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news Npr World 2026-05-17

Global Executions Surge to 44-Year High in 2025, US Sees Near Doubling.

Amnesty International reports that state-sanctioned executions reached a 44-year high globally in 2025, with the United States nearly doubling its execution numbers from the previous year.

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