisión del mandatario fue oficializada luego de reunirse con el comandante en jefe de las Fuerzas Armadas, el jefe del Estado Mayor y el ministro de Defensa. A su vez, ordenó transformar por completo el funcionamiento de los sistemas defensivos en las zonas más afectadas.
Zelensky explicó que la reorganización abarcará tanto a los interceptores como a los grupos móviles de fuego y toda la estructura de las defensas aéreas locales. El presidente agradeció el esfuerzo de los equipos de protección civil, la colaboración de los aliados internacionales que enviaron ayuda y el trabajo de los electricistas que siguen restableciendo el suministro.
En ciertas divisiones administrativas, la reorganización será casi total, con una nueva coordinación de interceptores, unidades móviles adicionales y la defensa de corto alcance. Además, se implementarán ajustes en la gestión y supervisión del suministro de drones, armamento y personal, con énfasis en la formación y refuerzo de brigadas como eje central del nuevo esquema defensivo.
El comandante en jefe de Ucrania, coronel general Oleksandr Syrskyi, informó que la línea del frente actual se extiende a lo largo de unos 1.200 kilómetros en las regiones oriental y sur del país.
Syrskyi destacó que los avances tecnológicos en el uso de drones por parte de ambos bandos han ampliado la llamada “zona de muerte”, es decir, el área de mayor riesgo para las tropas, que ahora alcanza una profundidad de hasta 20 kilómetros.
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