The High Court's Kaohsiung branch on January 14, 2026 upheld the death sentence of a man convicted of fatally stabbing his upstairs neighbors for allegedly making excessive noise.

Taliban have increased the use of corporal punishment at the start of the new year (2026), flogging at least 37 people in public across 10 provinces in less than a week, according to data from statements issued by their Supreme Court.

By Iranian forces in Bushehr