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

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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. 

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«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)

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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.»  

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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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WATCH: Oklahoma trans attorney jailed for contempt after epic court meltdown

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A custody hearing in Ada, Oklahoma, last month took a turn for the unexpected — and the incredibly loud — after an attorney who identified himself as transgender was arrested and dragged from the courtroom where he had appeared to represent his client just minutes before.

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The exchange occurred during a custody hearing in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, some 90 minutes southeast of Oklahoma City. The attorney, Rob Hopkins, was jailed for contempt after sparring repeatedly with the judge, Lori Jackson, during an otherwise unremarkable proceeding.

Surveillance footage, audio, and body camera footage reviewed by Fox News Digital has shed new light on the extraordinary confrontation, in which Hopkins can be seen actively resisting arrest by bailiffs. At one point, Hopkins can be seen splaying his body across the judge’s bench, resulting in a pile of documents being swept off its finely polished wood surface. 

«You’re HURTING ME!» Hopkins bellowed, as bystanders looked on. «I can’t BREATHE!» he shrieked again, louder.

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Attendees in the courtroom could be seen looking on quietly as Hopkins twisted, turned, and contorted his body to evade the handcuffs that officers used to restrain him.

«I felt very threatened by this person,» one individual could be heard telling the judge.

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(Surveillance footage provided to Fox News Digital by the Oklahoma District Attorney’s Office, 22nd District.)

The meltdown in question, and the arrest, occurred during a custody hearing punctuated by repeated interruptions from Hopkins and warnings from Jackson that he would be held in contempt. 

Hopkins then suggested she was discriminating against him for his transgender status, escalating tensions inside the courtroom. 

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«It’s because I’m a transgender attorney practicing all over the state,» Hopkins leveled sharply, to which Jackson shot back: «I don’t know what you are.» 

«I don’t know you from Adam,» Jackson said later, describing his conduct as «entirely inappropriate.»

Shortly after, bailiffs entered the courtroom, prompting the hearing to descend into complete chaos.

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 «Do NOT HURT ME!» Hopkins yelled at the officers. 

«I’m being thrown down!» he bellowed, as he threw himself on the bench before the officers eventually forced him onto the floor.

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More officers streamed in to help restrain Hopkins, whose uproarious exclamations had, at that point, drawn a crowd — not only in the courtroom, but also in the hallways surrounding it, as the body camera footage shows. 

«Get a female officer, now!» Hopkins demanded. «Call 911!» he shrieked, as the officers attempted to place him in handcuffs. 

«I can’t breathe! I can’t breathe!» he declared.

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From the floor of the court, Hopkins accused the officers of «throwing his glasses» onto the floor — a claim that surveillance footage reviewed by Fox News Digital appears to refute — and ordered the officers to place them back on his face. 

«Put them on my face,» Hopkins demanded repeatedly, as the officers attempted to place Hopkins into a seated position and escort him from the court. «PUT THEM ON MY FACE!» Hopkins screamed once more, the volume and urgency unchanged from his request for emergency services just seconds before.

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Rob Hopkins, a transgender lawyer in Oklahoma, was jailed for contempt during a procedural hearing in Ada, Oklahoma, last month after a viral meltdown. Surveillance footage and images provided by Oklahoma District Attorney's Office, 22nd Prosecutorial District.

Rob Hopkins, a transgender lawyer in Oklahoma, was jailed for contempt during a procedural hearing in Ada, Oklahoma, last month after a viral meltdown.  ( Oklahoma District Attorney’s Office, 22nd Prosecutorial District.)

Hopkins said he has since shuttered his law firm following the contempt charge and fallout from the hearing.

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He did not respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment regarding either the proceedings in question or the reason for his firm’s closure.

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Clan Kennedy: podrá el furor por «Love Story» llevar al nieto de JFK al Congreso

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Como vástago de los Kennedy, Jack Schlossberg recibió una atención desmedida cuando lanzó su campaña al Congreso en la ciudad de Nueva York a finales del año pasado.

Ya era una estrella de las redes sociales —en parte por sus implacables ataques contra su primo, el secretario de Salud de la administración Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.— y se había estado moviendo por la escena demócrata nacional con un aspecto que encajaba perfectamente con el de un heredero de los Kennedy.

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Ahora, en medio de un concurrido grupo de aspirantes que esperan ganar un codiciado escaño en la Cámara de Representantes por Manhattan, Schlossberg tiene otra ventaja potencial con la que ningún otro candidato podría soñar: un exitoso programa de televisión sobre su familia que ha renovado el fervor por el clan Kennedy.

Pero incluso con las conexiones familiares y el entusiasmo por la serie, «Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette», el nieto del expresidente John F. Kennedy, de 33 años, insiste en que el revuelo es totalmente orgánico. «No les gusto solo porque soy un Kennedy. Pregúnteles qué piensan de RFK Jr.», dijo. «Les gusto por mi experiencia, mis ideas y confían en mí porque ven lo que está pasando con sus propios ojos».

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Hasta ahora, una de las grandes críticas a Schlossberg es que nunca ha ocupado un cargo público, aunque él ha intentado darle un giro a su favor, presentándose como un candidato externo y energético cuyo gran seguimiento en línea demuestra que puede entusiasmar a los votantes jóvenes y aportar ideas frescas a Washington.

A pesar del escaso currículum político de Schlossberg, su candidatura ha recibido tanto atención como apoyo financiero, junto con el respaldo de la presidenta emérita Nancy Pelosi, defensora de los Kennedy desde hace mucho tiempo.

Sin embargo, Schlossberg, cuyo nombre completo es John Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg, no es fan de la serie «Love Story», y anteriormente la criticó como un intento de recaudar dinero a expensas de su famosa familia. «No veo mucha televisión», afirmó.

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No obstante, mucha gente la sintonizó y la serie se convirtió en un éxito, avivando la perdurable mística de la familia Kennedy, especialmente entre una generación más joven de nuevos fans.

Love Story: Foto Disey Plus.

Los lugares donde la tía y el tío de Schlossberg cenaban y pasaban el rato han atraído a los espectadores de la serie, con mujeres con chaquetas de cuero y hombres con camisa y corbata haciendo fila para entrar. No hace mucho, una multitud se reunió en Washington Square Park para un concurso de dobles de JFK Jr., donde jóvenes con trajes, gorras hacia atrás o patines intentaban imitar su estilo.

También recrea el estilo de JFK Jr. el propio Schlossberg, copiando uno de los looks más conocidos de su tío —andar en bicicleta con traje, corbata, gorra hacia atrás y un pesado candado de cadena para bicicleta alrededor de la cintura— en una foto de su sitio web de campaña, que fue publicada antes del estreno de la serie.

Imágenes de Jack Schlossberg en su sitio web de campaña. Foto: jackfornewyork.com

Pero, ¿tiene la familia Kennedy todavía la fuerza para influir en una elección? George Arzt, un veterano consultor político demócrata de la ciudad, no está tan seguro. «No creo que eso te dé votos», señaló. «La gente dirá ‘¿Quién es Schlossberg?’ y responderán ‘Es el nieto de JFK’. ¿Y? ¿Qué va a hacer eso por mí?».

Schlossberg sostiene que la gente en la calle está menos interesada en sus vínculos familiares que en sus políticas, incluyendo una que, de aprobarse, permitiría que los pagos del alquiler fueran deducibles de impuestos.

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Rechazó las críticas sobre su escasa experiencia profesional, mencionando una estancia en la oficina de asuntos ambientales del Departamento de Estado, su doble titulación en derecho y negocios por Harvard y un puñado de artículos de opinión política que escribió para Vogue.

Jack Schlossberg, el nieto del ex presidente John F. Kennedy. Foto: EFE

También citó su presencia en las redes sociales, que a veces ha sido extravagante. En agosto, por ejemplo, publicó un video de sí mismo con una peluca rubia leyendo una carta que la primera dama Melania Trump le escribió al presidente ruso Vladimir Putin.

«Soy el único que ha involucrado a millones de personas con un mensaje político progresista y agresivo», dijo. «No soy solo un influencer que vende productos. Hago videos informativos».

Schlossberg enfrenta una sólida oposición en las primarias de junio, que suelen ser la contienda decisiva en este distrito tradicionalmente demócrata.

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Caroline Kennedy junto a su esposo y sus dos hijos, en 2023. Foto: AP

El actual representante del distrito, Jerry Nadler, quien se jubila, respaldó a su antiguo asistente Micah Lasher, un asambleísta estatal que ha pasado su carrera trabajando en la política de Nueva York y se presenta como un candidato experimentado y serio. «Los votantes de este distrito están muy informados. Hacen sus deberes antes de tomar decisiones», afirmó.

El asambleísta estatal Alex Bores también se postula y ha acumulado respaldos locales, incluido el apoyo de la exrepresentante Carolyn Maloney, quien representó partes del distrito durante décadas antes de que fuera rediseñado y perdiera su escaño ante Nadler.

George Conway, quien estuvo casado con la exasesora de Trump, Kellyanne Conway, antes de convertirse en un crítico vocal del presidente, se sumó a la carrera a principios de este año como demócrata.

Conway, abogado que ayudó a crear el Proyecto Lincoln anti-Trump, dijo que cree que Schlossberg tiene una gran ventaja debido a su apellido y al entusiasmo en torno a «Love Story». Pero cree que los votantes optarán finalmente por alguien con más experiencia.

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«Hay algo muy atractivo en un rostro joven y fresco y creo que él es muy inteligente al jugar esa carta», dijo Conway. «Pero también creo que hay algo valioso en un rostro fresco, mayor y experimentado, y eso es lo que yo intento ser».

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Iran executes people, including teens, by hanging

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The Islamic Republic of Iran took the lives of two men convicted of trying to storm a military facility and access an armory in January, the Mizan news outlet of Iran’s judiciary indicated on Sunday, according to Reuters.

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An organization called Iran Human Rights said that the Iranian news agency reported that the two individuals, Mohammad Amin Biglari and Shahin Vahedparast Kolor, were hanged on April 5.

Biglari, a 19-year-old computer science student, Kolor, 30, were arrested with several other individuals on January 8 amid a crackdown against protesters in the nation’s capital city of Tehran, according to the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.

They faced charges that included «‘enmity against God (moharebeh), corruption on earth, arson of public facilities, and assembly and collusion to commit crimes against national security,’» the group indicated.

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Another individual arrested January 8, 18-year-old Amirhossein Hatami, was hanged on April 2, Iran Human Rights noted, citing the Mizan News Agency.

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Ali Fahim, a 23-year-old who was among those arrested on January 8, was executed on April 6, the Hengaw Organization noted on Monday, explaining that the Mizan news agency confirmed the killing. 

«These executions are part of the Islamic Republic’s strategy of survival, waging war against its own people under the shadow of external conflict,» Iran Human Rights Director Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam noted. «The international community must respond with urgency. The situation of prisoners and the regime’s systematic use of the death penalty as a political tool of repression must be made a central condition in any negotiations or engagement with the Islamic Republic.»

The executions occurred as the U.S. and Israel continue to wage war against Iran.

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In a Sunday Truth Social post, President Donald Trump threatened to attack Iranian power infrastructure and bridges on Tuesday.

He demanded that Iran open the Strait of Hormuz.

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«Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the F—in’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah,» the president declared.

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