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Boys, aged 12 to 14, held after videos of the incidents circulated on social media, police say
· Eric Jiang
4 boys arrested over wet tissue ball, water assaults on pedestrians in Tsuen Wan
Boys, aged 12 to 14, held after videos of the incidents circulated on social media, police say
· Eric Jiang
British woman jailed in Hong Kong after making false rape allegations
Isabel Rose, 26, given six-year sentence for blackmail and perverting course of justice after accusing British banker
· Danny Vincent
Morocco urges Italy to explain death of national during arrest in Bologna
Morocco has demanded that Italian authorities explain the death of one the kingdom's nationals during his arrest in Bologna, an event that sparked major protests in the Italian city.
· AfricaNews
Louisiana Rep. Cleo Fields won’t seek re-election after Supreme Court ruled district was gerrymandered
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· Samuel Chamberlain
Morocco warns Italy of concerns over death of citizen compared to George Floyd case | The National
A Moroccan man's death during an arrest in northern Italy has threatened to escalate into a diplomatic row after sparking anti-police protests that have left dozens injured.
· Sunniva Rose
Jason Blaze Odeh convicted of aggravated murder of Yelena Gerenberg
The Central District Court in Lod convicted Jason Blaze Odeh on Wednesday of the aggravated murder of Yelena Gerenberg, finding that he planned the August 2022 killing after she rejected his repeated attempts to turn their friendship into a romantic relationship.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Hitler's birthplace begins new life as a police station
The building Adolf Hitler was born in near the Austrian border with Germany officially begins a new life as a police station on Wednesday, a conversion Austria's government hopes will prevent it serving as a place of pilgrimage for neo-Nazis.
· REUTERS
Adolf Hitler’s birthplace in Austria reopens as a police station to deter Nazi pilgrimages
BRAUNAU AM INN, Austria — Adolf Hitler's birthplace in Austria was officially inaugurated as a police station on Wednesday in an effort to destroy the building's appeal as a site of pilgrimage for people who glorify the Nazi dictator.
· Associated Press
Landlord sues upscale ‘squatters’ in luxe NYC tower who racked up a colossal $78K in back rent
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· Lauren Elkies Schram
Adolf Hitler's birthplace in Austria becomes a police station
Austrian police officers stand in front of a new police station which is located in Adolf Hitler’s birth house in Braunau am Inn, Austria, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
· Philipp Jenne
Bronx man arrested after three people stabbed in Times Square: police
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· Patrick Reilly
WATCH: Tulfo questions two-minute time limit for senator-judges
Senator-Judge Raffy Tulfo questions Presiding Officer Francis Escudero over the alleged unequal enforcement of the two-minute speaking limit for senator-judges during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Tulfo said the bell immediately rang when his two minutes were up, while some senator-judges wer…
· The Manila Times
Sara Duterte trial: Prosecution wraps up grave threats case
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· Dwight de Leon
Trump must hand over financial information in $10B defamation suit against BBC, judge rules
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· Samuel Chamberlain
Austria turns Adolf Hitler’s birthplace into police station
The building in which Adolf Hitler was born near the Austrian border with Germany has been converted into a police station.
· Al Jazeera
Venezuela’s Maduro, wife due back in US court in drug trafficking case
Maduro’s lawyers intend to argue that he should be immune from prosecution as head of state, ahead of a possible trial starting in June 2027
· Reuters
Venezuela’s Maduro, wife due back in US court in drug trafficking case
Maduro’s lawyers intend to argue that he should be immune from prosecution as head of state, ahead of a possible trial starting in June 2027
· Reuters
Families of Lamma ferry crash victims drop judicial review after legal aid denied
Withdrawal of review application marks end of 13-year battle for accountability over 39 victims who died in 2012
· Fiona Chow
Families of Lamma ferry crash victims drop judicial review after legal aid denied
Withdrawal of review application marks end of 13-year battle for accountability over 39 victims who died in 2012
· Fiona Chow
‘Getting rid of a headache’: Secret tape exposes land-swap deal for ‘toxic’ waste
A secret recording that triggered a seven-year defamation battle embroiling politicians including federal Liberal MP Andrew Hastie has finally been played in court, revealing a businessman coached a contact on how to engineer a land swap with the government that would see “toxic soil” dumped and buried.
· Holly Thompson
Mamdani says he doesn't have authority to arrest Netanyahu, but US government does
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said that he does not have the authority to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu, but urged the US government to do so if the Israeli prime minister visits the country.
· Middleeasteye
‘Our hearts are crushed’: Hannah Rapp’s violent death sparks outpouring of grief
Family and boxing community grieving deeply after Rapp was killed by motorist while she was cycling in Texas
· Ramon Antonio Vargas
Carpio: China can’t prevent Philippine construction at Ayungin Shoal
MANILA, Philippines — Former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Wednesday said China cannot prevent the Philippines from building structures on Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal.
· Gabryelle Dumalag
WATCH: Donkey rescued from private vehicle at Jerusalem checkpoint
Border Police rescued a donkey who was tied up in the trunk of a private vehicle on Tuesday night after pulling the car over for inspection at the Tunnels Checkpoint outside Jerusalem.
· MAYA ZANGER-NADIS
Baby with a gun: Bizarre photographs lead Israel Police to illegal weapons in Arab-Israeli town
Two residents of Wadi Ara are suspected of possessing and carrying a variety of illegal weapons, which constitutes a threat to national security, police said on Wednesday at the conclusion of the investigation into the matter.
· MAYA ZANGER-NADIS
NY mayor says city can't arrest Netanyahu on ICC warrant
NEW YORK — New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Tuesday his office does not have the authority to carry out the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and called on US federal officials to step in.
· Agence France-Presse
Socialite won’t be prosecuted over claims she spiked friend’s drink with MDMA at Mount Buller
Melbourne socialite Amy Tossoun will not be prosecuted on allegations she used illicit drugs to spike a friend’s drink at a Mount Buller hotel, with the charge dismissed in court.
· Erin Pearson
Details of allegations against Alan Jones emerge after judge decision
Wed 22 Jul 2026 at 6:51pm
· Isobel Roe
Prosecutors in Alan Jones trial will argue he showed a pattern of targeting ‘significantly younger men’
The veteran broadcaster has pleaded not guilty to 20 charges of indecent assault and two of sexual touching allegedly committed against six men between 2003 and 2020
· Amanda Meade
Judge hearing evidence against singer D4vd in killing, dismemberment of teen
Prosecutors on Tuesday showed a body camera video with singer D4vd telling sheriff's deputies who were investigating a missing person's report that he had only met then-13-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez once in person, and he did not know she was a minor.
· AfricaNews
Hongkonger, 19, guilty of posting seditious graffiti in commercial complex toilet
Leung Kai-lok scrawled graffiti inside a men’s toilet in China Hong Kong City in Tsim Sha Tsui between July 17 and 21, 2025
· Brian Wong
Hongkonger, 19, guilty of posting seditious graffiti in commercial complex toilet
Leung Kai-lok scrawled graffiti inside a men’s toilet in China Hong Kong City in Tsim Sha Tsui between July 17 and 21, 2025
· Brian Wong
Marcoleta, Defensor plead not guilty before Sandiganbayan over indirect bribery charges
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Rodante Marcoleta and former congressman Mike Defensor on Wednesday pleaded not guilty before the Sandiganbayan to alleged bribery charges under Presidential Decree 46. PD 46 bars government officials and employees from directly or indirectly receiving gifts, presents, or other valuable it…
· Kristina Maralit
Doctor reveals injuries of woman allegedly sexually assaulted by Yung Filly
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· David Weber
Jail for acccountant who gambled away $878,000 stolen from IGA
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· Alex Turner Cohen
Police station opens at Hitler's birthplace in bid to rid site of Nazi link
Police were stationed outside the refurbished building as it opened on Wednesday
· Bbcnews
Owner of Michelin-starred restaurant in South Korea faces jail for ant-topped sorbet
Prosecutors demand prison term and fine for serving unapproved imported insects to diners
· Agence France-Presse
Owner of Michelin-starred restaurant in South Korea faces jail for ant-topped sorbet
Prosecutors demand prison term and fine for serving unapproved imported insects to diners
· Agence France-Presse
The Aussie tech guru pardoned by Trump after Secret Service arrest
Wed 22 Jul 2026 at 6:07pm
· Adam Harvey
WATCH: Police break up photographers covering anti-Asean Summit rally
A Pasay policeman attempts to grab The Manila Times Chief of Photographers Rene Dilan and other photographers covering a rally against the Asean Summit near its venue at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City on July 22, 2026. CONTRIBUTED VIDEO
· The Manila Times
Rabat demands answers after Moroccan man dies during arrest in Italy
Morocco is demanding that Italian authorities explain the death of one of the kingdom’s nationals during his arrest in Bologna, an event that has led to massive protests in the northern Italian city.
· Al Jazeera Staff
The children who loved a killer
The Carr family took in Steven Judy, hoping to ‘save’ a troubled teen. They didn’t know he would become one of the most hated men in America
Inquest hears from woman who took it into her 'own hands' to solve 1989 murder
Wed 22 Jul 2026 at 5:39pm
· Talissa Siganto
Sydney court dismisses defamation case against film star Rebel Wilson
SYDNEY — A Sydney court dismissed on Wednesday a defamation case against Australian film star Rebel Wilson by another actor.
· Agence France-Presse
The founders of the ICC must not let it be destroyed
Twenty-eight years ago, 120 states voted to adopt the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Every year, International Justice Day is celebrated on 17 July, providing an occasion for states, civil society groups and other stakeholders to reflect on the gravity of the court’s mission, and to reaffirm…
· Middleeasteye
True-crime sleuth struck up friendship with suspect in ‘reckless’ bid to solve cold case
A woman obsessed with true-crime podcasts and a teenage girl’s murder started a relationship with a suspect in a bid to solve the cold case, a coroner has heard.
· Rex Martinich
Seoul mayor fined over illegal campaign polls, could lose office
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon was fined 10 million won ($6,700) Wednesday after a court found him guilty of having a longtime supporter pay for opinion polls conducted ahead of the 2021 mayoral by-election.
· Lim Jae-seong
Actor Rebel Wilson did not defame colleague in social media posts, Australian court finds
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