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Officer who shot and killed Black toddler in Mississippi resigns from police force

23 October 2026 at 17:39

Hunter Foster fired at vehicle during a shoplifting call at a Walmart, killing one-year-old Kohen Wiley

Hunter Foster, the Mississippi police officer who shot into a vehicle and killed one-year-old Kohen Wiley, has resigned from the Senatobia police department. Earlier this week, Mississippi’s attorney general, Lynn Fitch, announced that the shooting was “justified”.

The Senatobia board of aldermen accepted Foster’s resignation on 21 October and the resignation took effect immediately. Foster was placed on leave on 16 June, days after the 14 June shooting. Yesterday, the Mississippi department of public safety released body-camera and surveillance footage from the shooting, at a Walmart in Senatobia, during which the toddler died in his mother’s arms after being shot.

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© Photograph: Obtained by The Guardian

© Photograph: Obtained by The Guardian

© Photograph: Obtained by The Guardian

US-China AI race turning ASEAN neutrality into a liability

23 October 2026 at 06:46

For decades, Southeast Asia has turned great-power rivalry to an economic advantage. By maintaining healthy ties with Washington and Beijing, ASEAN governments attracted investment, expanded trade and preserved room for diplomatic maneuver. The great-power race for artificial-intelligence dominance, however, is changing that bargain. As the United States and China build competing technology networks, neutrality may […]

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Jackson says he’s ‘concerned’ about Georgia rural voter turnout

22 October 2026 at 23:14
Georgia gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson (R) is sharing his concerns about rural turnout in his election, as early voting is underway across the Peach State. “I am concerned that rural Georgia still thinks we’re red, and therefore they look at somebody like myself and my opponent and just say, ‘Well, there’s no comparison,’” Jackson said…

Jackson says he’s ‘concerned’ about Georgia rural voter turnout

22 October 2026 at 23:14
Georgia gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson (R) is sharing his concerns about rural turnout in his election, as early voting is underway across the Peach State. “I am concerned that rural Georgia still thinks we’re red, and therefore they look at somebody like myself and my opponent and just say, ‘Well, there’s no comparison,’” Jackson said…

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