The people of 15 October

U.S. president Donald Trump announces that the Department of Defense has reversed its plan to livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the perpetrator of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, scheduled for December 3.

Crime & Justice · 15 Oct · with Nidal Hasan

The Houthis launch missiles against Al-Maashiq Palace, headquarters of the Presidential Leadership Council and official residence of President Rashad al-Alimi, in Aden, Yemen, killing five people and injuring 16. No member of the council is harmed in the attack.

Conflict · 15 Oct

Northern Irish politician and former Democratic Unionist Party leader Jeffrey Donaldson is sentenced to 15 years in prison for child sexual abuse and rape. The offences occurred between 1985 and 2008.

Crime & Justice · 15 Oct

The Riksdag votes against the appointment of Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson to repeat as Prime Minister of Sweden. Last 28 September, Andersson already returned her mandate to explore forming a new government.

Politics · 15 Oct

A court in Hamburg, Germany, sentences a Danish national to eight years and six months in prison and an Afghan national to four years and six months in prison for plotting to assassinate Josef Schuster, the president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, on behalf of Iran.

World · 15 Oct