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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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Stranded American in Bahrain recounts surviving reported Iranian strike on high-rise building, pleads for help
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As the conflict between the United States and Iran enters its second week, flight cancellations and airport closures have rippled across Middle Eastern airspace, leaving many Americans abroad scrambling to find a way home.
Stranded American citizen Yahir, who was in Bahrain when the conflict erupted, told Fox News Digital he had a close call over the weekend when an alleged Iranian drone slammed into the lower floors of a high-rise building where he was staying. The building was a luxury residential tower that reportedly housed many American tourists and U.S. Navy personnel likely stationed with the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet headquartered near the capital, Manama.
Yahir, from Los Angeles, said that despite witnessing terrifying scenes of the conflict and experiencing one firsthand, he is still waiting for help getting home, claiming local U.S. embassies and State Department officials have put him through a maze of logistical hurdles with no clear next steps.
«Two days ago, my building was hit,» Yahir said, referring to Fontana Infinity, located in Manama. «I was in the building at the time and, of course, the whole building shook. It felt like an earthquake.»
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Fire erupts from a high-rise tower in Manama, Bahrain, following a reported strike. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)
«It was a shock, but it makes sense because everyone living there was American besides a few Russians here and there, but Fontana was full of American Navy,» he added.
Yahir added that he has witnessed horrific scenes of Iranian drones and missiles reportedly striking not only military targets but also civilian areas, triggering powerful explosions and sending massive plumes of smoke billowing into the air.
«We saw right in front of our faces, the drone hitting it,» Yahir said, describing the moment he witnessed a building being struck. «I remember everyone around there was crying. They were evacuating all the buildings. People were crying. It felt really devastating.»
A reported Iranian jet flies over Bahrain at night amid escalating regional tensions. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)
Impacts have reportedly become a daily occurrence, with some blasts feeling like earthquakes that would violently shake nearby areas.
«The interceptors were hitting the missile and the ground shaking. You’ll feel that every day at this point,» he said. «It’s been literally everyday.»
The chaos in the region has reportedly led to residents receiving numerous daily alerts of incoming missiles on their phones. Each warning forces civilians to take immediate shelter, Yahir said, recalling one instance when he had to shelter in the basement of a well-known mall, The Avenues, for more than an hour.
«At this point, I’m thinking I even get them when I’m sleeping and it wakes me up,» he said. «I feel like over ten times a day we get those alerts.»
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A massive hole is visible in the Bahrain high-rise where Yahir was staying following a strike in Manama. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)
The ongoing missile strikes have profoundly affected daily life in Bahrain, turning once-bustling areas into virtual «ghost towns.»
Yahir said his friends have stopped going to work, and that shops are either fully closed or closing far earlier than usual.
He added that the heightened security presence is palpable across the country, with police stationed on nearly every corner and large military vehicles patrolling the streets daily.
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A Bahrain high-rise is seen ablaze in Manama after being struck amid regional conflict. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)
Yahir further expressed deep frustration with the local U.S. Embassy, saying there has been little government assistance and describing the overall experience as «terrible.»
When inquiring about evacuation flights, calls to the embassy often triggered an automated message stating that citizens should not expect help from the U.S. government and that the embassies cannot assist with anything, according to Yahir.
«I feel like they need to focus on the embassies around the world because I feel they’re useless to Americans. They don’t help us at all,» Yahir said. «I just want to go home.»
Despite submitting a crisis intake form shared by the State Department, he has received few updates on evacuation plans. The delays and lack of clear communication, he said, have left him feeling stranded and anxious, with no concrete plan for returning home.
Flames and smoke billow from a high-rise building in Manama after an apparent drone strike. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)
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Over 40,000 American citizens have safely returned to the United States from the Middle East since Feb. 28, the State Department told Fox News Digital on Tuesday. A spokesperson noted that U.S. authorities directly assisted over 27,000 of those Americans abroad by offering travel assistance and other security guidance.
«Under President Trump and Secretary Rubio’s leadership, the Department of State has completed over two dozen charter flights and has safely evacuated thousands of Americans from the Middle East,» the department said. «The State Department will continue to actively assist any American citizen, who wishes to depart the Middle East, to do so.»
American citizens stranded in Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Israel are urged to complete the Crisis Intake Form on the State Department website or call +1-202-501-4444.
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Border Patrol Chief Bovino says Chicago efforts ‘vindicated’ after court reverses order restricting operations
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Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino declared the Trump administration’s Chicago immigration crackdown «vindicated» Monday after a federal appeals court threw out a sweeping injunction that had curtailed enforcement operations in the city.
On Monday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit tossed out a preliminary injunction against federal officers enforcing immigration law in the Chicago area issued by Obama-appointed Judge Sara Ellis. The circuit court issued a blistering rebuke of the Ellis’ injunction, calling it «overbroad» and «constitutionally suspect.» The ruling effectively erases the lower court’s restrictions on federal immigration operations in Chicago, delivering a legal victory to federal immigration authorities and giving the controversial official fresh political ammunition after months of backlash.
After the ruling, Bovino posted on X, «Chicago efforts vindicated!!! Well done.»
«What’s not suspect is legal, ethical, and moral Border Patrol Agents conducting operations in Chicago. Well done, Border Patrol! TRUTH came through!» he wrote in another post.
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U.S. Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino and his men stop at a gas station while on patrol on December 17, 2025 in Evanston, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Bovino was recently pulled out of his leading role in Minneapolis amid intense controversy over the killing of two anti-ICE activists, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, by federal officers. He has faced intense criticism from Democrats across the country.
In his previous role as Border Patrol commander at large, Bovino became the face of many of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operations, including Chicago, Minneapolis and Los Angeles.
Bovino was replaced by Border Czar Tom Homan in heading the Minneapolis operation in January. He was returned to his previous role as chief of the Border Patrol’s El Centro Sector in Southern California.
Despite the criticisms leveled against him, after the circuit court ruling, Bovino touted Border Patrol agents as the «most highly trained, experienced agency ready to take on expeditionary type missions in the toughest of environments.»
«Our operations are conducted with much foresight with the most experienced, proven, and battle hardened agents the Border Patrol has to offer to ensure we WIN every time,» he added in another tweet celebrating the ruling.
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Police take two people into custody, as tear gas fills the air after it was used by federal law enforcement agents who were being confronted by community members and activists for reportedly shooting a woman in the Brighton Park neighborhood on October 4, 2025 in Broadview, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
In its ruling, the appeals court panel faulted Ellis for applying her injunction not just to specific officers but «the entire Departments of Homeland Security and Justice, as well as anyone acting in concert with them.» The panel criticized this, saying it «effectively established the district court as the supervisor of all Executive Branch activity in the city of Chicago.»
Ellis had issued a lengthy 233-page opinion explaining why she granted the class-wide preliminary injunction against Homeland Security and Justice Department authorities carrying out immigration enforcement in Chicago. Her order followed a string of clashes between protesters and agents during Operation Midway Blitz, the effort launched last year by the Trump administration to crack down on illegal immigration and street crime in Chicago.
Ellis justified the injunction by saying it was not novel and that it only ordered federal agents to follow current DHS policies regarding use of force and body-worn cameras.
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Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino walks through a gas station while searching for undocumented immigrants on November 17, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Ryan Murphy/Getty Images)
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«In other words, the Court’s order should break no new ground, and indeed it tracks similar orders entered in other crowd control cases across the country,» Ellis said.
Fox News Digital’s Ashley Oliver and Louis Casiano and Fox News’ Bill Melugin contributed to this report.
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Estas son algunas de las cosas más raras encontradas en aeropuertos de EEUU, desde espadas samurái hasta un meteorito y un Rolex
Una tienda especializada en Alabama informó que durante 2025 fueron encontrados en valijas no reclamadas objetos tan diversos como espadas samurái, una chaqueta de vuelo de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y un meteorito, tras agotar los procedimientos de devolución de las aerolíneas. El fenómeno afecta a pasajeros de vuelos nacionales e internacionales y muestra el alcance y el destino final de los bienes extraviados en aeropuertos de Estados Unidos.
Según comunicó el canal económico estadounidense Fox Business, la principal compañía de venta de equipaje no reclamado de EE. UU., Unclaimed Baggage, ubicada en Scottsboro, Alabama, publicó en marzo su informe anual Found Report 2025, donde documenta los objetos más costosos, raros y sorprendentes hallados en equipaje no reclamado. El reporte se nutre de los bienes que la compañía recibe de las aerolíneas tras culminar el proceso obligatorio para localizar a los propietarios, conforme a la normativa vigente y los protocolos federales.
La gestión de equipaje extraviado en Estados Unidos obedece a reglas federales y acuerdos comerciales entre aerolíneas y minoristas autorizados. Cuando la devolución al pasajero no resulta posible tras un periodo determinado, los objetos terminan en comercios habilitados a comercializar su contenido. Así lo explicó la Asociación Internacional de Transporte Aéreo (IATA). El caso de Unclaimed Baggage es representativo de este mecanismo, que transforma el extravío en una fuente continua de hallazgos fuera de lo común.
El informe Found Report 2025 de Unclaimed Baggage documentó la aparición de una amplia variedad de artículos, entre ellos un set de espadas samurái, una chaqueta de vuelo A-2 de la Fuerza Aérea de Estados Unidos utilizada en la Segunda Guerra Mundial y un meteorito. Según la compañía, estos objetos forman parte de los hallazgos inusuales, junto a piezas como un robot ensamblado, un lingote de oro australiano de una onza, dientes grill de oro de 10 quilates, guantes de boxeo autografiados por Terence Crawford, un didgeridoo de teca y un traje de apicultor. Fox Business resaltó que el 99,9 % de las maletas extraviadas finalmente se devuelve a sus dueños, mientras que solo el 0,1 % termina en el circuito de venta minorista especializado.
En esa línea, Fox Business detalló que la lista de hallazgos incluye objetos como un teléfono antiguo Kellogg, una moneda conmemorativa de 1893, un Ken doll de los años sesenta, una réplica de esqueleto, un bolso con forma de rana y una maleta que contenía veneno para ratas. Para Bryan Owens, director ejecutivo de Unclaimed Baggage, cada año el equipo se sorprende ante nuevos descubrimientos: “Después de más de cincuenta y cinco años recuperando objetos perdidos y rechazados, a veces creemos haberlo visto todo. Pero entonces aparece algo como un juego de espadas samurái o un robot completamente ensamblado y recordamos por qué existe el Found Report”.
El informe anual de Unclaimed Baggage identificó una serie de objetos con alto valor de mercado durante el último año. Entre ellos figuran pendientes de diamantes blancos valorados en más de USD 43.000, un Rolex de acero inoxidable con detalles en oro amarillo de 18 quilates y esfera de diamantes, estimado en USD 35.000, un clarinete bajo Tosca de USD 17.500 y una chaqueta de cuero Balenciaga con un precio de USD 12.500. La lista se completa con una cámara térmica T530 valorada en más de USD 12.000.
Estos artículos fueron detectados durante la apertura y catalogación del equipaje bajo protocolos internos que priorizan la seguridad y la identificación precisa de cada objeto, según datos institucionales de la empresa. Fox Business remarcó que parte de los hallazgos de mayor valor corresponde a objetos de lujo, tecnología y moda.
El informe Found Report 2025 de Unclaimed Baggage identificó un crecimiento en el transporte de objetos relacionados con la cultura pop, así como un aumento en la cantidad de libros y oro en diferentes formatos. La compañía observó una mayor presencia de artículos de colección, prendas de diseñador y objetos vinculados a la cultura del lujo accesible. Entre los libros más frecuentes figuran títulos de Freida McFadden.
De acuerdo con Unclaimed Baggage, en 2025 se hallaron más piezas de oro que en años recientes, incluyendo dados de 24 quilates y palos de golf bañados en oro. También se detectó la llegada de piezas de colección como una moneda de 1893, un Ken doll original y una selección de casetes vintage. Fox Business y otros portales especializados confirmaron estos datos, aportando así una visión de las preferencias y hábitos de los viajeros estadounidenses e internacionales.
El manejo del equipaje extraviado en Estados Unidos responde a una secuencia regulada. Según la IATA y la propia Unclaimed Baggage, las aerolíneas intentan localizar a los propietarios mediante sistemas de rastreo y contacto durante un periodo previamente establecido. Si después de ese plazo el equipaje no es reclamado, se transfiere a empresas autorizadas que pueden vender, reciclar o donar el contenido.
Un tercio de los artículos recuperados es reciclado y otro tercio es donado a organizaciones benéficas, informó Unclaimed Baggage. Así lo explicó Bryan Owens en declaraciones recogidas por Fox Business, donde añadió que las aerolíneas tienen incentivos económicos para lograr la devolución, ya que el costo de indemnizaciones y la logística asociada supera el ingreso por la venta de objetos no reclamados.
El destino de los objetos hallados en equipaje no reclamado depende de su naturaleza y valor. Según Unclaimed Baggage, los artículos de uso cotidiano y vestimenta suelen ponerse a la venta en el local de Scottsboro, mientras que las piezas históricas, de colección o de alto valor pueden ser donadas a museos, instituciones educativas u organizaciones sin fines de lucro.
En 2025 se destacan objetos históricos recuperados como una chaqueta de vuelo A-2 de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, una bayoneta anterior a la Primera Guerra Mundial y una selección de monedas antiguas. La compañía indicó que este tipo de hallazgos representa una minoría dentro del total de objetos procesados, pero aporta diversidad al inventario y atrae interés público hacia la tienda.
Los pasajeros que pierden su equipaje cuentan con una alta probabilidad de recuperación, conforme a los informes de Unclaimed Baggage y los procedimientos de las aerolíneas. La compañía estima que el 99,9 % de las maletas extraviadas finalmente regresa a sus dueños, mientras que solo una fracción mínima termina en el comercio minorista especializado.
La publicación anual del Found Report permite analizar patrones de consumo, movilidad internacional y hábitos de los viajeros. El estudio de los objetos hallados anticipa posibles cambios en la regulación y los procedimientos de devolución de la industria aérea estadounidense. Según datos recogidos por Fox Business, la difusión de estos informes contribuye a dimensionar la magnitud del fenómeno y a comprender el destino de los bienes extraviados.
De acuerdo con el equipo directivo de Unclaimed Baggage y los análisis publicados por Fox Business, el flujo de equipaje no reclamado continuará reflejando las tendencias de consumo y los cambios en los hábitos de viaje. El informe de 2025 resalta el aumento de objetos tecnológicos, prendas de lujo y piezas de colección que viajan en las maletas de los pasajeros.
El proceso de reciclaje, donación y comercialización de objetos extraviados seguirá bajo regulación federal y con participación de empresas autorizadas. Las aerolíneas mantienen su interés en reducir la cantidad de equipaje perdido, tanto por razones económicas como de satisfacción del cliente.
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