Freddie Owens, convicted of murdering shop worker Irene Graves in 1997, dies by lethal injection.

Loran Cole died by lethal injection after the US Supreme Court denied the appeal against his death sentence on Thursday.

The 74-year-old hanged several high-profile figures during his time in prison for murder.

The Middle Eastern country accounts for 74% of executions, whose number is the highest for eight years.

Edith Thompson was executed for the murder of her husband, who was stabbed by her young lover.

Indian nurse Nimisha Priya will be executed unless the victim's family accepts "blood money" to pardon her.

Over 70 prison guards signed a petition asking for Brian Dorsey's sentence to be commuted to life in prison.

Michael Dewayne Smith was given a lethal injection, marking the US state's first execution for 2024.